Senior Accountant

San Antonio, TX

Be a Strategic Partner to the Business

Our client, a well-established and growing organization in San Antonio, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its finance team. This is more than a traditional accounting role. It's an opportunity to serve as a trusted business partner, providing financial insight, supporting operational decision-making, and helping drive the performance of key projects and initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting skills with an analytical mindset and a desire to understand the story behind the numbers. This role offers significant interaction with leadership, project teams, and operational stakeholders while providing exposure to financial planning, performance analysis, process improvement, and strategic initiatives.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Highly visible role with direct exposure to executive leadership and operational decision-makers
• Opportunity to influence business performance through financial analysis and strategic insight
• Blend of accounting, financial reporting, project support, and business partnering
• Chance to mentor and develop junior accounting staff
• Stable organization with a strong project pipeline and continued growth
• Well-established systems, reporting tools, and internal processes
• Clear path for advancement into accounting leadership, finance management, or operational finance roles

Key Responsibilities

• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting
• Prepare and review account reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules
• Analyze financial results, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to improve business performance
• Monitor project financials, including budgets, costs, profitability, and overall project performance
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and long-range financial planning initiatives
• Review contracts, billing activity, and revenue recognition to ensure compliance and accuracy
• Develop financial reports, dashboards, and management presentations that provide meaningful business insights
• Partner with project managers and operational leaders to evaluate performance and support decision-making
• Research variances and provide actionable recommendations to improve financial and operational outcomes
• Participate in process improvement initiatives that enhance reporting accuracy, efficiency, and internal controls
• Assist with audit support, compliance requirements, and financial documentation
• Mentor junior accounting team members and provide guidance on accounting policies and best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 4-6 years of progressive accounting, finance, project accounting, or operational finance experience
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, general ledger accounting, and month-end close processes
• Experience preparing reconciliations, journal entries, and financial analyses
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, reporting, and data analysis
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate financial information into business insights
• Ability to build relationships and work effectively with both finance and operational teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting project-based, construction, engineering, manufacturing, energy, or service-based organizations
• Background in project accounting, job costing, contract accounting, revenue recognition, or billing operations
• Experience with ERP systems, financial reporting tools, and business intelligence platforms
• Knowledge of GAAP and financial control best practices
• CPA designation or CPA-track candidate preferred but not required
• Experience mentoring staff or leading accounting projects