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Controller

Pierre Landscape Construction · Irwindale, CA · 1 mo ago
Accounting$120k–$180k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We need to parse the posting. Job title: Controller (implied). Not to repeat job title as heading. We need to include sections: - About the role: likely the introductory paragraph(s) describing role. The posting includes: "Ready for Your Next Step in Financial Leadership? Pierre Landscape is looking for an experienced Controller to lead our Accounting & Finance Department and work closely with our President and leadership team. We're looking for someone who can take full ownership of our accounting and financial operations while bringing strong leadership, financial insight, and accountability to the department. This person will lead and develop the Accounting Team, strengthen processes and controls, and provide leadership with the financial information needed to make sound business decisions. This is an opportunity for someone who has already built a strong accounting career and is ready to take on a larger leadership role within a growing construction company. Work directly with ownership; take financial leadership of an established, profitable specialty contractor; build and improve the accounting organization; modernize systems and reporting; and have a defined path to CFO as the company grows." We can put that in About the role. - Responsibilities: The "What You'll Take Ownership Of" section with bullet points. We need to extract each bullet as
  • . The bullet points are grouped under headings: Accounting & Financial Operations, Cash Flow, Reporting & Financial Planning, Construction Accounting & Payroll, Audit, Tax, Insurance & Compliance, Lead & Develop the Team. Each bullet list under those headings. We can combine them into a single list or separate? The instruction: Use
    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can create a
        with all responsibilities as
      • . Could also separate by headings but they said use

        for section headings (About the role, Responsibilities, etc). So within Responsibilities section we can have a
          with items. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include each bullet point exactly as in posting (maybe rephrase slightly but preserve meaning). We'll list them. Let's extract bullet points: Under Accounting & Financial Operations: - Lead the Accounting & Finance Department and oversee all day-to-day accounting activities. - Directly manage and oversee A/P, A/R, Payroll, Contracts & Compliance, and related accounting functions. - Take ownership of the full accounting cycle and ensure transactions are recorded completely, accurately, and timely. - Oversee month-end and year-end closing processes, including coordinating and assigning responsibilities to the Accounting Team. - Process applicable tax liabilities, payments, employee deductions, and other accounting entries. - Prepare the adjusted annual trial balance and supporting documentation for annual financial statements and corporate income tax preparation. - Handle additional accounting matters and special financial projects as needed. Cash Flow, Reporting & Financial Planning: - Manage company cash flow and prepare regular cash flow analysis and forecasts. - Monitor collections, receivables, payables, and overall working capital. - Lead the annual budgeting process and monitor company performance against budget. - Provide scheduled and as-needed financial reports and analysis to the President and leadership team. Construction Accounting & Payroll: - Oversee construction accounting and project financial reporting, including job costing, WIP reporting, cost-to-complete analysis, and related financial reporting. - Review project financial performance and work with operational leadership to identify financial risks, trends, and areas requiring attention. - Oversee Admin payroll and weekly Union payroll. - Process and oversee applicable payroll tax liabilities and quarterly payroll reporting. - Oversee monthly union reporting. - Ensure payroll systems are properly maintained for salary and benefit changes, wage garnishments, new hires, and other applicable employee changes. - Ensure applicable construction, union, payroll, and compliance reporting is completed accurately and on time. Audit, Tax, Insurance & Compliance: - Serve as the primary accounting contact for external accountants and auditors. - Coordinate annual year-end audits and prepare required audit schedules, documentation, data, and reports. - Manage Workers' Compensation, General Liability, union, city, and other required audits. - Assist with insurance renewals and gather required financial documentation. Lead & Develop the Team: - Lead, manage, train, and develop the Accounting Team. - Establish clear expectations, priorities, deadlines, and accountability. - Evaluate department performance and adjust daily operations when needed to meet company goals. - Provide guidance and direction to ensure work is performed accurately, efficiently, and on time. - Develop team members and create stronger processes as the company continues to grow. - Build a department that can operate effectively while providing reliable financial information to leadership. - Work collaboratively across departments and demonstrate the ability to take on broader leadership responsibilities over time. Now Requirements: The posting includes "What We're Looking For". That includes bullet-like sentences but not bullet list. We need to extract each requirement as
        • maybe. The content: - Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required; CPA or MBA a plus. - 10+ years of accounting experience, with construction accounting preferred. - 3+ years as a Controller or higher-level financial leader, including directly managing employees for at least the last 3 years. - Experience leading accounting for a $20M-$100M construction, specialty contracting or project-based business strongly preferred. - Strong knowledge of GAAP, full-cycle accounting, financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and financial reporting. - Construction job costing, WIP, cost-to-complete, union/certified payroll, and prevailing wage experience preferred. - Experience managing financial, Workers' Compensation, General Liability, union, and other audits. - Sage 100 Contractor preferred; strong Excel, spreadsheet, and reporting skills required. - Strong leadership, communication, analytical, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop teams, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines. - High level of integrity, professionalism, confidentiality, and accountability. We can treat these as requirements. Qualifications: Might overlap with requirements. The instruction says use sections like Qualifications, Skills. We could separate: Qualifications could be education and certifications (Bachelor's, CPA/MBA). Skills could be technical and soft skills. But we need to only include sections if posting has real specific content. We have content for both. We could put: Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required; CPA or MBA a plus. - 10+ years of accounting experience, with construction accounting preferred. - 3+ years as a Controller or higher-level financial leader, including directly managing employees for at least the last 3 years. - Experience leading accounting for a $20M-$100M construction, specialty contracting or project-based business strongly preferred. Skills: - Strong knowledge of GAAP, full-cycle accounting, financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and financial reporting. - Construction job costing, WIP, cost-to-complete, union/certified payroll, and prevailing wage experience preferred. - Experience managing financial, Workers' Compensation, General Liability, union, and other audits. - Sage 100 Contractor preferred; strong Excel, spreadsheet, and reporting skills required. - Strong leadership, communication, analytical, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop teams, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines. - High level of integrity, professionalism, confidentiality, and accountability. But we need to ensure we don't duplicate content. The posting didn't separate qualifications vs skills explicitly; but we can create sections as long as we have content. It's okay. Benefits: The posting includes "What We Offer": "$120,000-$180,000 Total compensation, based on experience and qualifications Semi Annual Bonus, Medical, dental, vision, life insurance & AD&D insurance 401(k) retirement plan and Aflac voluntary benefits Paid holidays and paid time off". Also there is Fair Chance & EEO notice but we should remove boilerplate EEO etc. Benefits: we should include Semi Annual Bonus, Medical, dental, vision, life insurance & AD&D insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, Aflac voluntary benefits, Paid holidays and paid time off. Also maybe mention total compensation range? That is Pay section. Pay: The posting includes salary range: "$120,000-$180,000 Total compensation (DOE)" and also "What We Offer $120,000-$180,000 Total compensation, based on experience and qualifications". So we need a Pay section with that info. Should we include "Total compensation: $120,000-$180,000 based on experience and qualifications". Also mention Semi Annual Bonus? That is benefit. So Pay section just the salary range. Schedule: Not mentioned. No schedule info. So we should NOT include Schedule section. We also need to include a short

