Regional Controller

Our client is a PE-backed provider of contracted construction services to public and private customers across the US. The Company is growing rapidly, both organically and through acquisition, and seeks a Regional Controller to support their East Coast operations, which represents one third of their revenues. If you are seeking a GREAT CULTURE, enjoy building best-in‑class processes in the construction industry, and are within commuting distance to Hammonton, NJ, then we’d love to hear from you!

The Regional Controller is a key member of the finance organization, responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the financial statements, ensuring consistent accounting policies and procedures are applied across the organization, and management of the financial control process and methodology. They will have significant relevant experience with all areas of financial accounting and controls, in addition to relationship management within finance, other operational groups, and all regional business units.

• Provide accurate and complete financial statements by ensuring all key balance sheet accounts are reconciled promptly on a monthly basis.
• Ensure disposition of reconciled items is handled appropriately and ensure sign-offs from all accounting staff/managers.
• Coordinate with each location for a timely close process, including checklists, sign-offs, and journal entry logs.
• Develop processes and procedures as required.
• Engage in continuous improvement of the close cycle and closing checklists.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly package to the EVP, Business Services, and to PPG’s Corporate Controller, including key account reconciliations and identification of any risk areas or assessments.
• Develop effective review process of all account reconciliations, repository, and meeting cadence before, during, and after close.
• Establish full calendar, including pre-close meetings, touch points during close, and related deliverables based on closing checklist requirements, and P&L reviews at the appropriate time during close.
• Ensure accuracy of T/B loads into consolidation reporting tool and deliverables of Business Unit financial statements.
• Consolidate financial statements, income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statement; guarantee GAAP reporting and management reporting accuracy monthly.
• Responsible for multiple locations, with differing levels of personnel, to facilitate day-to-day activities and accurate monthly and quarterly financial close process.
• Oversee accounting and financial controls for three asphalt production plants, ensuring accurate financial reporting, inventory accounting, cost allocations, and timely month-end close activities.
• Partner with operations leadership to provide financial oversight of job costing, production activities, inventory management, equipment utilization, raw material consumption, and plant-level performance metrics.
• Ensure accurate accounting and reporting related to job costing, plant operations, including production costs, inventory movements, fixed assets, capital expenditures, and profitability analysis.
• Direct the accounting, tax, and related support teams to ensure all financial data is accurate and timely.
• Regularly work with the Corporate team to answer questions, run ad-hoc reports or analysis, and participate in business improvement initiatives.
• Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership for the function, coordinating activities and managing direct and indirect reports to achieve the goals and initiatives needed to ensure success in the areas of audit, consolidations, accounting policy, controls environment, closing process (timely, accurate, efficient), revenue accounting (overtime output method), and receipts and disbursements.
• Ensuring information is provided to third‑party tax firm for timely and accurate filings and compliance.
• Direct the timely preparation of all financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Lead the financial integration of acquired entities.
• Manage external audit process in conjunction with the Corporate Controller to ensure all audits are completed on budget and on time, as well as…