Staff Accountant

Job Description

STAFF ACCOUNTANT | Lease Crutcher Lewis

The Tone:
This is a full-time, office-based role at Lease Crutcher Lewis, located in Portland, Oregon. Lease Crutcher Lewis is a 100% employee-owned general contractor. This Staff Accountant position is crucial for maintaining accurate, timely, and well-documented financial activity across accounts payable, owner billings, and job cost transactions. The role is essential for ensuring smooth financial operations and fostering productive relationships with internal and external partners.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Portland, OR

• Team: Accounting leadership, project teams, vendors, subcontractors, and accounting team members.
• Mission: Ensure financial activity related to accounts payable, owner billings, and job costs is accurate, timely, and well-documented while fostering strong relationships.
• Tech Stack: Spectrum, Procore, Microsoft Excel, integrated accounting systems

What You’ll Actually Do
• Accounts Payable: Perform full-cycle accounts payable functions for assigned construction projects, including invoice intake, approval, posting, and payment processing.
• Owner Billings: Process owner invoices, cash receipts, and adjustments, ensuring accuracy and communicating payment status to relevant parties.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare and maintain internal financial work papers, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules for close activities.
• Cash Management: Support daily cash management for assigned bank accounts, including periodic transfers and funding requirements.
• Issue Resolution: Partner with project teams, vendors, and subcontractors to research and resolve invoice, payment, reconciliation, and documentation issues professionally.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Early-Level career experience with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related business field preferred, along with working knowledge of account analysis, reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial documentation.
• Experience: Two to three years of experience in an office, accounting, finance, or administrative environment, preferably in the construction or related industry, and required experience with networked accounting or information systems.
• Skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Excel including queries, pivot tables, and financial data analysis; strong analytical skills, numerical aptitude, accuracy, and attention to detail; strong written and verbal communication skills; and the ability to adapt to new systems, manage recurring deadlines, and prioritize work.
• Bonus: Spectrum and/or Procore experience is strongly preferred, experience working with financial statements is preferred, and CMA or CPA certification is helpful.