Senior Accounting Analyst – Construction Sector

Description

Job Summary: Universal Security and Facility Services is seeking a Senior Accounting Analyst to manage accounting, finance, and cost control for construction projects, ensuring accuracy of records and supporting decision-making. Key Highlights: 1. You will directly participate in the accounting management of construction projects. 2. You will have ownership over account analysis, financial closings, and financial reporting. 3. Opportunity to strengthen knowledge in project accounting and IFRS. About the Role Universal Security and Facility Services seeks to hire a **Senior Accounting Analyst – Construction Sector** to support and strengthen accounting, financial, and cost-control management related to construction projects and operations. In this role, you will be responsible for analyzing accounts, executing monthly closings, controlling costs by project and cost center, preparing reconciliations, and ensuring that accounting records accurately reflect company operations. You will collaborate with Finance, Administration, Procurement, Operations, and project managers, providing reliable information to support financial control and decision-making. We seek a professional with solid accounting experience, strong analytical skills, and knowledge of project-based operations—capable of working autonomously while maintaining high standards of accuracy. Why Join Us? **Project Exposure:** You will directly participate in the accounting management of construction projects, contracts, and cost centers. **Professional Responsibility:** You will have ownership over account analysis, closings, reconciliations, and financial reporting. **Multidisciplinary Collaboration:** You will work closely with Finance, Operations, Procurement, Administration, and project teams. **Technical Development:** You will strengthen your expertise in project accounting, cost control, financial reporting, and IFRS. **Continuous Improvement:** You will have the opportunity to identify and propose improvements to accounting controls, processes, and tools. Main Responsibilities **General Accounting:** Record, review, and validate accounting transactions in accordance with internal policies and applicable regulations. **Monthly Closing:** Execute monthly accounting closings, including accruals, provisions, adjustments, and reclassifications. **Account Analysis:** Review account balances and movements, and investigate discrepancies or outstanding items. **Bank Reconciliations:** Prepare and review bank reconciliations and other relevant balances. **Project Accounting:** Monitor transactions related to construction projects, contracts, cost centers, and work orders. **Cost Control:** Analyze direct and indirect costs associated with construction projects. **Budgetary Control:** Compare actual expenses against approved budgets and identify significant variances. **Accounts Payable:** Review supplier invoices, purchase orders, supporting documentation, and correct accounting allocation. **Accounts Receivable:** Support billing tracking, outstanding balances, and customer account reconciliations. **Fixed Assets:** Maintain fixed asset records, including acquisitions, disposals, depreciation, and project-related movements. **Provisions and Accruals:** Prepare calculations and supporting documentation for provisions in accordance with accounting policies. **Financial Reporting:** Prepare periodic reports, variance analyses, and background information for management. **Audits:** Prepare supporting documentation and records requested during internal and external audits. **Tax Compliance:** Assist in preparing documentation required for tax filings and obligations. **Document Control:** Maintain organized contracts, invoices, accounting supports, and financial documentation. **Process Improvement:** Identify opportunities to automate reconciliations, reports, and recurring accounting tasks. What We Are Looking For **Experience:** 4–6 years of accounting experience, ideally within construction, engineering, infrastructure, or project-oriented companies. **Project Accounting:** Experience working with cost centers, work orders, budgets, and project expense control. **Accounting Closings:** Solid experience in monthly closings, provisions, accruals, adjustments, and reconciliations. **ERP Systems:** Experience using SAP, Softland, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Defontana, Manager ERP, or equivalent systems. **Excel:** Advanced proficiency for account analysis, reconciliations, reporting, and financial control. **IFRS:** Knowledge of IFRS standards and applicable accounting principles is highly valued. **Cost Control:** Ability to analyze cost, budget, and margin variances related to projects. **Financial Analysis:** Ability to interpret balance sheets, income statements, and relevant financial movements. **Attention to Detail:** High precision when reviewing documentation and accounting records. **Organization:** Ability to manage multiple projects, closings, and deadlines simultaneously. **Communication:** Strong coordination skills with finance, administrative, and operational teams. **Education:** Degree in Accounting and Auditing, General Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field. **Languages:** Professional Spanish required. Intermediate or technical-accounting English is considered an advantage. **Mindset:** Analytical, rigorous, organized, and oriented toward control, compliance, and continuous improvement. Salary: $19,000 – $25,000 per year Work Location: On-site employment