Accounts Payable Accountant, Capital Programs

We’re seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Accountant, Capital Programs to support large, heavy-civil infrastructure programs, including highways, roads, bridges, transit (both rail and bus), international airports, and water/wastewater projects delivered through both traditional and alternative methods. Your primary focus will be accounts payable for a major transit capital program, where accurate contractor and consultant payments, clean grant reimbursements, and audit-ready records keep construction moving and funding flowing. You’ll work directly with the chief financial officer and finance staff across the full accounts payable cycle and support month-end and year-end close, 1099 and sales and use tax reporting, and reporting to funding agencies.

This is a long-term, full-time, hybrid position (3 days per week on-site, with willingness to report up to 5 days per week as required), in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

• →Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• →Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills.
• →Collaborative mindset that fosters teamwork, trust, and positive relationships.
• →Natural curiosity, problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• →Strong attention to detail and sound independent judgment when applying accounting standards, internal controls, and regulations.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of increasingly responsible professional accounting experience.
• Experience processing accounts payable, including complex vendor invoices, employee expense reports, and voucher exceptions, and verifying proper authorization and documentation for disbursements.
• Experience preparing journal entries, financial reports, and statements, and analyzing, posting, balancing, and reconciling accounts for month-end and year-end close.
• Experience reviewing, interpreting, and verifying the accuracy of complex financial reports, ledgers, records, and contract documents.
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and terminology of general, commercial, fund, and governmental accounting.
• Knowledge of budgeting principles and the laws and regulations governing public fiscal operations.
• Knowledge of payroll processing and wage and benefit plan concepts.
• Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) or financial management systems for processing and analyzing accounting data (e.g., Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, etc.).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

• Master’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) (Association of Government Accountants), or Certified Accounts Payable Professional (CAPP) (Institute of Finance and Management).
• Experience processing contractor and consultant payments on capital construction programs, including progress payments, retention, and change orders.
• Experience with large (>$500M), complex, heavy-civil infrastructure projects that include highways, roads, bridges, transit (including rail and bus), and/or airport projects.
• Experience processing and reporting on FTA or other federal and state grant-funded capital expenditures.
• Accounting experience with a governmental or public agency.
• Familiarity with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) standards.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI, Oracle Cloud Analytics, or other dashboard KPI reporting software.