Controller, Accounting, Financial Compliance

Description

Highmark Companies is a growing family of construction, design and home-services brands including Highmark Builders, Highmark Home Services, Exteriors by Highmark, Restorations by Highmark, Ruby+Suede, and Christian Brothers Cabinets.

Behind every project is a finance function that keeps our jobs profitable, our cash flowing, and our leaders informed.

We’re hiring a Controller to own that function and lead our accounting team as the company scales.

As Controller
, you are the top accounting leader across all Highmark brands, reporting directly to our Chief Operating Officer. You’ll own consolidated financial reporting, month-end close, job-cost accuracy, and the day-to-day accounting operations that keep six operating companies running.

• Competitive Salary, starting at $
• Health Insurance — Company pays 100% of employee premium
• Health Savings Account
• Dental & Vision
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• 401K + Company Matching
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Profit Sharing
• Employee Discount Programs
• Paid Employee Referral Program

• Own the close:
  Lead an accurate, timely month-end and year-end close across all Highmark entities, including consolidations and inter-company transactions.
• Deliver the numbers:
  Produce financial statements, management reporting, and KPI dashboards that leadership actually uses to make decisions.
• Protect profitability:
  Own job costing and work-in-progress (WIP) reporting, including identifying and resolving under-billings before they become cash-flow problems, and partner with operations to keep projects on budget and margins accurate.
• Manage cash and controls:
  Oversee cash flow, AP/AR, payroll accounting, and a strong internal-control environment that safeguards company assets.
• Own collections performance:
  Own AR aging and DSO performance company-wide — direct the AR pillar's collection targets and aging-bucket reporting, align with Accounting on deposits/recs/internal billing, and partner with division VPs and their Pr to resolve draw and billing issues that delay payment.
• Lead the team:
  Manage, mentor, and develop the accounting staff; set standards, build bench strength, and create a culture of accountability.
• Stay compliant:
  Manage sales/use tax, 1099s, and other filings; coordinate the annual audit/review and serve as the primary contact for external CPAs and banking partners.
• Improve the engine:
  Refine accounting processes and systems (Sage 300 CRE and related tools) to increase speed, accuracy, and scalability.
• Support strategic decisions:
  Prepare budgets, forecasts, and cash-planning data, and provide the CEO and COO with clear, decision-ready financial analysis to inform the strategic decisions they own.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPA and/or MBA preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience; prior Controller or Assistant Controller experience strongly preferred.
• Construction, home-services, or project-based accounting experience — including job costing and WIP — highly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with construction/ERP accounting systems such as Sage 300 CRE, Sage Intacct, or comparable platforms.
• Experience owning a full-cycle close and consolidations, ideally across multiple legal entities.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort turning data into decision-ready insight.
• A proven people leader who can build, coach, and hold a team to high standards.
• High integrity and sound judgment handling confidential financial information.