Branch Accountant

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Overview

The Branch Accountant serves as the primary financial partner for assigned branches and projects, supporting Keller’s project-driven construction operations from project setup through closeout. The role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of project financial information, including job costs, revenue recognition, forecasting, billing, receivables, cash flow, reconciliations and financial controls.

Working closely with Project Managers, Branch Managers, Operations, and Finance leadership, the Branch Accountant provides timely financial insight, identifies risks and opportunities, and promotes accountability for branch and project profitability, cash flow, and financial accuracy. As Keller’s finance operating model evolves, the position will increasingly focus on project financial ownership, analysis, controls, and business partnering rather than routine transactional processing.

Responsibilities

• Maintain financial oversight of assigned branches and projects from setup through final closeout.
• Ensure project costs, revenue, inventory, commitments, billings, receivables, and retention are complete, accurate, and recorded in the appropriate period.
• Apply Keller accounting policies and applicable revenue-recognition requirements, including IFRS 15 and, where relevant, ASC 606.
• Partner with Project Managers to develop and maintain monthly forecasts, including estimate-at-completion and estimate-to-complete projections.
• Analyze performance against budget and prior forecast, including revenue, margin, cost, productivity, cash flow, contingencies, and forecast movements.
• Review contracts, change orders, claims, back charges, billing terms, retention, and other commercial matters affecting project performance.
• Identify and communicate project risks and opportunities, including cost overruns, margin erosion, incomplete cost capture, unapproved change orders, billing delays, and collection concerns.
• Participate in weekly project reviews, branch monthly forecast meetings, period-end close, and branch performance discussions.
• Provide oversight of project billing, accounts receivable, collections, retention, and overbilling or underbilling positions.
• Prepare reconciliations, accrual support, variance analysis, management commentary, and audit-ready project documentation.
• Serve as the first line of financial control for assigned branch and projects, ensuring compliance with Keller policies, approval requirements, internal controls, and established procedures.
• Provide actionable financial insight to Project Managers and branch leadership to support cost control, margin protection, cash flow, and operational decision-making.
• Support standardized processes, system improvements, training, process documentation, and effective handoffs between branch Operations, Finance, and centralized support functions.
• Maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive project, customer, employee, supplier, and financial information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Three to five years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in construction, engineering, project-based, or multi-location operations.
• Experience with project accounting, job-cost reporting, forecasting, revenue recognition, reconciliations, billing, receivables, and period-end close.
• Working knowledge of IFRS 15 or ASC 606 preferred.
• CPA, CPA eligibility, or CCIFP designation is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with enterprise financial or project-management systems.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge assumptions constructively, manage competing priorities, and meet demanding deadlines.
• High level of integrity, attention to detail, accountability, and discretion.
• Occasional travel to branch offices and project sites may be required.