Controller

Responsibilities

• Policies & Controls
• Ensure efficient policies and procedures and proper internal controls are in place.
• Review journal entries, account and bank reconciliations.
• Maintain a disciplined month-end close calendar and ensure compliance with GAAP and internal policies.
• Financial Reporting
• Responsible for month-end closing process and coordinating the closing of the company’s accounting books.
• Report financial results in conformity with GAAP together with financial and accounting policies established by Corporate Accounting.
• Percentage of Completion Accounting (Construction)
• Develop and maintain effective Percentage of Completion forecast capability.
• Absorb adequacy of resource deployment commensurate with known project schedules and workload.
• Ensure adequate cost accumulation on each project.
• Prepare and analyze month-end reporting (WIP report, over/under, gross margin, revenue recognition, revenue projection, shift of work and variances to plan, forecast adjustments, earnings fade/gain, preconstruction costs).
• Project Forecasting
• Work closely with project managers and operations leadership to ensure accurate job cost data.
• Provide financial insights to support project performance and forecast accuracy.
• Escalate risks related to margin performance or cost trends.
• Cash Management
• Oversee and manage cash inflows and outflows, managing collections to ensure strong cash position.
• Audits
• Partner with external auditors to support annual audit procedures, along with ad-hoc insurance, tax, project, fringe benefit and sales tax audits.
• Ensure timely communication and provide accurate documentation, including “Prepared by Client” deliverables.
• Transaction Processing & Team Management
• Manage/Supervise AR, AP, Job Costing, General Ledger, Contracts Management.
• Partner with Payroll and HR to ensure financial accuracy, compliance, and coordinated operational workflows.
• Oversee construction billing, WIP, cost accounting, partner with Operations on contract administration within the finance function.
• Maintain job costing, general ledger, fixed assets.
• Monthly Performance Review
• Maintain KPI dashboards and steer monthly analytical process to assess operational and financial performance, including labor efficiency and productivity, margin scalability, and cash conversion.
• Review expense projections and provide recommendations regarding cost reduction as well as opportunities to redeploy resources across projects and departments.
• Identify and communicate financial trends, risks, and opportunities to leadership.
• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
• Support annual planning cycle, including preparation and consolidation of budget requests across businesses, analytics, and management review.
• Provide financial schedules and analysis for leadership review.
• Lead various operational and financial analyses and prepare other ad hoc operational and financial reports as requested.
• ERP / Systems
• Support implementation of any new ERP tools as required.
• Utilize and optimize Sage to improve accuracy, reporting, and process efficiency.
• Improve system controls, standardization, and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.
• 7+ years of accounting experience preferred.
• Construction industry experience preferred; CCIFP certification ideal; CFMA membership preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.
• Strong financial analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong follow-through, customer service orientation, and responsiveness.
• Effective communicator and relationship-builder across teams and departments.
• Demonstrated success developing teams and applying strong leadership and talent-development skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Experience with Sage 300 CRE ideal; Spectrum; OneStream a plus; construction ERP experience strongly preferred.
• Positive attitude, sound judgment, strong sense of responsibility and ownership.
• Committed to continuous improvement and strengthening financial processes.