Senior Accountant
Carson, CA - USA
Job Summary
Are you a Senior Accountant looking for a role with greater ownership visibility and long-term growth potential
GHJ Search & Staffing is working with a growing PE-backed construction services organization who is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its corporate accounting team in Carson CA. Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller this position will play a key role in leading month-end close activities supporting multi-business-unit reporting driving process improvements and helping standardize accounting practices across a rapidly expanding organization.
- Own month-end and year-end close processes
- Prepare and review journal entries and account reconciliations
- Manage balance sheet schedules and financial reporting
- Support multi-entity accounting and consolidation activities
- Analyze financial results and provide meaningful business insights
- Partner with operational leaders to improve financial accountability
- Drive automation and process improvement initiatives
- Assist with audit tax and compliance requirements
- Support job costing WIP reporting and revenue recognition activities
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5 years of progressive accounting experience
- Strong GAAP knowledge
- Experience owning month-end close
- Advanced Excel skills
- Multi-entity or multi-business-unit experience
- Self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Construction industry experience
- Job costing WIP reporting and Percentage-of-Completion (POC) accounting
- Experience with construction ERP systems such as Spectrum Sage 300 CRE Foundation or Viewpoint
- Audit or public accounting background
Opportunity to help build and standardize accounting processes
Growing organization with acquisition activity and expansion plans
Clear path for future leadership and management growth
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
GHJ is a national advisory, accounting and tax firm that partners with clients to help grow their businesses.