Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Talently

The Tone:
This is an on-site Staff Accountant role at Talently, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Talently is recruiting for a leading construction organization that is experiencing continuous growth. This position is crucial for supporting complex construction operations, ensuring financial accuracy across accounts payable, accounts receivable, project billing, and financial reconciliations. The opportunity offers significant hands-on responsibility to develop an accounting career within a dynamic environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: In-person – Philadelphia, PA
• Pay: $50000–$60000 yearly
• Mission: This role ensures precise financial transactions and compliance, directly supporting the company’s complex construction projects and accounting functions.
• Tech Stack: QuickBooks, Microsoft Office

What You’ll Actually Do
• Process: Vendor invoices by matching them with purchase orders and ensuring all appropriate approvals are obtained.
• Execute: Weekly check runs, ACH payments, and wire transfers, while also maintaining accurate accounts payable files and vendor records.
• Generate: Customer invoices in strict accordance with project contracts and construction billing requirements.
• Monitor: Accounts receivable, proactively following up on outstanding balances and resolving any billing discrepancies.
• Reconcile: Vendor statements, bank activity, and AP and AR accounts, addressing and resolving any payment issues.

The Must-Haves
• Background: High school diploma or equivalent, with a strong understanding of core accounting principles including debit, credits, and prepaids.
• Experience: At least 2 years of experience specifically in accounts payable and accounts receivable, encompassing the processing of invoices, payments, receipts, customer billing, and vendor statements.
• Skills: Proficiency with accounting software, preferably QuickBooks, and Microsoft Office; strong understanding of account reconciliations with meticulous attention to detail; and knowledge of construction billing practices such as project contracts, progress billing, AIA forms, or retainage.
• Bonus: An Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; prior accounting experience within the construction industry, including work-in-progress accounting, job costing, or percentage-of-completion concepts; familiarity with lien waivers, W-9 requirements, and construction compliance documentation; and experience supporting audits, month-end close activities, or process improvement initiatives.