Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

Controller

Department: Finance & Accounting
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer / Executive Leadership
Location: Austin, TX
Employment Type: Full-Time
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Annual Revenue: $25M-$50M
Compensation: $120,000-$165,000 base salary, commensurate with experience
Benefits: Health insurance, 401(k), and PTO
Work Arrangement: On-site

The Controller is responsible for overseeing and managing the financial operations of the company, ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, regulatory compliance, and effective cash-flow management. This position plays a critical role in supporting the company's financial health and profitability while partnering closely with Executive Leadership, Operations, Estimating, Project Management, and Human Resources.

The ideal candidate will have strong construction-industry accounting experience and a thorough understanding of job costing, work-in-progress (WIP) reporting, percentage-of-completion accounting, subcontractor and vendor payables, retainage, project billing, cash flow, and construction financial reporting
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The Controller will provide leadership to the accounting function and ensure financial information is accurate, timely, and useful for management decision-making.

This is a lean, hands-on accounting team, and the Controller will have significant ownership over the function—shaping processes, systems, and reporting directly rather than operating through layers of staff. This is an excellent opportunity for a Controller who wants direct influence over how the accounting operation is built and run.

• Oversee all day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash management, and financial reporting.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Ensure financial statements are accurate, complete, and prepared in accordance with applicable accounting principles.
• Develop and monitor financial reporting and key performance indicators for Executive Leadership.
• Provide financial analysis, forecasting, and recommendations to support business decisions.
• Monitor company profitability, overhead, margins, and operating expenses.
• Establish and maintain appropriate accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Manage the company's annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Coordinate with outside CPA firms, auditors, tax professionals, banks, insurance providers, and other financial partners.

• Oversee construction accounting processes and ensure accurate job-cost reporting.
• Review job cost activity, including labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and other project expenses.
• Monitor project profitability and identify potential cost overruns or margin concerns.
• Review and analyze WIP schedules and percentage-of-completion calculations.
• Work closely with Project Managers and Operations to ensure project financial information is accurate and current.
• Review contract values, change orders, committed costs, billings, payments, and projected costs to complete.
• Monitor project cash flow and identify potential billing or collection issues.
• Ensure proper accounting for retainage, deposits, prepaid expenses, and other construction-specific financial items.
• Assist leadership in evaluating project performance and financial risk.
• Establish financial controls to minimize project losses, errors, and unapproved expenditures.

• Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable functions.
• Establish appropriate payment procedures and ensure vendors and subcontractors are paid accurately and timely.
• Monitor outstanding receivables and assist with collection efforts when necessary.
• Review aging reports and identify past-due accounts.
• Monitor subcontractor and vendor balances, retainage, and payment status.
• Maintain appropriate cash reserves and manage daily cash-flow requirements.
• Review and approve significant expenditures in accordance with company policy.
• Ensure appropriate documentation is maintained for vendor and subcontractor payments.