Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Accountant — Construction/Mechanical Services
Phoenix, AZ | Hybrid | Direct Hire | $90,000–$110,000

We're building out the accounting team for a growing, multi-entity organization and are looking for a Senior Accountant to join us in the Phoenix, AZ area. This is a hybrid, direct-hire opportunity with a nationally established company that has 20+ locations across the U.S. and real room to grow.

The ideal candidate brings accounting experience from construction, facilities, contracting, HVAC, or a related industry, including hands-on work with WIP. In this role, you'll own key pieces of the monthly close, deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, partner with leaders across the business, and help maintain a strong control environment in a fast-moving, multi-entity setting. The company offers a collaborative, people-oriented culture and meaningful opportunities for professional development.

What You'll Be Doing

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including allocations, accruals, prepaids, and adjustments to the general ledger.
• Drive accurate monthly, quarterly, and year-end close cycles, including support for financial statement preparation.
• Analyze and reconcile balance sheet accounts; investigate and resolve variances.
• Handle revenue and cost recognition for work-in-process (WIP) projects, including reconciliations, journal entries, and coordination with project managers, estimators, and operations.
• Maintain fixed asset, capital lease, and intangible asset schedules, including recording, depreciation, and reconciliations.
• Process payroll-related journal entries and perform related reconciliations.
• Work with shared services functions (AP, cash applications, etc.) to verify transactions, reconcile subledgers, and ensure accurate GL posting.
• Review monthly P&L activity to confirm appropriate accruals, deferrals, and expense recognition.
• Perform monthly financial analysis to surface trends, risks, and opportunities for cost savings or performance improvement.
• Partner with operations and project teams to provide financial insight that supports decision-making.
• Support external auditors during the annual audit by preparing schedules and responding to requests.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with GAAP, relevant regulations, and internal policies.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting experience; A background in a multi-entity, project-based, service, construction, or mechanical/trades environment is strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency with mid-market ERP/accounting systems (Sage Intacct experience is a plus) and Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs/XLOOKUPs, data modeling).
• Strong reconciliation skills with the ability to work through backlog independently
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment with shifting priorities