Controller
Strategic Employment Partners (SEP) · Santa Clarita, California, United States · 5 days ago
Accounting$140k–$175k/yrFull-time
About the role
This is a rare seat with no CFO layer — you'd own job costing, WIP, close, and compliance, reporting straight to the VP with a real seat at the table with ownership. You'd be stepping in alongside a long-tenured Controller staying on through the transition to help it stick.
Responsibilities
- Owns job costing, WIP, close, and compliance
- Reporting straight to the VP
- Helping the transition with ownership
- Managing and developing an accounting team
- Operating as the senior-most finance voice with no CFO buffer
- Reporting directly to executive leadership/ownership
- Using Viewpoint Vista or comparable construction ERP
- Handling heavy civil / public works (Caltrans-style) accounting
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience in construction
- Demonstrated people leadership — managing and developing an accounting team, not just reviewing their work
- Strong Pluses:
- CPA license
- Experience with Viewpoint Vista or comparable construction ERP
- Handling heavy civil / public works (Caltrans-style) accounting
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
Skills
- Job costing
- WIP/percentage-of-completion reporting
- People leadership
- Financial analysis
- Construction accounting
- ERP systems
Benefits
- Base is $140,000–$175,000 DOE plus a performance-based annual bonus
- 100% employer-paid health/dental/vision
- 401(k) with match
- Paid time off
Pay
- $140,000–$175,000 base DOE
Schedule
- Full-time, 5 days a week