Director of Finance and Accounting

Tower Communications Expert•Addison, TX

1d•$90,000 - $115,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a Rapidly Growing Telecom & Construction Company – Carrollton, TX TCE is a rapidly growing company in the telecom and construction industry, supporting projects and operations across multiple markets nationwide. As we continue to grow, we are looking for an experienced Director of Finance and Accounting to strengthen our accounting and financial operations. This position is ideal for an accounting professional who is highly organized, detail-oriented, comfortable taking ownership, and interested in helping improve processes as the company scales. The Director of Finance and Accounting will play a key role in overseeing day-to-day accounting activities, financial reporting, month-end and year-end close, reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls. This position will work closely with company leadership and operations to ensure accurate financial information and support business decisions. Important: This opportunity is currently open to local Dallas-Fort Worth candidates only. Relocation assistance is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
CPA required
Minimum 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
Previous senior-level, supervisory, or accounting management experience preferred
Strong understanding of GAAP and general accounting principles
Experience managing or taking significant ownership of month-end and year-end close
Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, A/P, and A/R
Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting
Strong QuickBooks experience
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Construction, telecom, project-based, or field services accounting experience is strongly preferred
Experience with job costing/project accounting is a plus
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with leadership, operations, and field teams
Self-motivated with the ability to take ownership and work independently

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the month-end and year-end close processes
Oversee general ledger activity and ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statements
Oversee and support accounts payable and accounts receivable
Review financial data for accuracy, trends, discrepancies, and areas requiring attention
Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning
Monitor and improve accounting procedures, workflows, and internal controls
Support project accounting, job costing, and expense tracking
Maintain accurate financial information within QuickBooks and other company systems
Assist with audit preparation, tax-related documentation, and other compliance requirements
Partner with operations and project teams to ensure accurate project and financial information
Develop and improve accounting processes as the organization continues to grow
Provide financial analysis and reporting to company leadership
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and financial controls
Support and mentor accounting team members as needed
Perform other accounting and finance responsibilities as assigned
Month end close responsibility for overall close calendar execution for close in 10 business days & review with management. Includes owning assigned portions of close tasks, preparing account reconciliations, investigating variances, ensuring subledgers reconcile to GL.
experience with project based accounting using milestone % complete revenue recognition with unbilled/deferred cost & revenue GL journal entries. This includes follow-on working with operations for timing understanding and compliance.
Ensure employee time is accurately charged to projects/cost codes; reconcile payroll labor to project accounting; identify missing/miscoded time; understand burdened labor costs
Familiar with project field services cloud platforms and project cost accounting mapping (e.g. fieldclix, paycom, quickbooks).
Reconciling corporate card activity, approvals, and account compliance.
Administer weekly per diem transactions & compliance with PEX card program.
Administration of project & corporate vendor PO purchasing process, vendor invoice 3-way matching and project allocations.
Coordinate with operations/project managers to ensure billing milestones are achieved and invoiced; reconcile project billing against contracts/POs; identify unbilled work and billing delays
Insurance administration - renewals, certificates, new COI customer additionally insured adds, supporting GL, Auto, WC, Umbrella policies
Assist with monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow reporting; prepare supporting schedules and variance explanations for CFO/leadership
Preparing financial statements adhoc & monthly recurring reporting package, participating and managing annual audit process with 3rd party, create, update workpapers as necessary
Prepare payroll, revenue, subcontractor and classification schedules for annual workers' compensation and general liability audits; reconcile audit data to payroll and GL
Reconcile cash, AR, AP, accrued liabilities, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, payroll liabilities, credit cards, unbilled/deferred accounts and other assigned accounts
Host weekly cash flow executive meeting with 13-week cash flow model, incorporating cash related in/outflows
Analyze project revenue, cost, gross margin and margin variance; identify projects with deteriorating margin, missing costs, excessive accruals or unusual financial activity
Work directly with PMs/CMs/operations to resolve financial issues rather than operating strictly as a back-office accountant
Assist with annual budget & rolling monthly forecast for P&L updates