Junior Accountant (Remote)
Own day-to-day accounting for a US commercial painting company: job costing, receivables, payables, reconciliations and cash-flow reporting.
About Lydia Painting LLC
Dallas, Texas • Licensed Commercial & Industrial Coatings
Lydia Painting LLC is a licensed commercial and industrial painting company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Operating across Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and surrounding states, we pride ourselves on "Painting Client’s Envisioned Future" through innovation, quality, and client-centric project execution. Our services span from full interior/exterior painting and epoxy flooring to industrial coatings and wallcovering.
Job Summary
The Junior Accountant is a hands-on accounting role, not a training-only internship. You will take ownership of project job costing, accounts receivable and collections, accounts payable, reconciliations and weekly cash-flow reporting. You will keep accurate, audit-ready records, meet deadlines, flag issues early and recommend practical improvements. Your work will directly support management decisions and help build the company's long-term accounting structure.
Key Responsibilities
Project Profitability & Job Costing
Track labor, materials, subcontractor and equipment costs by project and cost code, compare actuals with estimates, budgets and change orders, and explain material variances.
Accounts Receivable & Collections
Prepare or verify customer invoices, maintain the AR aging report, follow up on payments professionally by email and phone, and prepare a weekly collection forecast.
Accounts Payable & Vendors
Review, code and record vendor and subcontractor invoices, maintain the AP aging report, reconcile vendor accounts and prepare payment recommendations for approval.
Reconciliations & Month-End Close
Prepare bank, credit-card, customer, vendor and balance-sheet reconciliations on schedule, resolve reconciling items and keep audit-ready support for every entry.
Cash-Flow & Management Reporting
Prepare weekly summaries of receivables, collections, payables and cash needs, and support rolling cash-flow forecasts with figures traceable to source records.
Systems, Records & Process Improvement
Work accurately in QuickBooks, Excel and company systems, keep electronic files orderly, and propose practical fixes for repeated errors and inefficient workflows.
Scope of Work
- Maintain project-level cost and revenue schedules and support project financial closeout
- Work with Operations to resolve missing documentation, miscoded costs and unbilled work
- Identify billing disputes, retainage, short payments and payment delays early and escalate them
- Investigate duplicate invoices, incorrect charges and missing vendor credits
- Support month-end close, financial-statement preparation and year-end requests from tax advisors
- Follow strict internal controls and segregation of duties: you prepare transactions, others approve and release funds
- Report any suspected errors, fraud or control gaps promptly to the Founder/CEO
- Treat all financial, customer and vendor information as confidential
Preferred Tools & Skills
Core Skills
Specialized Competencies
Nice-to-Have Tools
None of these are required. Experience with equivalent tools is just as welcome.
- Accounting software
- QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Desktop
- Spreadsheets
- Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
- Files & collaboration
- Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox
- Project management
- Construction or project-management software
Bonus Experience
Key Deliverables
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or HND in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
- 1–2 years of hands-on accounting or bookkeeping experience (AR, AP and reconciliations).
- Solid understanding of accounting principles and month-end close.
- Strong spreadsheet skills and close attention to detail.
- Professional written and spoken English, including confident payment follow-up by phone and email.
- Reliable and organized, with high integrity and respect for confidentiality.
Why Join Lydia Painting?
A hands-on role with real ownership, not a training-only internship.
Your work directly supports management decisions at a growing US company.
Help build the company's long-term accounting structure and processes.
Remote, results-based role with flexible working hours.
Duration & Reporting Structure
Position Overview
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Rolling applications (early submission encouraged)
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