Senior Accountant presso Goodwyn Mills Cawood

Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) is one of the largest privately held architecture and engineering firms in the Southeast.

GMC has a great opportunity for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Accountant to manage a wide range of financial responsibilities, with a particular focus on the aviation practice in our Montgomery, AL office. The ideal candidate will have at least 15 years of experience and a strong background in accounting, financial reporting, and complex data analysis. You'll play a crucial role in our finance department, handling everything from routine monthly tasks to critical year-end reporting and strategic projects. We're looking for a detail-oriented professional who can not only manage daily operations but also provide valuable insights to support our growth.

Essential functions and responsibilities include:

• Aviation Project Financial Management: Oversee monthly aviation billing, grant management, and grant draw submittals. Lead the annual fiscal year-end (FY) reporting to the FAA, typically in October. Manage weekly aviation collections to ensure timely receipt of invoices.
• Analytics & Reporting: Conduct monthly analytics on "the tail" to proactively identify and manage key projects. Perform annual CEO.net peer group analytics in January and February.
• Payroll & Reconciliation: Handle quarterly and year-end payroll reconciliations from ADP. Serve as the backup for payroll processing to other accounting staff.
• Year-End & Strategic Projects: Execute year-end tasks for multiple companies, a critical period of 6-7 weeks of work. Provide financial support during acquisition closings, including assisting with legal paperwork and schedules. Assist with annual E&O (Errors & Omissions) and P&C (Property & Casualty) insurance applications.
• Compliance & Administration: Ensure all business licenses for municipalities and Certificates of Authorization at the state level are current.
• Individual Entities: Manage transactions for the GMC Charitable Foundation.
• General Ledger & Budgeting: Accounting for vehicle acquisitions and disposals on the General Ledger (GL). Data entry and reporting for project budgets for a specific scale of projects. Other reconciliations as needed for compliance with GAAP reporting standards.  

 Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive accounting experience
• Proficiency with accounting software and advanced Excel skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple deadlines
• Experience in year-end closing procedures and financial reporting

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

About GMC

We believe in community, collaboration, and using the power of creativity and hard work to make a difference.  Whether designing schools, parks, hospitals and other commercial developments, or providing clean water, safe streets and restoring resilient environments, GMC takes great pride in serving our communities through the transformative work we do. Every project is guided by the foundational concept that communities are built by people, not companies, and we strive to serve our communities with quality, integrity, creativity and care. One of the Southeast’s most comprehensive multi-disciplined firms, GMC is equipped to provide all the services associated with architecture, interior design, civil engineering, environmental services, landscape architecture, planning, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, electrical engineering, surveying and disaster recovery.