Accounting Manager

Conquest Solutions, LLC (CQS) is a leading application and engineering consulting firm in the Washington, D.C. metro area specializing in Building Automation Systems (BAS) and General Construction. We provide these services to federal, state, and local government agencies, hospitals, schools, universities, private sector companies and commercial entities.

At CQS, you will enjoy a challenging collaborative, flexible, fun, and family-oriented work environment. To provide our clients with effective integrated solutions, we work synergistically with each other with the expectation that everyone plays a critical role positively impacting our stakeholders. We strongly believe in our core values of INTEGRITY, INCLUSION, and INNOVATION. These values guide every aspect of our work, and we focus on making sure our employees eagerly offer superior customer service to our client’s time after time.

CQS has an exciting opportunity for an Accounting Manager to join our team to support the financial operations and growth of our organization.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Daily/Weekly Responsibilities
• Process vendor and subcontractor invoices & payments
• Process customer invoices & payments
• Conduct accounts payable and accounts receivable reconciliations
• Conduct bank account reconciliations
• Post payroll journal entries to QuickBooks Online to ensure accurate job costing
• Prepare Certified Payroll reports using payroll files
• Ensure integrity between accounting software (QuickBooks Online) and project management software (Procore)
• Collaborate with Chief Administrative Officer to maintain cohesion between the operations/administration/finance teams
• Month & Year End Closing
• Balance Sheet account reconciliations
• Credit card payment postings & reconciliations
• Project cost postings & reconciliations
• Prepare and complete work papers for month-end close
• Prepare annual vendor 1099’s
• Review financial statements and identify any material variances
• Audit & Financial Review Support
• Provide support for annual financial review
• Provide support for annual insurance audits
• Provide support for bank audits or other external reporting requirements
• Financial Planning & Analysis
• Work with CFO to prepare and analyze monthly reports
• Provide support with budgeting & forecasting activities
• Process Improvement
• Work with operations team to streamline new processes
• Identify issues or inefficiencies and work with CQS team to resolve

Managerial Responsibilities:

• Ensure accounting policies and procedures are followed and updated as needed
• Implement and improve internal controls over financial processes
• Support junior accounting staff and coordinate with Chief Financial Officer and external accounting consultants
• Own the month-end close process, ensuring timely and accurate completion
• Serve as a point of contact for auditors, banks, and external stakeholders on financial matters
• Collaborate with leadership to analyze financial data and make recommendations for process and operational improvements
• Help develop and monitor KPIs for financial performance, job costing accuracy, and budget adherence

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 4 years of accounting/finance experience in related roles
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration, etc.
• Construction accounting experience highly preferred
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrated experience in improving financial systems, controls, or reporting processes
• Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to present financial insights to non-financial stakeholders
• Comfortable working in a team environment or independently
• QuickBooks Online experience required
• Procore construction software experience a plus
• Foundation accounting software experience a plus

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements:

• US Citizenship is required
• This position will be in-person at our Greenbelt office

Benefits:

• Paid Holidays (14 days)
• Paid Time Off (starting at 15 days annually)
• 401k Retirement Plan with a company match program (maximum of 4% match)
• 60% Employer-Provided Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurances
• 100% Employer-Provided Life & Disability Insurances