General Ledger Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile all general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and adjustments as needed.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, including account reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Review and approve journal entries and reconciliations prepared by the internal accounting team, while also being prepared to step in and perform hands-on tasks as needed.
• Work with the Controller to ensure all transactions (fixed assets, cash management, general ledger transactions, etc.) are timely and properly recorded, financial reporting deadlines are met, and goals and objectives are established and facilitated.
• Support the preparation of financial statements and internal management reports.
• Ensure compliance with company accounting policies and U.S. GAAP standards.
• Assist with annual audits by preparing schedules and providing documentation to external auditors.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies or unusual variances in account balances.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure proper coding and allocation of expenses.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis, reporting, and other duties as assigned.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• 2+ years of accounting or general ledger experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Solid understanding of GAAP
• Proficiency with ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle, Net Suite, or similar)
• Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment and pivot between tasks as priorities shift
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

ECS Group of Companies (ECS) was founded in 1988 with the goal to raise the standards of professional engineering consulting. Today, we are a leader in geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and facilities consulting services. We are employee-owned with more than 2,800 employees in 100+ offices and testing facilities coast to coast. ECS is currently ranked #64 in Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms (April 2024), #144 in Engineering News-Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms (October 2024) and #28 in Zweig Group's Hot Firm List (June 2024). For additional information about ECS click here.

We love our employees and we show this through providing some great benefits, including paid time off, health and other insurance plans, retirement and college savings plans, and more. Click here to learn more about the great benefits at ECS.

ECS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.