Controller

About the role

Growing construction company with multiple related entities, is seeking a hands-on Controller to lead accounting operations, strengthen financial reporting, and support strategic decision-making across the organization. This role will oversee the monthly close process, multi-entity accounting, construction and real estate reporting, cash management, and compliance, while partnering closely with executive leadership, project teams, and operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the month-end and year-end close process across multiple entities, ensuring timely and accurate journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Oversee the general ledger, account reconciliations, and review of accounting activity to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to internal controls.
• Prepare, review, and distribute monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and management reports for leadership.
• Direct cash management and treasury activity, including daily cash positioning, transfers, cash receipts, and bank reconciliations.
• Own and review percentage-of-completion accounting and WIP reporting, partnering with operations to ensure accurate project forecasting and revenue recognition.
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable and project teams to ensure accurate job costing, contract coding, and allocation of project expenses.
• Oversee project closeout accounting, ensuring all financial, contractual, and compliance documentation is completed and properly retained.
• Coordinate and serve as key contact for external audits, reviews, tax support, and other third-party financial requests.
• Manage multi-entity accounting, including consolidations, intercompany transactions, eliminations, and reconciliation of related-party activity.
• Evaluate and improve accounting systems, ERP workflows, internal controls, and reporting processes to support scalability and efficiency.
• Develop, document, and enforce accounting policies and procedures that support a controlled and scalable finance function.
• Supervise and mentor accounting staff, fostering accountability, development, and continuous process improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Controller or senior accounting leadership role within the construction industry.

• Hands-on experience with general ledger management, financial statement preparation, and month-end close.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor an accounting team effectively.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field, CPA a plus

Benefits

• Beautiful office, newly renovated space

• Growth opportunities to an executive role

• Able to build out an accounting team to support continuous growth

• Flexible hours for families that supports work life balance

• Tight knit team culture

• Fantastic benefits, auto contribution to 401k, and much more!

Pay

$120,000 - $160,000 USD / Yearly

Schedule

Ongoing / Full-Time

Contact

To be considered, please apply today or send your resume in confidence to Kelsey.Ryan@roberthalf.com