Sr. Accountant

One our fastest-growing professional services firms are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to lead full-cycle accounting and drive financial clarity across a lean, high-performing team. This is a hands-on, full ownership role.

Scope and Responsibilities

The Senior Accountant position, based in Dallas, TX, requires the individual to work in the Dallas office Monday through Thursday, with remote work option on Fridays. The ideal candidate should be highly committed, technically adept, organized, and possess strong analytical skills. The Senior Accountant role demands an individual capable of contributing to the finance and accounting functions, supporting the Controller in building a solid foundation for growth strategy. The ideal candidate will be able to navigate ambiguity, focus on financial and operational details, proactively solve problems, and thrive in a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment

Key Responsibilities
The Senior Accountant will report to the Controller, and the key responsibilities will include:

• Full-cycle accounting: Journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and month-end close
• Revenue recognition under ASC 606 and Percentage-of-Completion (POC) methodologies
• Project-based invoicing: Manage Time & Materials and Milestone billing workflows
• Cash Transactions: Oversee recording of receipts, disbursements, bank reconciliations, and daily cash position report
• AP process Management: Set up new vendors and contractors, review contracts, review and approve vendor and contractor invoices for proper coding, month end accrual analysis
• AR process Management: Set up new customers, review customer contracts, invoice customers according to contract, AR aging review, and collection of past due balances
• Month End Timesheet Approval in Kantata: Manage this process to ensure timeliness of submission and approvals to meet month end billing requirements
• Expense Reporting: Review and approve employee expense reports for adherence to company policy
• Monthly close: Prepare and review GL entries, reconciliations, prepaid and fixed asset schedules, and intercompany transactions
• Financial reporting: Assist Controller with generation of P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements with variance analysis
• Audit readiness: Maintain documentation and support external audits and state tax filings
• Process improvement: Simplify and automate accounting workflows for scale and compliance
• Other duties as assigned.

Education / Experience Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in professional services
• Strong understanding of GAAP, ASC 606, and project-based revenue models, software capitalization and reseller invoicing
• Proven ability to streamline processes, implement automation, and improve reporting accuracy
• Comfortable working in a small, agile accounting team with high ownership
• CPA or CPA-track preferred
• Bachelor or master's in accounting
• Enjoy working alongside others, solving problems, and providing answers to business issues
• Ability to adjust in an accelerated scaling business

Tools and Systems Used:

• QuickBooks Online for core accounting

• Kantata (Kimble) for project accounting and revenue tracking

• Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, conditional logic) for modeling and reporting

Career Path:
This role is designed with upward mobility. You'll work directly with the Controller, CFO, and executive leadership, with a defined path to Controller as the company scales.

Why Join Us:

• High-impact role with strategic visibility
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture
• Opportunity to shape financial infrastructure and automation

• Hybrid flexibility with North Dallas HQ (primarily in-office except Fridays are WFH)

Culture

• Entrepreneurial - We are a culture that is growing through a combination of new product and service development and cross sales.
• Authentic - This is a genuine culture where people bring their real, whole selves to the office and their clients. We operate in a customer-centric culture, not an ego-centric culture.
• Inspirational & Passionate - We orchestrate a competitive and compelling mission with an aligned set of values, goals, and a winning strategic path.
• High learning agility - We place high trust in our employees to make hundreds of decisions daily and know when to zoom-in and zoom-out on any number of topics, and quickly learn to scale themselves as the company grows. Keep it simple.
• Hands-on - There is no job that is "too small" for our top leaders. A successful candidate must be comfortable getting tactical when the job and company requires it. There is no work too small.
• Integrity - Live the values of the company.
• Employees First - We are known for its ability to outperform the competition because of our exceptional talent. We seek candidates that display a servant/leader mentality.

Personal / Professional Attributes

• Appreciate diverse perspectives and bring out the best in teams
• Ability to multitask, exercise sound judgment and prioritize conflicting demands of time with minimal supervision
• Strong and effective communication style with team members, customers, and executive leaders, both written and verbal
• Strong problem-solving skills and decision-making ability
• High degree of self-confidence, executive presence, poise, maturity, discretion, judgment, and empathy

The Midtown Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We are a small, woman-owned business certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). Operating from our headquarters in Washington, DC, we provide trusted staffing services nationwide. Our clients include thousands of the most prestigious Fortune 500 companies, law firms, financial organizations, tech innovators, non-profits, and lobbying firms, as well as federal, state and local government agencies.

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