Assistant Controller

Job Information

• Manage corporate accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger functions, account reconciliations, and month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Manage project accounting, including job cost accounting, work-in-progress (WIP) schedules, and percentage-of-completion accounting across active projects.
• Oversee project profitability reporting, contract billing, change order accounting, and retainage management.
• Analyze reports - including cost-to-completion, billing and projected revenue - and to evaluate project profitability and financial performance.
• Partner with project managers to complete requisition processes, identify cost issues, margin risks, forecasting variances, and corrective actions.
• Support cash flow management, budgeting, and forecasting at both the company and project levels, including monitoring accounts receivable, accounts payable, project billings, collections, and projected cash requirements.
• Oversee payroll administration, including timely processing and reporting, tax submission, certified payroll, prevailing wage compliance, and project payroll processing.
• Partner with HR to maintain a collaborative check-and-balance process over shared functions — benefits and payroll changes including hires and terminations, timekeeping/PTO reconciliation, and compensation changes — ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant data handoffs between departments.
• Support ongoing compliance with applicable federal, state, and local tax and regulatory requirements, including timely filing of taxes.
• Provide day-to-day supervision of accounting staff, including coaching, performance feedback, and career development.
• Support internal and external audits, including coordinating with external auditors, tax advisors, and other outside parties.
• Identify and implement improvements to accounting processes, systems, reporting and internal controls.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5–7 years of progressive accounting experience, at least 3 years’ experience in the construction industry.
• Working knowledge of job cost accounting, WIP reporting, and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.
• Experience with month-end/year-end close and preparation of financial statements.
• Experience with general ledger reconciliation and accounts payable/receivable operations.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and regulatory requirements affecting accounting operations, including taxes and payroll.
• Experience with certified payroll/prevailing wage compliance.
• Proficiency with construction accounting/ERP systems (CMiC preferred).
• Advanced Excel skills (PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, financial modeling).
• Experience supervising or training accounting staff.
• Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments.

• Experience in a closely-held or family-owned organization.
• Familiarity with lien waivers and AIA billing formats.

• Execution & Reliability — Delivers accurate, timely work within established processes and deadlines.
• Team Development — Coaches, supervises, and develops accounting staff.
• Sound Judgment Within Boundaries — Handles routine issues independently; knows when to escalate to the Controller.
• Attention to Detail — Catches discrepancies before they reach the Controller or ownership.
• Project Financial Insight — Reads job cost and WIP data to spot margin risk and forecasting variances early.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration — Partners effectively with HR, Estimating, and Project Operations teams to reach aligned, company-wide outcomes.
• Process & Controls Orientation — Identifies, recommends, and supports implementation of improvements to accounting processes and internal controls.