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Controller

Ascendancy Recruiting
  • Utah
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

     PURPOSE
    The Controller leads all financial operations for a growing project-based organization, with significant focus on construction accounting, project financial management, cash flow oversight, and business performance reporting. This role partners with leadership to provide financial insight, manage risk, improve profitability, and support strategic decision-making.
     
     
    ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
    • Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes while maintaining general ledger integrity and ensuring accurate financial reporting and revenue recognition.
    • Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll coordination, and internal financial controls.
    • Manage job costing, project accounting, AIA billing, and profitability analysis across multiple concurrent projects.
    • Forecast cash flow, working capital requirements, and liquidity needs to support business growth and project execution.
    • Manage collections, payment strategies, and vendor negotiations to optimize cash flow and working capital.
    • Prepare financial statements, management reports, budgets, forecasts, and financial analyses for leadership.
    • Identify financial risks, margin concerns, and opportunities to improve profitability, pricing, and operational performance.
    • Improve accounting processes, reporting capabilities, and financial systems to support scalability and operational efficiency.
    • Serve as the primary owner of NetSuite and provide strategic financial guidance to executive leadership.
     
     
    SKILLS & ABILITIES
    • Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and project-based accounting.
    • Advanced NetSuite expertise.
    • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
    • Experience negotiating vendor payment terms and managing working capital.
    • Ability to streamline and scale financial processes in a growth environment.
     
     
    QUALIFICATIONS
    • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
    • 10+ years of accounting or finance experience, including senior accounting manager or controller experience
    • Direct construction industry accounting experience.
    • Experience with job costing, AIA billing, and long-duration project cash cycles.
    • Experience in high-growth organizations preferred.
    • Public accounting experience and/or CPA certification preferred.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationUtah
    Websitehttps://www.ascendancyrecruiting.com

    Skills

    • Accountingunmatched
    • Accounting Closeunmatched
    • Accounting Policiesunmatched
    • Accounts Payableunmatched
    • Accounts Receivableunmatched
    • Air Intelligence Agency (AIA)unmatched
    • Billingunmatched
    • Budget Reportingunmatched
    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Business Growthunmatched
    • Business Supportunmatched
    • Cash Flowunmatched
    • Cash Managementunmatched
    • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
    • Constructionunmatched
    • Cost Controlunmatched
    • Credit and Collectionsunmatched
    • Decision Supportunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Analysisunmatched
    • Financial Controlunmatched
    • Financial Managementunmatched
    • Financial Operationsunmatched
    • Financial Projectionsunmatched
    • Financial Reportingunmatched
    • Financial Riskunmatched
    • Financial Risk Managementunmatched
    • Financial Statementsunmatched
    • Financial Strategyunmatched
    • Financial Systemsunmatched
    • Forecastingunmatched
    • General Ledger Accountingunmatched
    • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Liquidityunmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Multitaskingunmatched
    • Negotiation Skillsunmatched
    • NetSuiteunmatched
    • Operational Supportunmatched
    • Operations Controlunmatched
    • Payroll Managementunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Pricingunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Profit & Lossunmatched
    • Profit & Loss Analysisunmatched
    • Project Executionunmatched
    • Public Accountingunmatched
    • Reporting Skillsunmatched
    • Revenue Recognitionunmatched
    • Risk Analysisunmatched
    • Supplier Optimizationunmatched
    • Systems Scalabilityunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Planningunmatched

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