Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Reporting

We are looking for a Controller with experience in the facilities, construction or maintenance space.

Our client is a nationwide commercial General Construction & Facility Maintenance organization built on respect, collaboration, and doing the right thing.

We are looking for a Controller to supports the company's financial operations with a hands‑on focus on accurate accounting, month‑end close processes, internal controls, and job‑cost visibility across construction and facilities service work.

• Own day‑to‑day accounting operations across A/P, A/R, cash receipts, and disbursements
  , ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and proper approvals
• Manage month‑end close execution, including journal entries, accruals, prepaid schedules, depreciation entries
  , and reconciliation packages
• Maintain the general ledger integrity, including chart of accounts governance
  , coding discipline, and proper classification between overhead and job costs
• Prepare and review financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow support) and deliver clear variance explanations for leadership
• Drive job costing accuracy by validating cost coding, reviewing project cost allocations, and supporting consistent margin reporting across projects and service work
• Monitor A/R health and collections support, including reviewing aging, identifying issues, and coordinating with operations on disputed items and backup documentation
• Oversee A/P workflow quality, ensuring vendor invoices are coded correctly, approvals are documented, and payment runs follow internal controls
• Support subcontractor and vendor compliance tracking as needed, including W‑9s, COIs, lien releases/waivers
  , and payment documentation standards
• Create and maintain recurring reporting (cash position, A/P aging, A/R aging, job cost summaries, overhead trends) for weekly/monthly review
• Support budgeting and forecasting, including department spend tracking, headcount cost support, and project cash flow inputs
• Partner with operations leadership to improve financial visibility (job profitability, cost drivers, change impacts, purchasing discipline)
• Maintain internal controls and audit readiness, including documentation standards, segregation of duties support, and evidence retention
• Coordinate with external CPA/audit partners for reviews, year‑end support, and request fulfillment
• Support system improvements and ERP process adoption (e.g., Business Central migration support, workflow standardization, reporting enhancements)
• Identify process gaps and drive continuous improvement, including SOP creation and training for consistent execution

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)
• 4–7+ years of progressive accounting experience;
  construction, job‑costing, or project‑based accounting strongly preferred
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP
  , close processes, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deadlines and maintain quality in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, reconciliation models, and reporting summaries
• Experience with accounting platforms (Quick Books Online and/or ERP systems); ability to learn new systems quickly
• Strong attention to detail, documentation discipline, and commitment to accurate financial reporting
• Professional communication skills with ability to work with vendors, operations, and leadership

• Experience supporting job costing / project margin reporting
  , including cost coding governance and variance investigation
• Experience supporting system implementations or ERP transitions (Business Central or similar)
• Experience building or improving A/P approval workflows
  , check controls, and documentation standards
• Exposure to multi‑state operations
  , multi‑entity accounting, or intercompany support
• Experience supporting audit/review processes and building audit‑ready packages
• Familiarity with construction/facilities documentation flows including POs, COs, vendor compliance, and closeout documentation