Controller

• →Lead financial oversight across multiple operating entities, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and strong internal controls.
• →Partner with project managers and operational leaders to improve visibility into job performance, cost tracking, and margin analysis.
• →Drive best practices in construction accounting, including job costing, work in progress reporting, revenue recognition, and project reconciliations.
• →Own and enhance the monthly close process, delivering timely and reliable financial reporting.
• →Develop and maintain detailed cash flow forecasts, providing insight into collections, disbursements, and project cash needs.
• →Strengthen core accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and financial reporting processes.
• →Support compliance with certified payroll and prevailing wage requirements tied to government and municipal projects.
• →Standardize and improve financial processes across a fragmented systems landscape, helping unify reporting and operational workflows.
• →Collaborate with leadership to provide actionable insights on financial trends, project performance, and business outcomes.
• →Travel periodically to operating locations to support implementation, build relationships, and drive alignment.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5 or more years of experience in a Controller, Assistant Controller, or senior accounting leadership role.
• Strong background in construction or project-based accounting, including job costing, WIP, and percentage of completion accounting.
• Proven ability to partner with operational teams and influence decision making.
• Experience working in multi-entity or roll-up environments with evolving processes.
• Knowledge of certified payroll and prevailing wage environments.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting with evolving systems and structures.

• Experience in commercial construction, specialty contracting, or field services industries.
• Exposure to multi-location or private equity-backed environments.
• CPA or public accounting background.
• Experience supporting both service and project-based revenue streams.

In the first year, you will establish stronger consistency in financial reporting, improve accuracy in project-level data, enhance cash flow visibility, and build trusted partnerships with operational leaders. You will play a key role in creating scalable financial infrastructure that supports continued growth and long-term strategic objectives.

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