Senior Staff Accountant

Senior Staff Accountant

Contour Fence

This position is based in our Las Colinas office.

Contour Fence is a locally owned fencing and decking contractor serving the Greater Seattle area since 1984. The company has built a strong reputation for quality workmanship, transparent pricing, and consistent project execution across residential and commercial work.

We are hiring a Senior Staff Accountant to bring structure, discipline, and visibility to the financial function.

Role Overview

This role owns the accounting engine behind a high-volume, project-based construction business.

You will not just report numbers. You will improve how the business runs.

Key focus areas:

• Job-level profitability
• Cash flow discipline
• Scalable financial systems
• Clean, decision-ready reporting

You will work directly with ownership to translate field activity into financial clarity.

Core Responsibilities

Financial Operations

• Own monthly close, including journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting
• Deliver accurate P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements
• Maintain integrity of the general ledger

Job Costing & Margin Control

• Implement and refine job costing across fencing and decking projects
• Track labor, materials, and overhead by project
• Identify margin leakage and recommend corrective action

Cash Flow & Working Capital

• Manage A/R and A/P cycles to improve cash conversion
• Monitor cash position and forecast near-term liquidity
• Support pricing discipline with real cost visibility

Systems & Process

• Optimize accounting systems (QuickBooks or similar)
• Build repeatable processes for invoicing, purchasing, and reporting
• Support future system upgrades as volume scales

Compliance & Risk

• Coordinate with external CPA for tax and year-end reporting
• Maintain documentation for audits, insurance, and licensing
• Support internal controls appropriate for a growing contractor

Strategic Support

• Assist ownership with budgeting and forecasting
• Provide insight into project mix, pricing, and capacity decisions
• Support evaluation of expansion opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 4+ years of accounting experience
• Strong GAAP foundation
• Experience in construction, home services, or project-based business preferred
• Advanced Excel capability

Preferred:

• Job costing experience
• CPA or CMA

What Success Looks Like

First 90 days

• Clean, reliable monthly close
• Baseline visibility into job profitability

6 months

• Consistent job costing across all projects
• Improved A/R and cash flow timing

12 months

• Financial reporting drives pricing and operational decisions
• Reduced margin variance across jobs
• Scalable processes supporting growth

Profile

• Operator mindset. You fix problems, not just report them
• Comfortable working with field teams and translating operations into numbers
• High attention to detail with strong prioritization
• Direct communicator with ownership-level presence

Why This Role Matters

As volume grows, risk increases:

• Margin compression from inconsistent job costing
• Cash strain from timing gaps
• Operational inefficiency from lack of visibility

This role directly protects profitability and enables disciplined growth.

Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person