Staff Accountant

Certified Industrial Partners (CIP) is a growing network of specialized industrial companies delivering refrigeration controls automation and technology solutions across North America. Our partner companies-including Preston Refrigeration Panatrol Automation Highland Refrigeration North American Refrigeration and FieldTech-work collaboratively to deliver high-quality engineering construction service and technology solutions.

Our businesses operate in project-driven environments spanning construction service and SaaS requiring strong financial discipline accurate job costing and scalable systems to support growth.

Position Summary

The Staff Accountant plays a critical role within CIPs shared services finance team supporting accounting operations across multiple entities. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records supporting project/job costing preparing journal entries and ensuring balance sheet integrity across a multi-entity structure.

This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced systems-driven environment and enjoys working across construction service and technology business models.

Key Responsibilities

Core Accounting & Close

• Prepare and post journal entries across multiple entities
• Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts including intercompany accounts
• Assist with month-end and year-end close processes
• Ensure financial accuracy and consistency across all entities

Job Costing & Project Accounting

• Code transactions to the correct job/project/property within the chart of accounts
• Support WIP (Work-in-Progress) tracking and entries (construction/service projects)
• Analyze project/job financials for accuracy and completeness
• Partner with operations to ensure proper cost capture

Multi-Entity & Intercompany Management

• Manage accounting across 6 entities within a shared services structure
• Record and reconcile intercompany transactions
• Support consolidated financial reporting processes

Accounts & Transaction Support

• Assist with AP/AR-related accounting entries and reconciliations
• Review transaction coding for accuracy and completeness
• Support high-volume transactional environments tied to construction and service operations

Sales Tax & Compliance

• Prepare and file sales tax returns (multi-state exposure preferred)
• Maintain compliance with applicable tax and regulatory requirements

Systems & Process Improvement

• Operate within QuickBooks Online (QBO) and other financial systems
• Support data integrity clean-up efforts and process improvements
• Assist with system integrations automation and reporting enhancements
• Contribute to building scalable accounting processes across entities

Qualifications

• 2 years of accounting experience with cost accounting or job costing exposure
• Experience coding transactions to jobs/projects/properties within a chart of accounts
• 2 years of QuickBooks Online (QBO) experience
• Experience working in multi-entity environments
• Strong understanding of:
• Journal entries
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Intercompany accounting
• Highly tech-forward with strong systems aptitude

Preferred

• Construction or industrial services accounting experience
• Familiarity with WIP schedules and WIP journal entries
• Sales tax filing experience (multi-state)
• Experience supporting shared services or centralized accounting teams

Required Experience:

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