Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

Position Summary

The Controller is a key financial leadership position responsible for overseeing the Company’s accounting and financial operations. This position works closely with executive leadership, project superintendents, estimators, and other operational leaders to ensure accurate financial reporting, effective project budgeting, strong financial controls, and overall project profitability.

The ideal candidate will have extensive construction accounting and finance experience, a strong understanding of job costing and work-in-progress (WIP) reporting, and a hands‑on approach to financial management. The Controller will provide both strategic financial guidance and day‑to‑day leadership of the accounting function.

• Oversee the Company’s day‑to‑day accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, cash management, payroll, reconciliations, and month‑end and year‑end close processes.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and management reports.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and ensure appropriate reconciliation of balance sheet and income statement accounts.
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve accounting policies, procedures, internal controls, and financial processes.
• Ensure financial transactions are properly documented, authorized, recorded, and reported.
• Monitor cashflow and provide leadership with timely information regarding cash requirements and financial obligations.
• Oversee accounts receivable, collections, retention / retainage, and other construction‑related billing activities.
• Coordinate with external accountants, auditors, banking partners, insurance representatives, and other financial professionals as necessary.

• Oversee job costing, contract revenue recognition, WIP reporting, project forecasting, and project financial analysis.
• Prepare and review WIP schedules and ensure project revenue, costs, margins, and estimated costs to complete accurately reported.
• Partner with project superintendents, estimators, and other operational leaders to review project budgets, costs, forecasts, and financial performance.
• Analyze project bids, estimates, budgets, change orders, and financial data to evaluate profitability and identify financial risks.
• Monitor actual project performance against estimates and budgets and identify significant cost, margin, or profitability variances.
• Provide leadership with timely analysis of project performance and recommendations for corrective action when necessary.
• Support effective management of contract billing, change orders, retention, collections, and project closeout.

• Lead the Company’s annual budgeting and financial forecasting processes.
• Develop short‑and‑long‑term financial forecasts to support operational and strategic decision‑making.
• Analyze financial results and provide executive leadership with meaningful information regarding trends, risks, opportunities, and business performance.
• Develop financial models and reporting tools to improve visibility into project and Company profitability.
• Provide recommendations designed to improve margins, cashflow, operational efficiency, and overall financial performance.

• Provide oversight of payroll operations and ensure payroll is processed accurately and timely.
• Ensure payroll practices comply with applicable federal, state, and local requirements and construction‑industry requirements.
• Maintain appropriate financial controls related to payroll, labor costing, and allocation of labor expenses to projects.
• Work collaboratively with Human Resources and Operations regarding payroll, labor costs, employee changes, and related compliance matters.

• Lead or support the implementation, conversion, integration, and optimization of ERP, accounting, payroll, and financial reporting systems.
• Evaluate existing accounting processes and recommend improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency, automation, and…