Financial Controller, Multi-Division Contracting Company

We are a growing contracting group based in Decatur, Georgia, made up of three divisions that share leadership, crews and a back office:

• Grey Development: a heavy civil contractor for public and private owners, building athletic fields, site development, grading, and wet and dry utilities across Georgia, Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina. One Partner. Full Exterior Solutions.
• Lawn Capital: an all electric landscape company serving residential, commercial and public sector properties through recurring maintenance and small installation and enhancement jobs.
• Agronomy: a division running its own small jobs and recurring maintenance work.

We have grown into a multi-division contracting company, and our financial structure has not kept pace. Each division needs its own books, controls, budgets, forecasts and material management, and today that work is spread across leadership instead of owned by one person.

We are hiring a Financial Controller to own the numbers for all three divisions: keep each set of books clean and separate, give leadership a clear P&L for every division, and build the controls that let us keep growing.

• Full division P&L, from job budgets and job costing in JobTread through monthly financial statements
• Monthly WIP schedule, over and under billings, and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition (ASC 606)
• AIA G702/G703 pay applications, retainage, lien waivers and change order exposure reporting
• Monthly job cost reviews with the VP of Construction, project managers and superintendents

• Separate books, budgets and forecasts for each division
• Small job costing and profitability
• Recurring maintenance contracts: billing, renewals and contract profitability

• Month-end, quarter-end and year-end close in QuickBooks Online, including reconciliations and intercompany activity
• Annual budgets, rolling cash flow forecasts and a monthly reporting package for ownership
• Purchasing and material management in Ramp: purchase orders, approvals, card limits, receipt compliance and GL coding
• Material tracking from purchase to job, so every cost lands on the right division and job
• Accounts payable, billing, collections and accounts receivable aging
• Payroll for field and office staff, with labor allocated to the right division and job
• Banking, lines of credit, and financial reporting to sureties, lenders and insurance carriers
• Federal, state and local tax compliance with our outside CPA

• Collect W-9s before first payment and file 1099s on time
• Track certificates of insurance (COIs) for every subcontractor and vendor, including limits, endorsements and expirations, and hold payment on lapsed coverage
• Maintain our own insurance program and issue COIs to owners and general contractors
• Manage lien waivers, payment and performance bonds, and contract financial requirements on each job
• Keep business and contractor licenses and state and vendor registrations current for every division
• Manage payroll tax filings, sales and use tax, and workers' compensation and general liability audits
• Maintain E-Verify, I-9 and new hire reporting, plus certified payroll and DBE or SBE documentation on public contracts
• Keep one compliance calendar of every renewal, filing and expiration

• Write and enforce internal controls, approval limits and segregation of duties
• Keep JobTread, Ramp and QuickBooks Online in sync so job costs and financials tie out
• Help implement AI tools and automation across our finance workflows
• Hire and lead accounting support as the team grows

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• 5 years as a Controller, Assistant Controller or senior accountant in construction or another contract-based business
• Experience keeping separate books for more than one entity or division
• Job cost accounting, WIP reporting and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition
• Budgeting and cash flow forecasting
• Full-cycle payroll experience
• Vendor and subcontractor compliance: W-9s, 1099s, COIs and lien waivers
• Uses AI tools today, or is familiar with them and interested in putting them to work
• Clear communicator who can explain the numbers to field leaders

• Experience with QuickBooks Online, JobTread and Ramp
• Background in heavy civil, site work, landscape or maintenance contracting
• Certified payroll and prevailing wage experience on public projects
• Surety, bonding and lender reporting experience
• Experience building the accounting function at a growing company

• Pay: $90,000 to $110,000 per year, based on experience
• Benefits: health insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, retirement plan
• Schedule: Monday to Friday, on site in Decatur, GA, with occasional extended hours at month-end and year-end close
• Reports to: President

To apply, submit your resume.

Grey Development is an equal opportunity employer.