Sr. Accountant

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 continues to scale 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