Senior Accountant

Overview:

D&B Engineers and Architects is seeking an experienced, technology-savvy Senior Accountant to join our accounting team. This is a hands-on role for an adaptable professional who understands project-based, time-and-billing business and the relationship among timesheets, project costs, billing, revenue, WIP, profitability, and the general ledger.

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for financial reporting, month-end close, project accounting, accounts receivable, and account reconciliations. The position will also serve as a key contributor to the administration, improvement, and future upgrade of the firm’s project accounting ERP system.

The ideal candidate has strong accounting fundamentals, excellent analytical skills, and experience in a project-based engineering, architecture, construction, consulting, software implementation, or another professional-services organization that tracks employee labor and expenses by client project.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly financial reports, journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analyses.
• Manage project accounting, including revenue recognition, WIP, costs, accruals, and contract payment terms.
• Develop financial reports, analyses, and schedules using advanced Excel functions.
• Independently investigate project-accounting, billing, reconciliation and ERP issues; identify root causes, coordinate with appropriate stakeholders and bring matters to resolution.
• Oversee accounts receivable and collections.
• Review accounting staff’s work for accuracy, proper coding, documentation, and policy compliance.
• Supervise and train accounting staff and provide support across accounting functions as needed.
• Administer and support the project accounting ERP system and participate in upgrades and system improvements.
• Support accounts payable, payroll accounting, and employee expenses processing as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited college or university is required.
• Minimum of five years of progressive accounting experience, including at least three years of hands-on project accounting in a project-based, time-and-billing organization.
• Experience using a project-accounting ERP or professional-services automation system is required. BST Global experience is preferred; experience with Deltek Vantagepoint, Vision, Ajera, Unanet, or a comparable project ERP will be considered.
• Working knowledge of WIP accounting and paid-when-paid concepts
• Proficient in Excel
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities, adjust priorities, and work independently in a deadline-driven environment

Schedule:

Monday through Friday

Salary Range:

$90,000 – $120,000

Benefits:

• Employer 401 K contributions
• Health, dental and vision coverage
• Compensated time off and holiday pay
• Short/Long term disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Flex spending Program