Financial Controller

Controller – Construction Industry

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all core accounting operations, including general ledger, job cost, accounts receivable/payable, payroll, fixed assets, and cash management.
• Manage the month-end and year-end close processes; deliver timely financial statements, cash flow reports, and KPI-driven management dashboards.
• Prepare and maintain monthly Work-in-Process (WIP) schedules, capturing costs-to-date, earned revenue, gross margin, and over/under-billings.
• Ensure compliance with ASC 606, including accurate percentage-of-completion revenue recognition and cost-to-complete methodologies.
• Partner with Project Managers on job budgets, change orders, cost tracking, and margin analysis; provide insights and drive accountability for variances.
• Oversee customer billing and collections, including AIA progress billing, retainage tracking, and lien waiver compliance.
• Enhance internal controls, accounting policies, and SOPs; implement process improvements to shorten close cycles and reduce errors.
• Manage the ERP and accounting technology stack, with a strong preference for NetSuite (projects, job cost, WIP reporting, integrations).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field;
• CPA strongly preferred.
• 10 years of progressive accounting/finance experience, with significant exposure to construction or industrial services.
• Expertise in construction accounting, job cost, WIP reporting, and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.
• Hands-on ERP experience required; NetSuite highly preferred. Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, index-match) and familiarity with BI/reporting tools.
• Proven track record of process improvement