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Controller

Strategic Employment Partners (SEP) · Santa Clarita, California, United States · 1 mo 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

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