Construction Accounting Manager - Woburn - Blue Sky Exit Planning

Description

Blue Sky is currently seeking an Accounting Manager with construction industry experience. Our client is a well-established specialty contractor with over 20 years of industry experience. Positioned for growth, the company is well-equipped to leverage upcoming opportunities. This is a full-time on-site role located in Woburn, MA.

The Accounting Manager will oversee daily accounting operations for both corporate and satellite offices in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. The role requires strong financial discipline and real-time financial insights. They will take full ownership of the accounting function, managing a team of four, and will be responsible for the accuracy and speed of the monthly close, job cost tracking, and process leadership. The position offers mentorship from the VP of Finance and requires proficiency with Sage 300. The ideal candidate is ambitious, motivated, and ready to lead and improve the accounting processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Directly supervise, develop, and hold accountable three team members:
• Contract Billing Specialist (AIA billing, change orders, retainage)
• Accounts Receivable & General Accounting
• Accounts Payable
• Lead the monthly close process to a consistent 10-business-day (or better) close
• Own full-cycle monthly financial statement preparation, including detailed period-over-period flux analysis with explanations for ownership and project teams
• Oversee and review all balance sheet account reconciliations (bank, AR, AP, WIP, retainage, etc.)
• Ensure accurate job costing, WIP schedules, percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, over/under billing analysis, and job profitability forecasting
• Manage and optimize Sage 300 CRE (Timberline) – job setup, cost codes, change orders, commitments, and custom reporting
• Oversee A/R aging, collections, lien waiver tracking, and cash application
• Partner with the sales leadership team to track sales, generate commission reports and appropriately accrue commissions/bonuses on a monthly/quarterly basis
• Produce timely and accurate monthly job profitability reports and executive financial packages
• Partner with Project Managers to deliver real-time financial insights on project performance and support project teams with financial data for bids, contracts, and change orders.
• Strengthen and develop internal controls, document policy and procedures, enforcement of controls will full support of executive leadership
• Drive projects forward that benefit the organization through streamlining process/automation/continuous improvement
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis (which will initially be primarily led by VP Finance
• Support external audits, ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations, including sales tax and prevailing wage requirements.
• Work directly with VP finance to assist/support the weekly cash flow reporting/forecasting

Note: This position does not initially include responsibility for payroll processing but may be added as the role expands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (Master's a plus)
• CPA strongly preferred (active, inactive, or candidate); Big 4/public accounting + construction experience also highly valued
• 5–10 years of progressive accounting experience with at least 3–5 years in construction (GC or specialty contractor)
• Expert-level user of Sage 300 CRE (Timberline) – required
• Deep knowledge of percentage-of-completion accounting, AIA billing, job costing, WIP, change orders, retainage, and construction-specific financial reporting
• Proven ability to prepare full financial statements and perform meaningful flux/variance analysis
• Experience managing AR, AP, and account reconciliations in a construction environment
• Demonstrated success leading and developing a small team
• Track record of fast, clean monthly closes in a $50M+ revenue company
• Strong Excel, Access and data mining skills
• Excellent communication – must translate complex data for operations and executive audiences

Benefits

We offer growth opportunities for motivated professionals and a great compensation package including dental insurance, medical insurance, pre-tax accounts for health and dependent care, 401K employer match, paid company holidays, and paid vacations.

Disclaimer

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

This is a stationary position involving constant operation of computers and other office machinery. Substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers are required. Daily moving around or between offices and buildings to coordinate or plan with other departments or divisions may be necessary. Occasional travel for company/department coordination or training may occur.

We are an equal opportunity employer; applicants, employees and former employees are protected from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability and genetic information (including family medical history), or any other characteristic protected by law.