Accountant

We are looking for an Accountant to join a real estate development organization in South Carolina. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for someone in finance who can turn detailed cost and accounting data into practical business insight while supporting accurate, timely financial reporting. The role works closely with accounting, operations, and leadership teams to resolve discrepancies, strengthen reporting, and improve day-to-day financial processes.

Responsibilities:
• Manage recurring reconciliations and financial reviews tied to project costs, prepaid balances, deposits, reserves, inventory-related accounts, work-in-process activity, and month-end close deliverables.
• Examine budget versus actual results to highlight spending patterns, explain unusual fluctuations, and identify omitted, duplicated, or misclassified costs requiring follow-up.
• Communicate financial issues in a clear and actionable way by providing commentary, recommendations, and updates to internal business partners and leadership.
• Review purchasing and invoicing activity to detect incomplete support, irregular transaction status changes, vendor-related concerns, pricing inconsistencies, and other preventable cost issues.
• Prepare and share reports such as exception summaries, scorecards, variance analyses, and open-cost tracking tools that help teams prioritize risks and next steps.
• Reconcile and monitor reserve activity through rollforwards, cleanup efforts, and open-item analysis to maintain accurate and supportable balances.
• Investigate discrepancies caused by timing differences, coding errors, duplicate entries, missing documentation, or mismatched system data, and drive timely resolution.
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable, Purchasing, operations, and other internal stakeholders to confirm approvals, resolve issues, and keep financial transactions moving accurately and on schedule.
• Develop and refine training guides, process documentation, review checklists, and recurring task instructions to improve consistency, efficiency, and knowledge transfer.
• Apply Excel, reporting tools, automation, and AI-enabled technology to reduce manual effort, identify cost-saving opportunities, and improve how teams review and act on financial information.

Qualifications:

• Experience supporting accounting functions such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger activity, journal entries, and bank reconciliations.
• Strong analytical ability with a track record of reviewing financial data, identifying exceptions, and resolving discrepancies accurately.
• Proficiency in Excel and reporting tools used for reconciliations, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Ability to manage month-end responsibilities and maintain organized, reliable supporting documentation.
• Comfortable partnering with cross-functional teams to investigate issues, communicate findings, and drive timely follow-up.
• Knowledge of cost analysis, account reconciliation, and internal control best practices.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment.

Compensation

$26.60-$30.80 Hourly

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