Senior Accountant

Keeley Construction
St. Louis, MO

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have construction accounting experience and advanced Excel skills. This role emphasizes U.S. GAAP compliance and process improvement in a multi-entity environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with construction accounting experience and a track record in process improvement
    — “process improvements related to reconciliations, close, and documentation”
  • Professionals who have worked in multi-entity or multi-company environments
    — “Experience supporting multi-entity or multi-company environments preferred”
  • Individuals with strong U.S. GAAP knowledge and experience in month-end close processes
    — “Strong understanding of: U.S. GAAP and fundamental financial reporting principles, account reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close processes required”

Things to consider

  • The company does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies
    — “All Keeley Brands ... do not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms, headhunters, or agencies”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with CMiC or similar construction ERP systems in your resume and interview
    — “Experience with CMiC construction ERP system (or similar construction ERP platforms) preferred”
  • Showcase your ability to resolve accounting issues and perform variance analysis in your work history
    — “resolution of accounting issues in accordance with U.S. GAAP”
  • Emphasize your advanced Excel skills with specific examples like pivot tables and complex formulas
    — “Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, formulas) required”
  • Demonstrate your ability to support audits by detailing past audit-related tasks or projects
    — “Assist with internal and external audits, providing schedules, support, and explanations as needed”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • prepares financial statements
  • supports audits
Typical background
accounting degree3-4 years of accounting experience

Skills & requirements

Required

AccountingFinancial ReportingGAAP

Preferred

CPA CertificationConstruction Accounting

Stack & domain

CPACMA

About the role

Original posting from Keeley Construction via Greenhouse

At Keeley Companies, we believe in empowering our people and fulfilling career aspirations. Keeley is a career destination with countless opportunities for advancement, and a world-class family culture that is centered around creating the best possible environment for our people to thrive.

Keeley Construction is looking to hire a Senior Accountant in St. Louis, MO.

Primary Responsibilities

Prepare, review, and maintain monthly balance sheet and income statement account reconciliations.

Ensure reconciliations are complete, accurate, properly supported, and resolved timely.

Prepare and post monthly and ad-hoc journal entries, including accruals, reclasses, and adjustments, and review selected journal entries prepared by junior accounting staff.

Assist the Assistant Controller and Controller with the monthly close process.

Own assigned components of the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, including variance analysis, financial statement support, and resolution of accounting issues in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Support construction accounting activities, including:

Job cost review and analysis

WIP schedules

Cost allocations and project close-out support

Assist with internal and external audits, providing schedules, support, and explanations as needed.

Identify and help implement process improvements related to reconciliations, close, and documentation.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, along with 3-4 years of accounting experience required.

Strong understanding of: U.S. GAAP and fundamental financial reporting principles, account reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close processes required.

Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, formulas) required.

CPA or CMA certification preferred.

Experience with construction accounting concepts such as job costing and WIP preferred.

Experience with CMiC construction ERP system (or similar construction ERP platforms) preferred.

Experience supporting multi-entity or multi-company environments preferred.

Audit experience (public accounting or internal audit) preferred.

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All Keeley Brands (Keeley Construction Group, Keeley Properties, Keeley Restoration, Keeley Companies) do not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms, headhunters, or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of a Keeley company without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of any Keeley Company. Please, no phone calls or emails.

All Keeley companies are proud to be an equal opportunity employer regardless of race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religious beliefs, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Source: Keeley Construction careers (Greenhouse)

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