Senior Accountant - Grand Forks, ND or Fargo, ND

As a Senior Accountant at AE2S, you’ll play a key role in both the strategic and operational aspects of the accounting department. As a Senior Accountant, you help the Accounting Manager review work for accuracy and compliance with internal processes. You understand how individual entries affect the broader accounting system. As the Senior Accountant, you’ll jump in to support data entry, because no task is too small when it comes to helping the accounting team succeed.

The Senior Accountant role blends technical expertise, leadership, and collaboration. If you value precision, teamwork, and continuous improvement, AE2S offers a rewarding opportunity for a Senior Accountant ready to make an impact.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements.
• Review and manage monthly journal entries, analyses, and account reconciliations with the Accounting Team to accurately close financial periods.
• Manage, maintain and understand complex spreadsheets which are formula-heavy and interconnected with other data sources.
• Assist in monitoring cash balances and assist with cash management functions such as cash reporting, cash transfers, and line of credit transfers to conserve the Company’s cash position
• Assist in ESOP and 401(k) Plan related entries/activity like accounting for loan balances, related interest
• Assist with development, implementation and maintenance of accounting systems, as well as the integration of any new accounting systems within the existing corporate systems structure.
• Collaborate with leadership and others to verify assets and ensure data integrity for depreciation.
• Assist in the preparation of annual operating and capital budgets and performance projections with leadership.
• Take a lead role in requests by Management with special projects and requests as required.

Basic Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in accounting or finance roles
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial systems
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Experience with budgeting, audits, and financial reporting
• Comfortable with data entry and hands-on tasks
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA certification
• Experience using Deltek Vantagepoint and Workday Adaptive Planning
• Experience with sales tax and corporate accounting and a general understanding of payroll
• Prior experience in an engineering, consulting, or related business environment

Physical Qualifications

• Primary functions require physical ability and sufficient mobility to work in an office setting 
• Ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time 
• Occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist 
• Occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull light to moderate amounts of weight 
• Operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement  
• Fine coordination including the use of a computer keyboard 
• May require lifting and carrying up to 20 pounds, with rare lifting of up to 50 pounds 
• May require occasional evenings and weekends with overtime expectations varying with workload 
• May be required to travel to off-site locations including occasional overnight stays out of town 

Elevate Your Career with AE2S – Award-Winning Culture and Unmatched Benefits

Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services (AE2S) is an award-winning, specialized civil/environmental engineering consulting firm that provides professional services and a unique brand of extreme client service.  Our work environment is consistently recognized both locally and nationally for our great culture and values, proven recognition programs, and social atmosphere. 

• Great Culture and Spirit where Creativity is Fostered
• Significant Opportunities to Grow and Advance
• 100-percent Employee Owned
• Core Values which Speak to the Heart of AE2S and its Employees
• Large, Diverse, and Challenging Projects with the Latest Technology
• Family-Friendly with Flexibility and Work-Life Balance

AE2S offers more than just competitive compensation and a best-in-class insurance package to our employees and families; our benefit plan is one of the richest plans currently in the marketplace today!

• 100-percent paid Family Health Insurance
• 100-percent paid Employee Dental, Short- & Long-Term Disability, and Vision Insurance
• Discretionary Bonus Plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Matching 401(k) Contributions with Discretionary Profit Sharing Contributions
• Paid Time Off (PTO) Credits for Past Experience
• Paid Parental Leave
• Wellness Program

AE2S is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer