Staff Accountant

New England Mechanical Services•South Windsor, CT

5d•Onsite

About The Position

New England Mechanical Services, Inc. is seeking a Staff Accountant to manage day-to-day accounting activities. The role includes recording financial transactions, reconciling bank statements, preparing journal entries, managing inventory control, and supporting month-end and year-end close processes while ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The position is full-time and in person, not hybrid, with light travel to company divisions required. The successful candidate will support accounting, job-cost, tax, audit, payroll-related prevailing-wage, and compliance processes. The role requires advanced Excel skills, substantial familiarity with ERP systems and Microsoft Office, and the ability to manage detailed work while adapting to interruptions and changing priorities. A bachelor's degree in accounting, business, or finance and at least two years of related experience are required.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, business, or finance from a four-year college or university.
At least two years of related experience; education and experience must provide a solid knowledge of general accounting.
High degree of understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
Extensive knowledge of software programs in Microsoft Office Suite.
Advanced Excel skills.
Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and emails.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally with internal and external parties, and to present information by telephone, one-on-one, and in small groups.
Understanding of mathematical concepts, including arithmetic, fractions, and percentages, needed for the essential job functions.
Ability to apply common-sense reasoning to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and to address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Good organizational, administrative, customer-service, and telephone skills, with strong attention to detail.
Ability to follow supervisor instructions, work unsupervised, solve problems, maintain good relations with coworkers, and demonstrate self-motivation and an open, friendly manner.
Ability to sit for extended periods and perform typing and computer work for lengthy periods.
Ability to use telephone etiquette and respond to telephone and in-person inquiries from vendors and employees.
Ability to work extra hours when needed.
Good listening skills.

Nice To Haves

Coins ERP experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Prepare and post monthly journal entries and maintain financial records.
Maintain and distribute information on apprenticeship hours.
Prepare and maintain balance sheet account reconciliations.
Prepare and reconcile bank accounts.
Analyze sales and use taxes and process payments.
Manage and maintain bond requests and related updates.
Maintain and perform the annual 1099 filing process.
Provide insurance compliance support as needed.
Code miscellaneous accounts payable invoices.
Perform month-end data entry and analysis.
Assist with annual and biannual internal and external audits.
Assist with monthly job-forecasting preparation and processes.
Manage inventory control, including inventory counts and balances.
Travel lightly to company divisions as required.
Review job-cost reports and analyze billings and unbilled status for construction.
Maintain accurate prevailing-wage payments for jobs in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island.
Process and pay property taxes.
Review and learn the company's computer-application processes.
Review and learn sales tax laws for the states in which the company works.
Perform other duties as assigned.