Controller

About the Company

A rapidly growing, project-based professional services organization is seeking a Corporate Controller to lead day-to-day accounting, billing, payroll, and revenue-cycle operations. This is a newly expanded leadership opportunity with significant visibility and the chance to help build the finance infrastructure of a fast-growing organization.

About the Role

The Corporate Controller will lead daily accounting, billing, payroll, and revenue-cycle activities, manage and develop the accounting and billing team, oversee project-based invoicing and related client requirements, and drive improvements in systems, controls, and workflows while helping transition the organization toward a more mature accrual-based accounting environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily accounting, billing, payroll, and revenue-cycle activities
• Manage and develop the accounting and billing team
• Oversee project-based invoicing, customer requirements, POs, collections, and change orders
• Review proposals and invoices for accuracy, contract compliance, and appropriate supporting documentation
• Monitor project funding and identify upcoming billing or change-order requirements
• Resolve complex billing, accounting, payroll, and client issues
• Oversee biweekly and off-cycle payroll for a multi-state workforce
• Review reconciliations, journal entries, expenses, bank activity, and financial reporting
• Strengthen month-end close, internal controls, documentation, and segregation of duties
• Help transition the organization toward a more mature accrual-based accounting environment
• Lead finance, billing, payroll, and workflow-system implementations
• Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement
• Establish clear processes, ownership, deadlines, and backup coverage across the finance function

Qualifications

• 10 years of progressive accounting/finance experience
• Prior Controller, Assistant Controller, or senior accounting leadership experience
• Ability to work fully on-site in Tustin, CA

Required Skills

• Experience leading accounting operations, payroll, and billing/revenue-cycle functions
• Experience with project-based billing, POs, change orders, collections, and reimbursable expenses
• Strong understanding of multi-state payroll; ADP Workforce Now experience preferred
• Experience implementing or significantly improving ERP, accounting, billing, payroll, or workflow systems
• Strong accounting fundamentals, including reconciliations, journal entries, controls, and financial reporting
• Strong Excel and systems aptitude

Preferred Skills

• Background in construction, engineering, consulting, professional services, or another project-based environment strongly preferred
• CPA preferred, but not required
• We're looking for someone who is highly hands-on, responsive, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment
• The successful candidate will be willing to get into the details, solve problems independently, communicate clearly, and then build processes that prevent those issues from recurring