Staff Accountant

The primary function is to report the organization's financial status by preparing and analyzing financial plans, forecasts and reports. Provides direct accounting support to internal and external customers.

• Provides accurate and timely reporting of the reconciliation of actual performance versus forecast/budget to the management team.
• Participates, as appropriate, with internal financial audits.
• Determines and improves financial status by comparing and analyzing plans and forecasts with actual results.
• Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting
• Assists with coordination / preparation of quarterly projections and annual budget in conjunction with Operations and Finance management.
• Identifies and communicates risks and opportunities to budgets/plans.
• Assists with the month-, quarter- and year-end closings and distribution of financial
• Provides a wide variety of customer service to management including: assembling and summarizing data; preparing reports; presenting findings, analyses and
• Performs special projects and analysis as directed by Financial Services
• Understands and ensures compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Understands and sets priorities so that daily, weekly and monthly financial deadlines are

• Builds effective relationships with internal and external customers that reflect and support company core values and meets or exceeds the customer's
• Strives to continually seek feedback and improve services/tools/department deliverables to internal customers

• Promotes our Creed. Communicates our vision and purpose through Service, Talent, and Choices.
• Serves as a role model and promotes professional
• Participates in and supports company training programs and commits to self-

Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned.

• The majority of work is expected to be completed in an office
• Periodic travel to jobsites is required.

Requirements:

• Associate's / Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field with
  
  
  
  • 2 to 4 years of experience at a mid-size or larger public accounting firm; or
  • Equivalent work experience with a general contractor in the construction industry
  
  
  
  
• Experience with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP)
• Understanding of financial statements and accounting relationships
• Solid presentation skills and verbal/written skills
• Proficiency in using a personal computer (PC) and company communication tools, such as email, internet, accounting applications and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office, Outlook)

Preferred experience:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license, a plus
• Construction industry experience, a plus
• Experience with percentage of completion accounting, a plus

Become Part of Our Team

As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Paid Volunteer time
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm, we are challenging the construction industry's assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation's largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.