Senior Accountant

We are looking for a Senior Accountant to support complex project-based accounting activities in Carencro, Louisiana. This role is central to delivering accurate financial reporting, overseeing cost performance across active service and repair work, and helping leadership make informed operational decisions. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, hands-on experience in project environments, and the ability to manage multiple reporting priorities in a fast-moving industrial setting.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee accounting activities for service and repair projects, ensuring costs and financial results are captured accurately from initiation through completion.
• Track project financial performance by reviewing budgets, incurred expenses, margin trends, and revenue recognition throughout each stage of execution.
• Evaluate labor, materials, equipment usage, subcontractor charges, and indirect costs to maintain reliable job costing records.
• Prepare monthly financial reports, reconcile balance sheet accounts, and assemble detailed schedules that support reported results.
• Contribute to month-end and year-end close by recording entries, validating account balances, and helping meet reporting deadlines.
• Review cost distributions across projects, identify unusual variances, and research the underlying causes to resolve discrepancies.
• Partner with project and operations leaders to provide financial insights, performance updates, and forecasting support for ongoing work.
• Maintain work-in-progress schedules, fixed asset records, and depreciation activity while supporting audit and tax documentation requests.
• Use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to process accounting transactions, analyze project data, and improve reporting efficiency and internal controls.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in a project-driven business environment.
• Demonstrated background in project accounting and job costing, including analysis of project profitability.
• Experience producing financial statements and supporting full month-end close activities.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and core accounting processes such as general ledger management, journal entries, and reconciliations.
• Advanced Excel capabilities, including the ability to work with pivot tables, lookup functions, and financial data analysis.
• Effective communication and organizational skills, with the ability to collaborate across accounting and operations teams.
• Experience in offshore oil and gas, industrial services, marine repair, construction, international accounting, or multi-entity accounting is preferred.

For consideration, please contact Mary Wood @ Robert Half. 504-383-0743