Senior Accountant in Savannah, Georgia at Bottomline Construction Services

The Senior Accountant will play a key role in maintaining accurate, timely financial records across our five legal entities within QuickBooks. Reporting to the VP of Finance, this role owns core month-end close functions — including balance sheet reconciliations, payroll accounting, intercompany transactions, and fixed asset accounting — and serves as a hands-on contributor in a fast-paced construction accounting environment.

• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations across multiple legal entities
• Record and reconcile intercompany transactions between the company's five affiliated entities
• Perform payroll accounting, including journal entries, accruals, and payroll-related reconciliations
• Code and reconcile company credit card transactions
• Maintain the fixed asset schedule, including additions, disposals, and depreciation
• Support month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring deadlines are met
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts in QuickBooks
• Assist with account analysis, journal entries, and accrual accounting
• Support annual audits, tax preparation, and other external reporting requests
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and internal controls
• Partner with the VP of Finance on ad hoc financial analysis and reporting

• 2–3 years of progressive accounting experience
• Approximately 2 years of public accounting experience
• Approximately 1 year of private industry experience working within a general ledger system
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Proficiency with QuickBooks (multi-entity experience a plus)
• Strong Excel skills and solid understanding of GAAP fundamentals
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills; able to manage multiple entities and deadlines

• CPA license or active CPA candidacy (not required, but a plus)
• Experience in the construction industry or a project/job-cost accounting environment
• Experience working within a multi-entity or multi-company organizational structure