Staff Accountant

CIM Group • West Jordan, UT

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

CIM Group is seeking a Staff Accountant to manage purchase order administration and project cost reporting. The role oversees purchase orders from requisition and approval through receipt, invoicing, and closeout, ensuring purchases are properly coded, approved, and documented. It also monitors open purchase orders and balances, maintains purchasing records, and recommends workflow improvements.

The Staff Accountant tracks committed and actual costs against project budgets, prepares budget-versus-actual and open-commitment reports, flags purchases that may exceed budget lines, and reports spending by vendor, project, and cost code. This is a hybrid, full-time position. Extra hours may be needed around month-end close and audits.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of accounting experience, including at least 2 years in purchasing, accounts payable, or project accounting.
• Hands-on experience managing a purchase order process and performing three-way matching.
• Solid understanding of accruals, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Ability to read project budgets and compare committed and actual costs against them.
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and reconciliation workbooks.
• Experience with NetSuite or a similar system.
• Attention to detail, including the ability to catch coding errors, duplicate invoices, and pricing discrepancies before payment.
• A controls mindset, including following approval limits and maintaining appropriate separation of ordering, receiving, and payment.
• Strong communication skills when working with project managers and vendors, including following up firmly and professionally.
• Strong organizational skills to manage a high volume of purchase orders and invoices across multiple projects and deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in real estate development or construction, including change orders, retainage, and lien waivers.
• Experience with ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full purchase order process, from requisition and approval through receipt, invoicing, and closeout.
• Create, review, and issue purchase orders and change orders, coding each to the correct project, cost code, and general ledger account.
• Confirm purchases have the required approvals and supporting documents under company approval limits and spending policies.
• Track open purchase orders and remaining balances; close completed or inactive purchase orders and release unused amounts.
• Maintain purchase order logs and documentation and recommend improvements to the purchasing workflow.
• Track committed and actual costs against approved project budgets.
• Prepare budget-versus-actual and open-commitment reports for project managers and leadership.
• Flag purchases that would exceed budget lines and route them for review before release.
• Report spending by vendor, project, and cost code.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefit plans
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Paid time off, including vacation days, 10 designated holidays, sick time, and bereavement leave
• Up to 16 hours of volunteer time off
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Ongoing professional development programs
• Wellness program with monthly and quarterly prizes
• Competitive compensation plan

What This Job Offers

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