Construction Accounting Manager

New Talent is conducting a confidential search for a longtime client company in the construction industry located in the greater Charleston area.

This is a newly created role due to growth, and an excellent career opportunity with a highly stable, booming business poised for continued significant growth.

We need someone to manage the accounting function who is an independent thinker, a doer, and brings an entrepreneurial mindset. This person will gradually take ownership of the day-to-day financial accounting function while leading and developing the accounting team.

Who We Want to Meet

We are open to several different backgrounds and levels:

• Public Accountants with Audit, Bookkeeping, or Advisory experience and relevant industry exposure
• Controllers
• Assistant Controllers
• Accounting Managers ready for greater responsibility
• Strong Senior Accountants ready to make the jump

Direct construction experience is preferred

What You Will Own

• Working with External Auditors
• Month end close
• Financial statement preparation and reporting
• General ledger accounting
• Corporate reconciliations and accounting processes
• Oversight of AP, AR, reconciliations, and transactional accounting
• Supervision, mentoring, and development of the accounting staff
• Accounting process, system, and reporting improvements
• Partnership with the CFO across the day to day accounting function

This is a roll up your sleeves, get your hands dirty, lead by example position. The right person will be comfortable getting into the details and will have a no task is too small mentality.

Preferred

Experience in an industry utilizing any of the following is attractive:

• Job costing
• WIP accounting
• Cost accounting
• Project-based accounting
• Construction or development accounting

Above all, we are looking for someone who is smart, hands-on, independently motivated, team-oriented, and ready to take ownership.

This is an opportunity to become a key member of the accounting leadership team and grow alongside a highly successful company with tremendous opportunity ahead.

Construction Controller

Greater Charleston, SC Area