Staff Accountant - Construction
Cogent Talent Solutions
- Oxford, CT
- On-site
- Full Time
- 5+ years
- Bachelor's degree
- Posted
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Skills
Required
- data entry
- Excel
- document control
- QuickBooks
- ADP
Preferred
- vendor records
- tax documentation
- raw material tracking
- valuation
- month-end closing procedures
We are seeking a highly driven, self-starting Staff Accountant with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and 5+ years of hands-on experience. This is not a typical back-office accounting role. A critical priority will be building our inventory processes from the ground up. We need someone eager to evaluate, implement, and manage a robust inventory tracking system as we scale.
Responsibilities
- Sole Accounting Ownership: Manage all full-cycle accounting functions independently, handling both high-level financial tasks and daily hands-on data entry.
- Document Control & Compliance: Oversee complete document control for all financial files, job files, vendor records, tax documentation, and receipts to maintain immaculate records and audit readiness.
- Inventory Implementation & Oversight: Lead the selection, setup, and rollout of a modern inventory tracking system; establish best practices for physical inventory counts, raw material tracking, and valuation.
- General Ledger & Financial Operations: Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger maintenance, accounts payable/receivable, job costing, and month-end closing procedures.
- Systems Utilization & Payroll Support: Leverage QuickBooks, ADP, and Excel to drive efficient bookkeeping and reporting; assist with payroll-related tasks, reporting, and data entry as needed.
- Financial Integrity & Analysis: Analyze financial and job data, face facts directly identifying variances and presenting actionable solutions without sugarcoating realities.
- Cross-Functional Team Support: Fill gaps across department operations by proactively supporting team members in areas where financial, inventory, or administrative assistance is needed.
- Organizational Advocacy: Defend organizational interests and team integrity through accurate reporting, compliance enforcement, and sound financial stewardship.
- Willingness to jump in, support peers, and protect the team's shared goals and reputation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (Required).
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience; background in construction or manufacturing is strongly preferred. Comfortable working as a sole accountant handling both strategy and daily data entry.
- Proficiency in QuickBooks, ADP, and advanced Excel for streamlined bookkeeping and reporting.
- Exceptional attention to detail in data entry, document control, time management, and problem-solving.
- Demonstrated experience or strong eagerness to implement and manage an inventory system from scratch.
- Self-starter with high accountability, strong analytical skills, and a direct, reality-based approach to financial reporting.
- Thrives under pressure, handles shifting priorities, and excels in a high-energy, dynamic atmosphere.
