Junior Staff Accountant

Shawmut • Boston, MA

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About The Position

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we take pride in the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company—one that’s been recognized with more than 100 Best Place to Work awards. We’ve been honored as a National Fortune Best Workplace, a Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Millennials, and Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes—along with numerous regional recognitions across our 15 offices nationwide.

Requirements

• 0-2 years of general ledger experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business/Finance with a concentration in Accounting.
• Fundamental understanding of basic accounting principles and a desire to learn construction accounting construction principles, practices, procedures, means and methods.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Demonstrated initiative, follow through, resourcefulness, efficiency and attention to detail.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• High level of comfort with a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a key resource to assist with both licensing & tax as well as accounting and financial reporting and analysis for Shawmut.
• Drives cash management, reconciles daily and monthly cash, provides analysis on trends of cash inflows and outflows for forecasting cash balances.
• Reconcile contract notes, receivables, and unapplied cash for accuracy.
• Assist with the month-end close according to the Close Checklist by compiling all necessary supporting documentation for select balance sheet asset accounts and key income statement accounts in the month-end close binder.
• Record recurring monthly and as needed journal entries to the General Ledger accurately.
• Reviews department internal budget details and acts accordingly for prepaid monthly expenses and liabilities. Reclassifies G&A costs as necessary to various cost codes to ensure all coding is accurate.
• Assists with the External Audit process by preparing Confirmations and Account Reconciliations.
• Assists Licensing and Tax Department with sales and use tax compliance at monthly, quarterly and annual intervals; reviews of job cost reporting for compliance.
• Facilitate license renewals for corporate state and local business needs.
• Aid individual license holders in obtaining and maintaining construction licenses.
• Provides backup/support to other Staff Accountants to cover the needs of the department.
• Performs Special Projects as needed for Controller, Assistant Controller, and Accounting Manager.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – Be an employee-owner!
• 401(K) with Company Match – Receive a company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
• Generous Paid Time Off – vacation and sick time, 12 holidays, summer Fridays, and a yearly volunteer day.
• The Extras – Cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level