Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

Our client in the renewable energy space is looking for a Controller for their office based in Santa Cruz.

• Own the full month-end close cycle, including journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Produce monthly financial statements and management reports on a defined close calendar
• Maintain dual reporting methodology: earned revenue basis for internal management reporting; billed basis for lender and bonding reporting
• Prepare and maintain WIP schedules, over/under billing analysis, and job cost reports by project
• Support year-end close and coordinate with external CPA firm for tax preparation and audit
• Develop management reporting that goes beyond accuracy into actionable insight, including margin analysis by project, business unit performance, and trend identification
• Develop and maintain financial KPIs for project performance, operational efficiency, and business unit profitability
• Produce monthly Backlog Analysis and Progress Billing Summary reports, flagging variances and anomalies to CFO/COO
• Maintain over/under billing analysis as a standalone deliverable
• Own the monthly Earned Revenue Workbook, including pulling Job Summary Reports from Jonas, reconciling milestone vs. earned revenue basis, and ensuring monthly financial statements reflect ASC 606 revenue recognition

• Maintain job cost accounting across all active projects using Jonas Premier (ERP)
• Validate earned revenue monthly using Job Summary Reports (JSR) in accordance with ASC 606 percent-complete methodology
• Partner with Project Management and field operations to ensure cost coding accuracy, change order tracking, time card accuracy, and budget vs. actual visibility
• Identify and elevate job cost variances and margin erosion in a timely manner
• Manage grant revenue recognition for clean energy incentives (CALeVIP, CEC, ITC) including supporting documentation and AJEs
• Establish and maintain warranty reserve accounting policies, including determination of reserve amounts, timing of accrual, and release methodology; ensure reserves are properly reflected in job cost, WIP, and earned revenue calculations

• Oversee AP, AR, and subcontractor payment processes; ensure compliance with conditional and unconditional lien waiver requirements
• Oversee field payroll processing, prevailing wage compliance, and certified payroll submission in coordination with payroll provider (Bizhaven/Paylocity) and external compliance firm (PWC); review prevailing wage payroll batches before release and certified payroll submissions before DIR filing
• Oversee payroll provider (Bizhaven) for payroll processing function, including bi-weekly payroll batches, time card approval workflow, prevailing wage payroll, and certified payroll
• Review and approve payroll batches before release; serve as primary point of accountability for payroll accuracy
• Oversee fringe benefit accounting and remittance tied to IBEW signatory obligations, including reconciliation against Jonas burden rates
• Support ITC/PWA documentation package for placed-in-service projects, including running ratio reconciliation and records retention
• Manage owner draws, intercompany transactions, and related-entity accounting across the company's entities, AMPS-EV I LLC, and real estate holding entity

• Design, document, and enforce accounting policies and internal controls
• Maintain fixed asset register and depreciation schedules (book depreciation managed in-house)
• Support banking, bonding, lender, and insurance broker relationships, including preparation of financial packages and WIP certifications
• Ensure compliance with California sales and use tax, contractor license requirements, and relevant employment tax obligations
• Own records retention policy enforcement, including ITC/PWA-specific documentation requirements
• Review vendor and subcontractor contracts for financial terms (payment, indemnity caps, LDs, retention) and coordinate subcontractor financial vetting
• Develop and maintain written accounting policies and memos for non-routine matters (CIP, warranty accounting, cost capitalization, inter-company transfers)

• Own the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of financial processes and reporting infrastructure. This includes maintaining existing systems (labor reclassification, earned revenue reconciliation, cash flow dashboards) and…