Senior Accountant

Here is a concise, professional English version of the Job Description, structured into exactly 30 lines (excluding headers) for quick reading and high scannability: Job Description: Senior Accountant (Construction) **Position:** Senior Accountant / Project Accountant **Industry:** Construction & Contracting **Core Focus:** Cost Control, Progress Billings, and Financial Reporting Core Responsibilities * Oversee day-to-day financial operations and project accounting processes. * Monitor and analyze actual project costs against estimated budgets. * Allocate overheads, equipment costs, and labor expenses to proper cost centers. * Review, verify, and process subcontractor payment certificates (progress billings). * Prepare client progress billings based on approved site percentages. * Track client collections, advance payment deductions, and retention moneys. * Manage weekly and monthly project cash flow forecasting for liquidity. * Verify and post accurate journal entries to designated project codes. * Perform monthly bank reconciliations and supplier account statement matching. * Lead monthly and year-end financial closings and trial balance preparation. * Prepare quarterly VAT returns in compliance with local tax regulations. * Review site payroll, labor allocations, and WPS-compliant salary files. * Generate project profitability reports and variance analysis for management. * Coordinate with external auditors to ensure smooth year-end audit clearance. * Maintain strict internal financial controls across all active project sites. Requirements & Qualifications * Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (CMA / CPA is a plus). * 5+ years of accounting experience, with 3+ years specifically in construction. * Deep understanding of construction contract mechanisms and retention processing. * Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, financial modeling). * Proven experience working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Odoo). * Strong analytical skills with high attention to cost-allocation details. * Excellent communication skills to coordinate between site engineers and management. * Strong command of English (both written business correspondence and verbal). * Ability to handle multi-project workloads under tight reporting deadlines. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) * Accuracy and timeliness of monthly project cost variance reports. * On-time submission of client invoices and subcontractor payment processing. * Precision in bank, supplier, and subcontractor ledger reconciliations. * Zero penalties on statutory compliance (VAT filings and WPS payroll). * Efficiency in resolving billing disputes with clients or subcontractors. * Speed and accuracy during the month-end and year-end closing cycles. Work Location: In person