Staff Accountant

A growing North County construction company is looking for a Staff Accountant to join its accounting team and support multiple active projects. This is a hands-on role for someone who understands general accounting but also enjoys getting into the details behind project costs, subcontractors, billing, and job profitability.

What You’ll Do:

• Prepare and post journal entries
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts
• Perform monthly bank and balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist with month-end and year-end close
• Track project-related labor, materials, and subcontractor expenses
• Review job costs and compare actual spending against budgets
• Assist with progress billing and customer invoices
• Reconcile subcontractor and vendor accounts
• Track retainage, deposits, and project-specific balances
• Assist with job profitability reporting
• Monitor AP and AR activity related to assigned projects
• Research unusual transactions and discrepancies
• Prepare financial schedules and management reports
• Assist with cash flow reporting
• Support external audits and tax requests
• Help maintain accounting procedures and internal controls
• 2–4 years of accounting experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred
• Strong general ledger and reconciliation experience
• Understanding of month-end close
• Construction or project accounting experience strongly preferred
• Job costing experience is a major plus
• Strong Excel skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work with multiple projects and deadlines