Group Controller

Posted Monday, December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM

About Legence
Legence (Nasdaq: LGN) is a leading provider of engineering, consulting, installation, and maintenance services for mission-critical systems in buildings. The company specializes in designing, fabricating, and installing complex HVAC, process piping, and other mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems—enhancing energy efficiency, reliability, and sustainability in new and existing facilities. Legence also delivers long-term performance through strategic upgrades and holistic solutions. Serving some of the world’s most technically demanding sectors, Legence counts over 60% of the Nasdaq-100 Index among its clients.

Legence is in the process of expanding our Finance organization as a result of continued growth and have identified the need for a Group Controller position:

Engineering & Consulting Segment Group Controller

This position could be based in the following geographies:

• Louisville, KY
• Houston, TX

Candidates need public company experience and will hold a CPA license. Big Four public accounting experience is desirable. While working within the overall Corporate Finance team and Business Unit Controllers, the successful candidate will also partner with the Engineering & Consulting Segment leader to accomplish the stated responsibilities below, among others:

• Multi-Site Controllership - Work closely with Management, Business Units, and Finance community to deploy and maintain strong controls spanning financial cycles (General Ledger & Consolidation, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Inventory, Fixed Assets, HR & Payroll, Treasury and Tax). Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• M&A Due Diligence and Integration - Support due diligence cycle, share expertise and provide insights regarding all accounting and financial matters during deal evaluation. Monitor QoE process, share perspectives and articulate priorities to be pursued during the integration cycle. Support purchase accounting process including cut off adjustments, pro forma entries, fair valuation procedure and

Purchase Price allocation, Final Statement preparation and subsequent monitoring of Earnout performance.

• Percentage of Completion Accounting - Develop and maintain effective Percentage of Completion forecast capability. Assess adequacy of resource deployment commensurate with known project schedules and workload. Ensure adequate cost accumulation on each project.
• Financial Planning - Support annual planning cycle, including preparation and consolidation of budget requests across businesses, analytics, management review and Board presentations.
• Monthly Performance Review - Maintain KPI dashboards and steer monthly analytical process to assess operational and financial performance, including labor efficiency and productivity, margin scalability, and cash conversion. Work with business units to review expense projections and provide recommendations regarding cost reduction as well as opportunities to redeploy resources across projects and departments.

Assess risks and opportunities spanning revenue growth, margin expansion and cash conversion.

• Audit - Partner with external auditors to support annual audit procedures. Ensure timely communication and provide accurate documentation, including "Prepared by Client" deliverables.
• Policy and Controls – Ensure that efficient policies and procedures and the proper internal controls are in place across Business Units under supervision
• Financial Reporting – Ensure Business Unit financial results are in conformity with US GAAP together with financial policies established by Corporate Finance

Candidates will have the following critical competencies:

• Integrity:
  Impeccable work ethic, slow to judge, objective and candid with desire to drive for transparency. Accountable and willing to make personal commitments to drive the transformation of the Finance function. Follow through on commitments, drive for closure and deliver sustainable results.
• Technical: US GAAP, Federal, State & Local Tax, Labor Laws, ERP/MRP and Financial Systems.
• Organized:
  Sense of urgency with ability to see the forest for the trees, set priorities,…