Accountant II

Overview

Responsible for a wide variety of accounting duties which include preparation of documentation, maintaining financial records, ensuring accuracy of entries to ledger accounts and reconciliations, reporting, auditing, and account-level analysis. Subject matter expert regarding GAAP Accounting. Supports intercompany eliminations as appropriate by reconciling and confirming intercompany balances. May supervise, mentor and train entry level accountants and perform miscellaneous functions to support the Finance and Accounting Team.

Responsibilities

• Understand SOX guidelines to ensure accurate controls and segregation of duties are in place to meet compliance
• Analyze, troubleshoot and reconcile various general ledger accounts
• Prepare journal entries and corrective entries as needed
• Prepare month-end work papers
• Perform account reconciliations
• Assists various departments in accounting related functions
• Obtain and organize information for internal and external audits
• Execute special financial or operational projects as needed
• Recommend solutions for a more efficient and streamlined accounting process
• Assist supervisors with preparation of reports, business correspondence and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Cross trained to serve as backup for department leadership as needed
• Collect and analyze financial data, ensuring that all reporting is in compliance with SEC and GAAP reporting regulations and guidelines
• Research accounting rules and regulations and make recommendations regarding company policy
• May provide support and assistance to external auditors
• Understand and maintain confidential information
• Various other accounting duties as assigned by management

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a business-related area
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting
• Audit experience
• Experience in the EPC/construction industry preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Take reasonable care of your own and others’ health and safety and of those who may be affected in the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for working to the company’s Zero Injury principles
• Strong computer skills, specifically in Enterprise Resource Planning software and Microsoft Excel.
• Proficient interpersonal and organization skills along with an attention to detail and a high level of accuracy and professionalism
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate and comprehend in both written and oral forms
• Ability to handle multiple tasks with simultaneous deadlines and prioritize workload in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to interact with multiple personalities at all levels within the organization
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public
• Ability to understand and execute instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form
• Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Knowledge of basic accounting concepts
• Highly motivated and results oriented
• Understand GAAP and accrual accounting
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion concerning payroll and financial matters

MasTec, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company's policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also MasTec's policy to comply with all applicable state, federal and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.