Senior Accountant-Construction
Cherry Bekaert • Gaithersburg, Maryland • Full Time
Posted on Thu, Oct 15, 2026
The ideal candidate will have construction accounting experience, strong job and project accounting knowledge, and hands-on QuickBooks experience. This position will oversee accounting activities ranging from AP and AR through month-end close and financial statement preparation, while also managing payroll processing and complex project billing.
Responsibilities
- Manage the full accounting cycle as a hands-on individual contributor
- Handle accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Perform job costing and project accounting for construction projects
- Prepare and process complex customer and project billing
- Manage payroll processing
- Complete monthly account reconciliations and month-end close
- Prepare monthly financial statements and financial reporting
- Monitor project costs and maintain accurate project accounting records
- Research and resolve billing, accounting, and reconciliation discrepancies
- Maintain accurate general ledger activity
- Support external audit requests and provide necessary schedules and documentation
- Partner with operations and project teams to ensure accurate accounting and billing for projects
- Assist with additional accounting and financial projects as needed
- Construction industry accounting experience required
- QuickBooks experience required
- Strong experience with job costing and project accounting
- Experience handling complex/project-based billing
- Full-cycle accounting experience, including AP, AR, general ledger, reconciliations, month-end close, and financial statement preparation
- Hands-on payroll processing experience
- Strong attention to detail and ability to independently manage multiple accounting responsibilities
- Ability to work onsite 5 days per week in Gaithersburg, MD
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AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $87,000–$115,000 per year (median ~$98,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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