Job Description

Accounting Manager

The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the company’s accounting and financial operations, including accurate financial reporting, effective internal controls, and compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulations. This role serves as a key partner to executive leadership and operations, providing financial analysis, insight, and guidance to support business performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage accounting operations, including general ledger, fixed assets, cash management, and financial reporting.
• Establish, maintain, and strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and financial procedures.
• Lead month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Oversee construction accounting activities, including job costing, work-in-progress reporting, revenue recognition, and project profitability analysis.
• Prepare accurate and timely monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Analyze financial results, explain key variances, and provide recommendations to improve profitability, efficiency, and overall business performance.
• Participate in monthly construction project reviews to identify and assess financial and operational risks.
• Collaborate with corporate finance and operations teams to develop and maintain divisional budgets, financial forecasts, and cash flow projections.
• Prepare and coordinate financial schedules and supporting information for the annual financial statement audit, banking partners, and/or surety providers.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team while promoting continuous process improvement.
• Use Excel and data analytics tools to support financial reporting, analysis, and operational decision-making.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
• 10 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience with financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and internal controls.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Proven leadership ability, including experience managing, mentoring, and developing accounting team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with project teams, operational leadership, and executive management.
• Familiarity with construction ERP systems and business intelligence applications is a plus.
• CPA, CMA or other relevant certifications preferred but not required.

Compensation:

The minimum and maximum annual salary that O’Connell Electric Company, Inc. believes in good faith to be accurate for this position at the time of this posting is between $95,000 to $120,000 annually.

It is important to O’Connell Electric that potential candidates for this position understand that compensation depends on numerous factors, including the geographic location where the role will be performed, skills required, experience, complexity, travel, and market rate. O’Connell Electric aims to reward performance and attract top talent with competitive, fair pay and benefits. Please note that the top of the salary range represents exceptional, and/or senior-level positions, which meet all required qualifications. Actual offers take the candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience into account.

Equal Opportunity:

O’Connell is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable state and federal non-discrimination laws. The Company will recruit, hire, train and promote all persons without regard to race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, citizenship or immigration status, military or veteran status, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local laws.