Corporate Controller

Position Overview

An established, growing organization is seeking a hands-on Corporate Controller to oversee accounting operations across multiple entities and locations. This position will play a key role in strengthening financial reporting, maintaining accurate financial records, improving accounting processes, and supporting business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Corporate Accounting & Reporting: Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, consolidations, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• WIP & Project Accounting: Oversee work-in-progress reporting, job costing, percentage-of-completion accounting, revenue recognition, over/under billings, and project profitability analysis.
• Financial Controls & Compliance: Maintain GAAP compliance, strengthen internal controls, and ensure accurate documentation and reporting procedures.
• Team Leadership: Train, mentor, and review the work of accounting team members while ensuring deadlines and accuracy standards are met.
• Process Improvement & Automation: Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, automate reporting, improve ERP processes, and increase close efficiency.
• Financial Analysis: Analyze variances, margins, working capital, cash activity, and operating expenses to support informed business decisions.
• Audit & Tax Support: Coordinate external audits, tax reporting, lender requests, and other compliance requirements.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work with finance and operational leadership to resolve accounting issues, improve reporting, and support company-wide initiatives.
• Special Projects: Support system enhancements, acquisitions, integrations, and other corporate accounting initiatives as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• 8 years of progressive accounting experience, including controller, assistant controller, or comparable accounting leadership responsibilities.
• Required hands-on experience with WIP reporting and percentage-of-completion accounting in construction, restoration, or a related project-based industry.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-entity accounting, consolidations, and high-volume transactions.
• Strong technical knowledge of GAAP, revenue recognition, job costing, financial reporting, and internal controls.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and financial analysis.
• Experience with ERP systems; Sage Intacct is preferred.
• CPA and public accounting experience are preferred.
• Proven experience improving accounting processes, strengthening controls, and developing accounting teams.