Accountant II

• Location: Driftwood, Texas
• Type: Austin:Fin/Acct/HR:Direct Hire
• Job #10663

#10663 Job Description
Accountant II

Job Summary
The Accountant II independently executes core month-end close tasks, reconciliations, and development cost accounting activities, identifying issues and proposing solutions while escalating matters requiring judgment or policy interpretation to the Development Controller.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute month-end close activities including journal entries, accruals, and assigned reconciliations; ensure completeness and accuracy to close deadlines.
• Prepare and maintain recurring close schedules, tie-outs, and variance explanations; escalate issues with clear root cause and proposed resolution.
• Prepare JE support, reconciliations, and workpapers with documented conclusions and perform thorough self-review for completeness and audit readiness prior to review by Senior Staff or the Development Controller.
• Support development accounting workflows: validate invoice coding, maintain support for pay applications/approvals, and ensure audit-ready documentation.
• Support job cost and pay application governance by validating coding consistency, approval completeness, and retainage considerations; flag anomalies early and propose corrective actions.
• Prepare audit and internal review schedules/workpapers; respond to information requests with well-organized support.
• Prepare selected tax workpapers requested by Corporate Tax for review by the Project Controller.
• Reconcile accounts payable between the general ledger and subsidiary ledger; support invoice processing and signature routing as needed.
• Partner with Project Ops/PMs and Corporate Accounting to resolve accounting issues and improve reporting accuracy.
• Support internal controls and policy adherence; document processes and control points.
• Contribute to system and process improvements (e.g., Sage/Intacct readiness), including documentation and testing support.
• Perform special projects and ad hoc reporting as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• CPA or public accounting background preferred; strong construction or real estate development accounting experience may substitute
• 4–7 years of relevant accounting experience; construction/real estate development accounting experience preferred.
• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivots, multi-entity/multi-tab workpapers) and systems aptitude; Sage Intacct experience a plus.
• High attention to detail with strong self-review habits; able to deliver accurate work with minimal supervision.
• Strong organization and deadline management; able to prioritize during close and audit cycles.
• Clear communication skills; able to coordinate effectively across Accounting, Project teams, and Corporate partners.
• Comfort working with document-heavy workflows and producing audit-ready support.
• Experience with Sage Intacct, Timberline/Construction systems, and Floqast is a plus.

Additional Requirements

• This role requires consistent reliability, confidentiality, and professionalism, with flexibility during peak close and audit periods to meet reporting timelines.