Controller - Future Openings | Any U.S. Location

About the Role

Our Controllers own accounting operations for a single operating company: the financial close, payroll, internal and external reporting, the annual audit, and the financial analysis that informs operating decisions. Our companies are project-based, so revenue recognition, job costing, and cash discipline sit at the center of the work.

Because our businesses vary in size and stage, the exact scope, team, and reporting line for a given Controller seat differ by location. This posting builds our national pipeline; when a specific opening matches your background, our recruiting team will reach out to discuss the particular business, market, and scope.

Location: In-person at multiple U.S. locations.

Responsibilities

• Close & reporting: Run the monthly close and continuously improve its speed and accuracy.
• Project revenue: Calculate and manage revenue recognition for projects and inventory, including percentage-of-completion and work-in-process, in line with ASC 606.
• Job costing: Own job costing and margin visibility, partnering with operations on how jobs are performing.
• Analysis & forecasting: Prepare financial reports and forecasts covering EBITDA, cash flow, and the analysis that highlights where leadership should focus.
• Accounting maturity: Where applicable, help move a business from cash to accrual accounting and ensure a clean data transition.
• Transactional finance: Ensure accurate payroll, AR, AP, and expense processing, delegating and overseeing the team where one exists.
• GAAP discipline: Apply and reinforce GAAP across the accounting function.

Requirements

• Technical accounting experience, whether through public accounting, audit/assurance, or complex operational accounting.
• Strong command of GAAP, including project revenue recognition (ASC 606), percentage-of-completion, and work-in-process accounting.
• Experience across ERP and accounting platforms in a multi-entity or growing environment, with the ability to learn and work in new systems.
• Fluency in payroll and accounting tools (e.g., ADP-class payroll, mid-market ERPs) is valued.
• Strong Excel and data-modeling skills (lookups, pivot tables, and comparable techniques).
• Self-managing, well-organized, and a genuine self-starter who brings structure to ambiguity.
• Clear written and verbal communication.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience at a construction or project-based company (100–200 employees) with complex inventory considerations.
• Prior experience supervising others.
• CPA certification.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus, benchmarked to your market and the scope of the seat.
• Full health benefits.
• 401(k) with match.
• Paid time off.
• Life and disability coverage.
• Professional development support.

About Cobalt

A high-growth, PE-backed platform where finance is close to the business and your work drives real operating decisions. The chance to build and strengthen finance processes as we scale across a growing set of companies.