Senior Project Accountant - Mechanical - Hooper Deforest - Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:30:56 -0600

Since 1913, Hooper has grown to become a well-respected electric power and mechanical contractor. With headquarters in Wisconsin and regional offices in the states of Colorado, Florida, and Ohio, Hooper provides a wide range of services to support commercial and residential clients. Hooper provides competitive compensation and many supportive benefits including Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Matching 401(k) plan, Paid Time Off (PTO), 9 paid holidays, Identity Theft Protection, Life Insurance, as well as Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverage.

General Summary:

Hooper Corporation is expanding with a new Wauwatosa office to support our growing client base, offering a prime leadership opportunity for an experienced professional to lead the growth in the local accounting and administrative team. Ideal for those passionate about cost accounting, this role involves managing labor/equipment costs, job cost analysis, customer invoicing, and financial reporting. This position is perfect for someone looking to grow within a well-established company.

We are seeking a versatile, detail-oriented team player who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. The ideal candidate takes initiative, follows directions precisely, and exercises sound judgment to support our rapid growth. Being a self-starter with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines, have a client service attitude, as well as strong organization, communication, leadership, and document coordination skills are required to successfully handle this position.

Principal Accountabilities:

Payroll & Time Tracking: Manage end-to-end weekly project payroll, including timecard reconciliation, data entry, and coordinating corrections to ensure accurate, timely pay.

Invoicing & AR: Execute monthly T&M and lump-sum client invoicing, ensuring all labor, equipment, and project-related costs are accurately billed.

Financial Administration: Utilize COINS software for job cost setups, budget entry, tracking, and general accounting tasks (AP/AR).

Reporting & Analysis: Prepare confidential and recurring financial reports, performing data interpretation with minimal supervision.

Office Operations: Serve as primary point of contact, manage office supplies, and maintain office policies to ensure a productive environment.

Process Improvement: Identify, document, and implement department financial procedural improvements in collaboration with management.

Support & Coordination: Act as a liaison between vendors, clients, and project staff, and provide backup support for various accounting roles.

Other: Performs other duties/special projects as assigned.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

Bachelor’s degree (Business/Finance/Accounting) preferred, or a combination of education and experience that demonstrates required expertise.

Strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and ability to meet deadlines to reconcile invoice and payroll discrepancies.

Ability to manage multiple projects in a deadline driven environment.

Must have intermediate Microsoft Excel experience working with large sets of data (formulas, pivot tables, & VLOOKUP’s).

Minimum of 5 years of project/job cost accounting experience, or 8+ years of general accounting experience.

Strong proofreading skills for correspondence to prepare reports in an accurate manner.

Computer skills and basic knowledge of computer hardware are required.

Experience with customer relations and service-related problem solving are required.

Construction accounting, invoicing and/or payroll experience is preferred.

Description of Physical Working Environment:

Normal office environment. Routinely works from a sitting position with a computer. Repetitive typing and computer use required. Regular bending, twisting, and light lifting with or without reasonable accommodation.

Hooper is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, considering candidates regardless of age, color, creed, disability, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law.