ABOUT THE POSITION

Accountant – Watertown, MA – Hybrid

As an Accountant at VHB, you will play a key role in preparing, reviewing, and analyzing moderately complex cost and financial data to ensure accurate, timely, and reliable reporting of financial results. This role handles moderately complex issues and problems independently, while referring more advanced matters to senior team members.

As part of VHB—recognized as a 2025 U.S. Best Managed Company—you will contribute to a culture built on integrity, innovation, and operational excellence.

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Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare and review reconciliations for VHB’s bank accounts (operations, accounts payable, payroll, employee expenses), ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Analyze indirect organizational operating expenses monthly to verify proper cost allocation and initiate corrections where applicable; conduct additional ad-hoc analysis as needed.
• Investigate monthly actual-to-budget cost variances of moderately complex cases, identifying drivers and ensuring accurate reporting results.
• Perform balance sheet analyses to identify account components, cost trends, variances, and related findings that support management decision-making.
• Perform accrual projections and assist with developing reliable expense forecasts.
• Prepare financial reports and monthly financial statements in accordance with accounting standards and internal requirements.
• Support day-to-day research of accounting questions, invoice retrieval, and internal audit/tax compliance tasks.
• Review project data to ensure revenue and expense coding accuracy.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of accounting principles, methods, and procedures and apply them consistently.
• Assist the manager with posting information, answering co-worker inquiries, and mentoring less experienced accounting staff.
• Assist with preparation for the year-end audit and prepare tax work papers for auditors.
• Participate in professional and personal development aligned with career goals.
• Perform all job functions in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and VHB policies and procedures.

Skills & Knowledge

• Solid understanding of accounting and finance principles, methods, and procedures.
• Strong Excel proficiency (pivot tables, formulas, data analysis) and comfort working with moderately complex spreadsheets.
• Experience with accounting/financial systems preferred.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with demonstrated critical-thinking skills.
• Detail-oriented, organized, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple tasks independently while contributing effectively to a team.
• Ability to research accounting questions, analyze scenarios, and ask probing questions to ensure accuracy in financial data.
• Skills and knowledge must be commensurate with required experience and job level.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2–4+ years of related accounting or finance experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

Our best estimate of the salary range for this position is $70,000 - 90,000. This offer is determined based on a number of job-related factors including internal comparators, skills, education, training, credentials, experience, scope and complexity of role responsibilities and geographic location. In addition, VHB offers a holistic benefits package which can be found here. 

We are VHB! We’re an inspired and innovative team of engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. Our work helps improve mobility, enhance communities, and contribute to economic vitality. We do this while balancing development and infrastructure needs with stewardship of our environment. 

Our people make us great! VHB provides a differentiating employee experience, which includes: 

• Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation
• Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects
• Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards
• Focus on learning, development, and career growth
• Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace  

We are consistently rated one of the top AEC firms to work for across our 30+ offices on the East Coast. We’re growing, and we hope you’ll join us! 

VHB is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of inclusion and belonging, supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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