Overview
Senior Accountant — 100% Remote | Preferred: Pittsburgh, PA; Chicago, IL; Nashville, TN.
Our client is a fast-growing, multi-entity operator in the food & beverage / retail space , backed by an experienced leadership team and an ambitious multi-year expansion plan. As the organization scales rapidly through new store development and construction, they are adding a Senior Accountant to strengthen close accuracy, accrual discipline, and construction accounting rigor. This role partners closely with the Controller and finance leadership , while working alongside outsourced accounting partners, to ensure the balance sheet tells the right story — especially around prepaids, accruals, CIP, and fixed assets .
Position Overview
The Senior Accountant will play a critical role in maintaining accounting integrity in a high-growth, construction-heavy environment . This position is ideal for someone who enjoys digging into details, tightening accrual processes, and owning the accounting side of new builds from ground-up construction through capitalization. The organization operates on a 13-period fiscal year , making strong accrual judgment and cut-off discipline essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and review monthly accruals and prepaids, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and proper period recognition
- Partner with finance leadership to support a timely and disciplined monthly close process
- Review balance sheet accounts and reconciliations; investigate and resolve variances and aging items
- Support construction accounting, including:
- Tracking Construction-in-Progress (CIP)
- Reconciling final build costs
- Capitalizing assets and transitioning projects to fixed assets
- Prepare and support loan draw schedules and documentation related to construction activity
- Coordinate with outsourced accounting partners to ensure consistent close execution and accounting quality
- Assist with audit support, lender requests, and financial diligence as needed
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve close processes, documentation, and internal controls
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5–8+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Must reside in the Eastern or Central standard time zone
- Strong hands-on experience with accruals, prepaids, and balance sheet accounting
- Prior exposure to construction accounting, retail, restaurant, QSR, or multi-location environments strongly preferred
- Comfortable working in a high-growth, fast-paced organization with evolving processes
- Experience working with or overseeing outsourced accounting partners
- Advanced Excel skills; ERP experience required (Sage experience a plus)
- Public accounting background helpful but not required; CPA not required
Work Environment
- 100% remote role
- Preference for candidates based in Pittsburgh, Chicago, or Nashville to align with leadership and operating hubs
- Collaborative but independent role requiring strong ownership and follow-through