General Ledger Accountant

Optiline Enterprises•Nashua, NH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Optiline Enterprises, a drywall and metal framing contractor with over $100M in annual revenue, is hiring a General Ledger Accountant for its seven-person finance team. This hands-on, generalist role provides accounting coverage and consistency as project and transaction volume grows. The accountant will work across the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, reporting, and month-end close, reporting to the Controller. Responsibilities will be shaped with the Controller as the employee comes up to speed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent experience.
At least 3 years of full-cycle general ledger accounting experience, including month-end close.
Strong account reconciliation skills, including the ability to explain variances rather than only flag them.
Hands-on accounts payable experience, including high-volume invoice entry and coding.
Working knowledge of an ERP system and ability to learn a new one.
Intermediate Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and reconciling large exports.

Nice To Haves

Experience with a mid-market ERP; Acumatica experience is a plus but not required.
Construction, subcontractor, or other project-based accounting background.
Comfort with AI tools and willingness to experiment with them to improve how work gets done.
Experience documenting procedures or building close checklists.
Analytical mindset and attention to detail, including an interest in investigating unusual numbers.

Responsibilities

Run monthly bank and cash reconciliations, research reconciling items, and resolve variances with clear supporting documentation.
Apply customer payments, resolve unapplied cash and short pays, and maintain accurate accounts receivable aging.
Enter and code vendor invoices and support the accounts payable cycle as volume requires.
Support month-end close by preparing and posting recurring and accrual journal entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts, tying subledgers to the general ledger, and maintaining the close checklist.
Maintain chart of accounts discipline, investigate unusual balances, and keep general ledger account detail clean and well supported.
Document accounting procedures and help build consistent, well-controlled practices that can scale with the company.
Shape responsibilities with the Controller while getting up to speed.