Controller

About the Role

Our client is a rapidly growing, highly profitable entrepreneurial company seeking a Controller to help lead its next phase of expansion. This is not a traditional Controller role. The company is looking for a strategic, hands-on financial leader who can build, improve, and scale the accounting and finance function while serving as a trusted advisor to executive leadership.

The organization operates across multiple business lines and entities, including project-based operations, consulting, asset-based investments, and a technology-enabled marketplace. The Controller will play a critical role in strengthening financial infrastructure, improving visibility into performance, and supporting continued profitable growth.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with the Founder and leadership team on financial strategy and business performance.
• Develop financial models, forecasts, KPI dashboards, and profitability analysis.
• Provide insight into revenue growth, margins, overhead, hiring ROI, and capital requirements.
• Support strategic planning, growth initiatives, and investor reporting.
• Lead GL, AP, AR, payroll, month-end/year-end close, and financial reporting.
• Build and strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and scalable processes.
• Manage multi-entity accounting, consolidations, and intercompany transactions.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial statements and management reporting.
• Manage percentage-of-completion accounting, WIP schedules, and revenue recognition.
• Oversee job costing, project margins, billing cycles, and cost allocations.
• Analyze profitability by project, entity, and business line.
• Manage liquidity, weekly cash positioning, and working capital.
• Develop rolling cash flow forecasts and capital plans.
• Support banking, CPA, investor, insurance, and professional advisor relationships.
• Oversee payroll and benefits administration.
• Help ensure compliance with applicable accounting, tax, HR, and regulatory requirements.
• Support a collaborative, accountable, high-performance culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting/finance leadership experience.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel and QuickBooks experience required.
• Construction, project-based, landscaping, or asset-based industry experience preferred.
• Percentage-of-completion and WIP accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience building processes and systems within a growing entrepreneurial company.
• Strong communication skills and executive presence.