Financial Controller

SageWater has repiped more than 100,000 occupied multi-family units and replaced over 35 million feet of pipe since 1988. The company is the nation's leading provider of turnkey plumbing and mechanical infrastructure solutions for multi-family condominium and apartment communities, delivering expert diagnosis, design, and construction with minimal disruption to residents.

Reporting to the CFO, the controller will balance accounting rigor with the ambiguity of a fast-growing, project-driven business. You will partner closely with operations and executive leadership and serve as a key technical resource for percentage-of-completion accounting, M&A integration, and the systems and controls that will scale with us.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close under U.S. GAAP — including GL reconciliations, consolidated financial statements, and actual-to-budget variance analysis across all entities and divisions.
• Own the WIP schedule and lead monthly percentage-of-completion (POC) meetings with accounting and operations — including over/under billings, gross profit fade tracking, and ASC 606 revenue recognition for long-term construction contracts (change orders, variable consideration, contract modifications).
• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations — AR, AP, payroll, GL, consolidations, and monthly AIA billing — with explicit accountability for cycle times, accuracy, and team productivity.
• Lead M&A accounting workstreams — due diligence, purchase accounting (ASC 805), opening balance sheets, chart of accounts harmonization, and post-close integration of systems, policies, and reporting.
• Partner with operations to deliver job-level financial visibility, profitability analysis, and estimate-to-actual reporting that drives operational decision-making.
• Support planning, treasury, and lender reporting — annual budget process, weekly cash flow forecasts, KPI dashboards, debt covenant compliance, and surety/bonding capacity reporting.
• Design and maintain internal controls and process documentation, with a long-term path toward SOX-level readiness; perform technical accounting analysis and draft memos on evolving GAAP standards.
• Manage external audit, tax, and insurance audit cycles (workers' comp, GL), and oversee multi-state sales/use tax, multi-state payroll, and intercompany accounting as the footprint expands.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team (5 direct reports).

Must haves:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including 3 years leading a team
• Experience with multi-entity consolidations and intercompany accounting
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment and be a great leader

Nice to haves:

• Construction industry accounting experience
• Audit experience, CPA, or master's in accounting
• M&A integration experience & purchase accounting
• Experience with NetSuite & UKG Ready
• Surety/bonding relationship management experience