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St. Louis, Missouri

Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant is responsible for supporting accurate financial reporting, treasury operations, fixed asset accounting, and general accounting functions across the Company and its operating companies. This role works closely with the Chief Financial Officer and divisional controllers to maintain general ledger integrity, oversee daily cash and treasury reconciliation activities, manage fixed asset accounting and depreciation processes, support month-end close activities, and assist with construction accounting and WIP reconciliation processes.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in GAAP, understands construction and project-based accounting principles, and thrives in a fast-paced, growth-oriented utility infrastructure organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
General Accounting

  • Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations
  • Perform monthly balance sheet account reconciliations with supporting documentation
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls and company accounting policies
  • Maintain general ledger accuracy and integrity across multiple operating entities
  • Support month-end and year-end close processes
  • Assist with preparation of internal financial statements and management reporting packages
  • Assist with intercompany accounting and reconciliations

 Treasury & Cash Management

  • Manage daily treasury activities across the Company and affiliated operating companies
  • Monitor daily cash activity, ACH transactions, wire transfers, remote deposits, and intercompany cash movements
  • Perform daily bank reconciliations and ensure timely resolution of reconciling items
  • Assist with management of centralized cash concentrations and zero-balance account (ZBA) structures
  • Maintain accuracy and integrity of cash reporting and treasury related operations and account activity
  • Support short-term cash forecasting and liquidity reporting initiatives 

Fixed Assets & Equipment Accounting

  • Manage fixed asset accounting activities across the Company and affiliated operating companies
  • Record and monitor fixed asset additions, disposals, transfers, and retirements
  • Maintain fixed asset subledgers and ensure accurate classification of capital expenditures
  • Prepare monthly depreciation entries and reconcile fixed asset balances to the general ledger
  • Prepare fixed asset roll-forwards and supporting schedules for financial reporting, audits, and lender reporting requirements
  • Assist with capitalization policy compliance and project cost capitalization reviews
  • Support equipment and fleet cost tracking, utilization reporting, and asset reconciliation processes
  • Coordinate periodic physical asset verification and documentation maintenance

Project Accounting and WIP Management

  • Assist divisional controllers with project accounting and WIP reporting processes
  • Support reconciliation of WIP schedules to the general ledger and financial statements
  • Assist with review and validation of project costs, billings, and over/under billings
  • Help identify discrepancies, incomplete postings, or data integrity issues impacting WIP reporting
  • Assist with percentage-of-completion reporting and revenue recognition support schedules as needed
  • Support project setup review and reporting validation within Acumatica ERP
  • Collaborate with divisional accounting and operations personnel to improve consistency and accuracy of project reporting 

Accounts Payable & Receivable Support

  • Review vendor invoices for proper coding for jobs, cost codes, departments, and fixed asset accounts
  • Assist with job cost allocation review and coding accuracy
  • Support billing documentation and customer invoicing processes as needed
  • Assist with collections support and accounts receivable reconciliation activities
  • Help monitor subcontractor compliance documentation and lien waiver tracking 

Compliance & Reporting

  • Support external audit requests, including prepared-by-client schedules
  • Ensure documentation supports GAAP compliance and audit standards
  • Maintain organized accounting records and supporting documentation

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
  • 2+ years of accounting experience (construction or project-based industry preferred)
  • Strong understanding of general ledger accounting and reconciliations
  • Experience with ERP systems; Acumatica experience preferred
  • Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new systems and processes
  • Proficient knowledge and skills with Microsoft Office (primarily with Excel) 

Base salary range $85,000 – $100,000 plus benefits
 

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