Senior Accountant

Located in Brooklyn, New York, Kings C Steel Works is a trusted structural steel fabricator and erector dedicated to delivering exceptional service and quality. We pride ourselves on building lasting relationships with our clients by exceeding expectations from project bidding to completion. Our business is grounded in a commitment to expertise, reliability, and maintaining the highest standards of safety and craftsmanship. This philosophy has been integral to our ongoing growth and success.

Role Description

This is a full-time, on-site role at our Brooklyn, NY office. The Senior Construction Accounting Manager / Full-Charge Bookkeeper will play a critical role in anchoring the financial health and operational integrity of the company.

This pivotal position combines advanced accounting expertise with hands-on construction financial management. You will take full ownership of the general ledger, optimize corporate cash flow, manage asset depreciation, ensure strict NYC/NYS construction compliance, and supervise an incoming Assistant Bookkeeper while collaborating closely with the Principal and Project Management teams.

Duties & ResponsibilitiesFinancial Oversight & General Ledger

• Full-Cycle Accounting: Oversee all aspects of general ledger accounting, including regular balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and accurate month-end/year-end closing procedures.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare detailed, GAAP-compliant financial reports—including budgets, WIP (Work-in-Progress) statements, forecasts, and cash-flow analyses—directly for the company Principal.
• Fixed Asset Management: Oversee fixed asset accounting, accurately tracking capital equipment (shop fabrication machinery, cranes, fleet vehicles), managing depreciation schedules, and maintaining compliance for equipment valuation.
• Cash Flow & Liquidity: Lead cash management activities, including aggressive forecasting of cash flow needs, liquidity optimization, and monitoring project-specific funding requirements.
• Audit Coordination: Maintain impeccable financial documentation to support internal reviews and seamlessly coordinate external audits (including mandatory Workers’ Comp and General Liability insurance audits).

Construction-Specific Project Accounting

• AIA Progress Billing: Manage full-cycle contract billings utilizing AIA G702 and G703 progress billing formats, managing the schedule of values, tracking multi-tier project retainage, and executing necessary lien waivers/releases.
• Change Order Management: Collaborate with Project Managers to review, financially code, log, and accurately recognize revenue for all contract modifications and change orders.
• Job Costing: Audit and ensure the precise allocation of project expenses, tracking structural steel material procurement, shop fabrication labor, and field installation costs against project budgets.

Processing, Compliance & Leadership

• Payroll & Taxes: Supervise comprehensive payroll functions, ensuring accuracy in field and shop employee compensation, union/prevailing wage requirements (where applicable), and timely federal, state, and local tax filings.
• Accounts Control: Manage the accounts payable and accounts receivable frameworks, overseeing the incoming assistant to guarantee timely vendor payments, material backup verification, and proactive collections.
• Team Leadership: Direct, train, and delegate transactional accounting and office administration tasks to the Assistant Bookkeeper, ensuring high organizational effectiveness.

Skills & QualificationsTechnical Expertise

• Accounting Standards: Extensive knowledge of GAAP, double-entry bookkeeping, debits & credits, account analysis, and rigorous balance sheet management.
• Construction Finance: Deep understanding of construction-specific technical accounting issues, including revenue recognition principles (Completed Contract vs. Percentage of Completion), lien laws, and contract retainage management.
• Software Proficiency: Expert proficiency with construction accounting platforms (e.g., QuickBooks Desktop/Online, Sage, or Basecamp/Foundation) and advanced command of MS Excel for complex financial modeling.

Core Experience & Requirements

• Experience: Minimum 5–7+ years of full-charge bookkeeping or accounting experience, with at least 3+ years of dedicated experience in commercial construction or subcontractor accounting.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required (CPA designation is a plus).
• Interpersonal Skills: Excellent organizational, multitasking, and communication skills for seamless collaboration with cross-functional project teams.
• Location: Ability to reliably commute to our office in Brooklyn, NY 11237 (Required).

Job Details & Benefits

• Job Type: Full-time (On-site)
• Schedule: 8-hour shift, Monday to Friday
• Physical Setting: Contractor Office