Staff Accountant II

POSITION PURPOSE

The accountant position is responsible for project and GL accounting aspects of the CIS companies, including project costing, credit card job costing, sales and use tax, and monthly/quarterly/annual deliverables. Other key responsibilities are for ensuring adoption, consistency and optimization of standard operating processes and policies between all companies as well as project and GA accounting.

This position will also serve as the first contact for managers in the field regarding project finance/accounting questions/concerns. This position will require you to actively interface with all corporate departments and will report directly to the Controller.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE (BUT NOT LIMITED TO)

• Record journal entries and reconcile intercompany accounts for all entities.
• Ensures timely expense recognition (on both sides) for Intercompany related accruals.
• Serve as lead for intercompany accounting posting, intercompany transactions, company-wide reconciliation of intercompany account activity.
• Coordinate intercompany accounting over the various companies, ensuring proper valuation of profit in inventory and accurate cutoff and accounting on a consolidated basis.
• Responsible for the timely and accurate design, review, posting and reconciliation of month end close specifically for the reporting of intercompany relationships.

• Review Job Cost Detail reports with stakeholders to identify items for correction and help identify invalid open commitments, over/under budget items, and duration issues (hotels, labor, per diem, fuel, and equipment in particular) on a weekly basis as scheduled with team members.
• Provide job cost information for month end, quarter end and year-end close.
• Work closely with Controller for conducting ongoing analysis for job costing.
• Reviews or prepares monthly balance sheet reconciliations for applicable balance sheet accounts.
• Manages the company credit card accounts and corresponding expense reports.
• Manages sales and use tax filing and payments.
• Manages property tax filing and payments.
• Performs other duties assigned by the Controller and VP Finance and Accounting
• Provide monthly and adHoc status updates for reporting purposes.

COMPETENCIES

• Ability to acquire a deep knowledge of financial procedures and policies.
• Ability to work with little direct supervision and work productively in a matrix environment.
• Ability to work diligently to meet deadlines, which requires flexibility in work schedule.
• Works with Management/key stakeholders to meet their needs in a cooperative manner.
• Displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments.
• Maintain high level of customer service.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work well with people at all levels, inside and outside the company.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Good organizational skills.

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are requires of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Effective understanding of controls/US GAAP compliance practices
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in accounting.
• Demonstrated proficiency in general ledger systems and Microsoft Office products.

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Knowledge of NetSuite general ledger system and associated reporting tools helpful but not required.

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is a full-time position. Typical hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm. This position may require periodic long hours and occasional weekend work as job duties demand.