Accounting Manager

Meriton•Irving, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Meriton is seeking an Accounting Manager to deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, support month-end close, and strengthen the internal controls framework. The role manages project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, project-level accounts, and percentage-of-completion accounting. It works with sales and other departments to address billing and project-finance issues, supports recurring and ad hoc troubleshooting meetings, and contributes to monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes, process improvement, and external audits. The position is based in Irving, Texas, and reports to the Controller.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
Strong Excel skills.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Teamwork-oriented approach and ability to work with all levels and departments of the organization.
5–8 years of accounting experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write correspondence; and effectively present information in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and draw and interpret graphs.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Mental stamina for problem solving and prioritizing multiple tasks.

Nice To Haves

CPA license preferred.
Proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations or an equivalent ERP is highly desired.
Project-based or construction, engineering, or HVAC industry experience is strongly preferred, preferably in an industry using percentage-of-completion accounting.

Responsibilities

Manage project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
Review the creation of and maintain project-level accounts, ensuring postings, allocations, accruals, and payments are completed on schedule.
Review monthly job reports and identify risks, margin erosion, underbillings, overbillings, and schedule-affecting issues.
Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations, resolve discrepancies and financial issues during the project lifecycle, and ensure proper percentage-of-completion accounting.
Collaborate with sales teams regarding billing, payments, and project financials, resolving issues as they arise.
Lead recurring and ad hoc meetings to troubleshoot job financials and coordinate remediation with other departments.
Ensure correct application of percentage-of-completion accounting in line with project lifecycle and delivery phases.
Support the accounting team with monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes.
Identify and address discrepancies, errors, or irregularities in financial data and resolve issues to maintain accurate and reliable accounting records.
Assist with and support process-improvement projects.
Prepare audit schedules and provide supporting documentation for external auditors.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned or defined.