Senior Accountant

SWCA Environmental Consultants • Phoenix, AZ

4d • $73,445 - $94,588 • Onsite

About The Position

SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a Senior Accountant to support our Corporate Accounting team based in Phoenix, Arizona. SWCA is a growing, fully employee-owned environmental consulting firm providing a full spectrum of environmental services nationwide and ranking among Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms.
This position is a key contributor within SWCA’s Accounting Department, with a broad scope of responsibility and influence across general ledger, accounts receivable oversight, and complex accounting areas. In addition to core accounting responsibilities, the Senior Accountant plays a critical role in supporting GAAP financial reporting and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) overhead audits. This role reports to the Senior Accounting Manager.
SWCA offers a collaborative, team-oriented work environment with competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Compensation will be based on qualifications and experience.
Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related business field.
• 4–7 years of progressive accounting and/or finance experience.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Accounting or a related business field.
• Active CPA license or CPA candidate.
• Supervisory or team leadership experience.
• Experience with merger and acquisition accounting.
• Multi-company and/or intercompany accounting experience.
• Construction, engineering, professional services, or government contracting experience.
• Experience with Deltek software (or similar ERP systems).
• System conversion or implementation experience.
• International accounting exposure.

Responsibilities

• Perform and coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities in accordance with GAAP, including preparation, review, and posting of complex journal entries.
• Prepare recurring and non-recurring journal entries for accruals, deferrals, allocations, payroll, benefits, intercompany activity, and other operational transactions.
• Independently analyze general ledger activity to identify, investigate, and resolve variances, reconciling items, and posting errors.
• Prepare, review, and maintain detailed balance sheet account reconciliations, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and proper support.
• Ensure timely and accurate cut-off of expenses and accruals, including lag accrual calculations and related journal entries.
• Provide day-to-day oversight, guidance, and technical support for the accounts receivable function, ensuring timely collections and compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Review accounts receivable aging, monitor collection performance metrics, and partner with project managers and operations leadership to resolve complex billing and collection issues.
• Oversee intercompany accounts receivable and payable transactions, including eliminations, reconciliations, and settlement processes.
• Evaluate customer credit risk and historical collection data to support accurate estimation and recording of bad debt expense and the allowance for doubtful accounts in accordance with GAAP.
• Lead the implementation, configuration, and ongoing administration of credit monitoring and credit risk management software, including establishing credit policies, monitoring credit alerts, assessing customer risk profiles, and supporting credit limit decisions.
• Perform accounting for prepaid assets, including software licenses, operating expenses, prepaid insurance, and other prepaid items; establish amortization schedules and ensure proper expense recognition.
• Manage lease accounting under ASC 842, including lease identification, classification, initial measurement, ongoing amortization, remeasurement, and disclosure support.
• Perform benefits-related accounting, including reconciliation of benefits clearing and trust bank accounts and preparation of monthly benefit expense allocation journal entries.
• Calculate and record purchasing card (P-card) accruals and related expense allocations.
• Reconcile gift card balances and ensure proper revenue and liability recognition.
• Support external audits, including annual GAAP financial statement audits, FAR overhead audits, state DOT audits, and client audits by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with project managers, operations, HR, payroll, treasury, and IT to resolve accounting issues and implement system enhancements.
• Identify opportunities for automation, process efficiencies, and strengthening internal controls across accounting and accounts receivable workflows.
• Maintain flexibility to work extended hours during month-end close and audit periods, as required.

Benefits

• participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• SWCA medical, dental, vision, employee assistance, wellness, life and disability plans
• SWCA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
• professional conference attendance
• internal and external professional development and training programs
• education reimbursement
• Science and Leadership Program
• bonuses for publications meeting certain criteria

What This Job Offers

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