          for minor metadata like location? The posting includes "Pierre Landscape | Irwindale, CA". That's location. Could be placed in a short paragraph maybe under About the role? Or we could include a

          with location. The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

          or drop it." So we can include a

          for location maybe. But we already have About the role section; we could prepend a

          with location before the About the role heading? The instruction: output only HTML fragment; we can have a

          for location then

          About the role

          etc. That seems okay. We must remove boilerplate: Fair Chance & EEO notice, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions. There's no explicit application instructions besides maybe "Ready for Your Next Step..." but that's part of role description. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the location (Irwindale, CA) maybe in a

          . Also maybe the company name? Already in heading? Not needed. Let's craft HTML:

          Pierre Landscape | Irwindale, CA

          About the role

          Ready for Your Next Step in Financial Leadership? Pierre Landscape is looking for an experienced Controller to lead our Accounting & Finance Department and work closely with our President and leadership team. We're looking for someone who can take full ownership of our accounting and financial operations while bringing strong leadership, financial insight, and accountability to the department. This person will lead and develop the Accounting Team, strengthen processes and controls, and provide leadership with the financial information needed to make sound business decisions. This is an opportunity for someone who has already built a strong accounting career and is ready to take on a larger leadership role within a growing construction company. Work directly with ownership; take financial leadership of an established, profitable specialty contractor; build and improve the accounting organization; modernize systems and reporting; and have a defined path to CFO as the company grows.

          Responsibilities

          • Lead the Accounting & Finance Department and oversee all day-to-day accounting activities.
          • Directly manage and oversee A/P, A/R, Payroll, Contracts & Compliance, and related accounting functions.
          • Take ownership of the full accounting cycle and ensure transactions are recorded completely, accurately, and timely.
          • Oversee month-end and year-end closing processes, including coordinating and assigning responsibilities to the Accounting Team.
          • Process applicable tax liabilities, payments, employee deductions, and other accounting entries.
          • Prepare the adjusted annual trial balance and supporting documentation for annual financial statements and corporate income tax preparation.
          • Handle additional accounting matters and special financial projects as needed.
          • Manage company cash flow and prepare regular cash flow analysis and forecasts.
          • Monitor collections, receivables, payables, and overall working capital.
          • Lead the annual budgeting process and monitor company performance against budget.

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