Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant is responsible for advanced accounting and financial reporting activities, with ownership over assigned accounting processes and complex balance sheet areas. This role prepares, reviews, and analyzes journal entries, reconciliations, and financial data, resolving complex accounting issues independently and applying professional judgment in accordance with GAAP. The Senior Accountant analyzes financial and operational results to produce internal and external reports, supports internal and external audits as a key accounting contact, and mentors staff accountants to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness across the accounting function.

Company Overview

With roots dating to 1891 and 8,500+ employees, MYR Group Inc. (MYR Group) is a publicly traded holding company of specialty electrical construction companies. MYR Group subsidiaries work on large-scale electrical construction projects throughout the U.S. and Canada. We contribute to a clean energy future while fostering a safe, supportive, and inclusive work environment. Our culture is built on shared values and mutual respect, where teamwork and collaboration occur naturally.

Throughout our rich history, we have partnered with utilities, municipalities, commercial clients, and developers to deliver some of the largest and most complex projects, including new construction, upgrades, maintenance and repair for transmission, distribution and substation facilities, commercial and industrial electrical construction, emergency and storm restoration, clean energy, pre-construction services, and engineer-procure-construct (EPC) methods of project delivery.

Essential Functions

• Prepare, review, and approve routine, moderately complex journal entries, exercising independent judgment to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP and Company policies
• Lead end-to-end financial statement preparation and analysis for assigned areas, including variance analysis, trend evaluation, and identification of underlying drivers impacting results
• Apply professional judgment to analyze complex operational and financial data, assess financial risks and implications, and support management reporting with well-supported conclusions
• Own and oversee balance sheet and income statement accounts, including contract assets, contract liabilities, and revenue related accounts, ensuring proper accounting treatment and documentation
• Lead month-end and year-end close activities for assigned processes or entities, including ownership and oversight of revenue recognition processes, to ensure timely, accurate, and well documented results
• Evaluate and apply accounting guidance to complex or non standard transactions; determine appropriate accounting treatment and document conclusions
• Review revenue recognition calculations, schedules, and supporting documentation prepared by staff accountants; provide technical guidance and resolve issues as needed
• Prepare formal accounting position memos for internal and external audit for review and approval
• Ensure accounting position memos for internal and external audit are accurate, well supported, and audit ready for review by leadership.
• Serve as a finance partner to operations and other internal stakeholders by interpreting financial results, explaining revenue recognition treatment, and reinforcing accounting policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal accounting policies, and established internal controls related to revenue recognition and financial reporting; identify control gaps and recommend improvements
• Serve as an accounting contact for internal and external audits related to revenue recognition and financial reporting.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and informal mentorship to staff accountants; review work for quality, consistency, and adherence to accounting standards
• Lead assigned accounting and financial reporting projects by planning project scope, coordinating cross-functional inputs, executing deliverables, and ensuring outcomes are completed accurately, timely, and in accordance with GAAP and Company policy in coordination with leadership
• Assist with complex, non routine transactions such as acquisitions, integrations, due diligence, or special projects, including assessment of revenue recognition implications
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance
• Perform essential functions at a Company designated office or field location
• Understand and comply with the Company’s Corporate Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Policy and all applicable professional and ethical standards
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible accounting experience, with demonstrated ownership of complex general ledger and balance sheet activities
• Strong experience with month end and year end close processes, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation in accordance with GAAP
• Demonstrated ability to independently analyze and resolve complex accounting issues using professional judgment
• Experience supporting internal and external audits, including preparation of audit schedules and responses to auditor inquiries

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certification such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or CPA eligibility
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, or divestitures, including due diligence, purchase accounting support, integration activities, or post acquisition reporting
• Experience working in a multi entity, project based, or operationally complex environment
• Prior experience mentoring or providing guidance to less experienced accounting staff

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required 
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation or active progress toward CPA certification is strongly preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of U.S. GAAP, accounting principles, methods, and applications, with the ability to apply professional judgment to complex accounting matters
• Strong ability to analyze and interpret complex financial and operational data and translate results into clear financial statements, management reports, and actionable insights
• In depth knowledge of accounting, finance, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control concepts
• Expert level account reconciliation and balance sheet analysis skills, including identification and resolution of discrepancies and unusual transactions
• Demonstrated ability to establish, manage, and improve financial accounts, reconciliations, and ledger structures
• Strong working knowledge of ERP systems and other computerized accounting and financial reporting systems
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications, including data analysis and reporting tools
• Excellent time management, organizational, and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to lead accounting tasks or processes from start to finish
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain accounting concepts to non finance stakeholders
• High attention to detail combined with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to provide guidance and feedback to less experienced accounting staff

Compensation & Benefits

• • Salary $80,000-$95,000 / year
    • Commensurate with experience, paid weekly. Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. MYR Group reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.
  • Comprehensive benefits package - Medical, Basic Vision, Regenexx, Teledoc, Hearing, Mental Health (Low deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums) - Fifteen Dollar weekly premium for employee or employee plus family coverage.
  • Dental – 100% employer-paid premium.
  • ThrivePass Health & Wellness Reimbursement Program - Twelve hundred dollars annually for health and wellbeing-related purchases.
  • Annual Paid Time Off starting at 15 days plus 10 paid Holidays (Cultural Celebration Day is a floating holiday).
  • Generous 401(k) Plan with 100% match up to 6%; immediate vesting, and Annual profit-sharing potential.
  • Superior educational assistance program (support for educational costs, internal training, and more!).
  • Company-paid short and long-term disability, life, and accidental death & dismemberment.
  • Company-paid business travel accident insurance.
  • Employee Assistance Plan (EAP).

  • Various voluntary plans available including supplemental vision, accident and critical illness, ID theft, group legal, group auto & home, and additional voluntary life insurance plans for employees and dependents. 
    This position will remain posted for a minimum of three days. The posting will remain active and automatically extend until the vacancy is filled.

Position may be subject to pre-employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing. Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, contact our Employment Hotline at 1-855-635-1321.

MYR Group, Inc. and our subsidiaries are proud to be Equal Opportunity Employers. We promote diversity of thought, culture, and background, which connects our family of brands. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, or other protected characteristics. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

MYR Group does not sponsor applicants for work visas. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

MYR Group, Inc. and our subsidiaries do not work with any third-party recruiters or agencies without a valid signed agreement and partnership with the Corporate Talent Acquisition Team.