Regional Controller

Vaco has partnered with an exciting, private equity-backed organization to hire a Regional Controller in Phoenix, Arizona!

$130,000-$145,000 base salary + bonus (depending on experience)

Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

• Significant advancement opportunities within a rapidly evolving company
• Opportunity to partner closely with executive leadership and operations teams
• Lead a regional accounting function with direct management responsibilities

• Lead key accounting and financial reporting activities for the region, ensuring accurate and timely month-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Partner with leadership to support budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and business performance initiatives while providing actionable financial insights.
• Collaborate with project and operational teams to monitor project performance, revenue recognition, profitability, and overall financial health.
• Oversee audit support, regulatory compliance, internal controls, and accounting processes to maintain accuracy and reduce risk.
• Drive process improvements, system enhancements, and scalable accounting practices that support continued organizational growth.
• Work cross-functionally with finance, operations, project management, and other business partners while supporting special projects and strategic initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (Required)
• 5+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience, preferably within construction, project-based, multi-entity, or similar operational environments.
• Strong understanding of project accounting concepts, including revenue recognition, job costing, work-in-progress (WIP), and percentage-of-completion accounting.
• Experience working with ERP and financial reporting systems;
  Sage Intacct or similar platforms (Preferred)
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to effectively partner across accounting, finance, and operations teams.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.

Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied.

Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

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