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MTM Enterprises
Payroll and Project Accounting Specialist
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What they do
An Accounting Clerk keeps records of accounts and financial transactions. Works for a business or provides bookkeeping services for several smaller organizations or individuals. Provides information for financial and tax reports completed by an accountant.
$42,702 / year median in Kentucky
-14% projected decline
Job Description
About MTM Environmental MTM Environmental is a family-owned commercial general contractor based in Morehead, Kentucky, serving multiple markets across the region. We're entering a rapid growth phase and looking for someone who wants to grow with us. We treat people like family, not headcount, and we value quality work and long-term relationships over volume. Overview This is a hybrid payroll and project accounting role on a small, collaborative finance team. You'll own full-cycle payroll from start to finish, and you'll handle project accounting and AR for a small number of large, long-duration jobs. If you like variety and don't need a huge team around you to get things done, this fits. Remote-friendly within reason. You don't need to live in Morehead, but you should be within about an hour's drive to come into the office occasionally and meet with leadership. Key Responsibilities Process weekly payroll, including certified payroll, timekeeping review, and payroll tax reporting Handle project accounting functions including billing and AR for active jobs Post payroll journal entries and other journal entries as needed Assist with month-end close, including balance sheet reconciliations, under CPA oversight Requirements 1-3 years of hands-on payroll experience, including certified payroll Construction or job-cost accounting experience Comfortable wearing multiple hats in a small, still-developing finance function Located within about an hour of Morehead, KY. Occasional travel to Morehead required for meetings.