Accounting Controller

About the role

STG Construction is the shared services company behind a family of specialty contractor businesses. We provide accounting, IT, HR, safety, and logistics support to four sister companies operating across electrical, communications/cell towers, underground, and fiber construction.

We're hiring an Accounting Controller to own our financial reporting and lead our accounting team. This is a true controller role focused on producing accurate and timely financial statements and on building a team that runs well and takes ownership. You'll report to the CFO, who will partner with you closely on the specifics of our business and our systems. This is a hands-on leadership seat. You'll own the monthly close and the consolidated financial statements, and you'll lead a team of assistant controllers along with our AP and AR staff – reviewing their work, developing their skills, and being the person they come to when they need assistance.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close and produce accurate, timely consolidated financial statements across multiple entities.
• Lead, coach, and develop the accounting team comprised of assistant controllers, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
• Review business unit financial statements prepared by assistant controllers for accuracy and completeness.
• Perform multi-entity consolidation and maintain general ledger integrity and internal controls.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and support to the AP and AR functions.
• Ensure construction-specific accounting is handled correctly: WIP schedules, percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, job costing, AIA billing, certified payroll, and vendor/lien compliance.
• Partner with the CFO to continuously improve close processes, reporting, and the team's capabilities.

Qualifications

• Required
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting
  • 5+ years of accounting experience
  • 2+ years in a supervisory or team-lead capacity
  • Construction industry accounting experience (WIP, percentage-of-completion, job costing, AIA, certified payroll)
  • Strong, working proficiency in Excel with the ability to build and work in it, not just read it
• Preferred
  • CPA
  • Public accounting experience
  • Experience with Foundation Software or a comparable construction ERP (Sage 300 CRE, Viewpoint, Procore, etc.)
  • Multi-entity consolidation experience
  • Experience using AI tools to improve or automate routine accounting processes

Benefits

• Competitive salary ($80,000–$100,000 depending on experience)
• Health insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Bonus eligibility