Controller

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Hands on and oversight of all accounting functions including staff management.
• Ensures compliance with multi-state and jurisdictional regulations and requirements.
• Understands accepted business practices and law.
• Assists with contractual obligations (Insurance for building, business license).
• In charge of all reporting requirements including various analytics and regular reporting to the owners.
• Establishes and manages all accounting processes, policies, and internal controls.
• Knowledgeable of local and federal tax practices (construction industry).
• Assist with vendor management, invoice coding, and multi-business unit accounting.
• Reviews accounting procedures specifically relating to production, labor costs, payroll compliance, and accounts receivable/payable.
• Interface with certain third-party support providers such as accounting, banking, insurance, etc.
• Support and oversight for 401k program (Principal).
• Interface and train operations staff on appropriate reporting.
• Have a working knowledge of all major client contracts to support billing, change orders, etc.
• Provide support and input during certain major client proposals, participate in calculations of certain client proposal metrics such as billing rates, unit pricing, etc.
• Compile various reports and forms for client prequalification processes.
• Strong managerial presence with experience in that role.
• Direct report to the two company owners, working alongside and supporting the company president and executive team.
• Oversight for the human resources department.
• Management of the company fleet vehicles including mileage, maintenance, valuation, buy/sell timing, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Organizational

• Supervise staff including accounts payables, human resources, and other accounting related functions.
• Oversee and maintain all internal controls.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Establish and maintain key working relationships with staff, internal, and external customer/ client relationships.
• The position will prepare departmental budgets for senior management review.
• Establish financial protocols to support the financial and accounting function.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance required.
• Knowledge/experience in a construction-related industry is required.
• Minimum 5-8 years' hands on experience senior accountant role required.
• 3-5 years in a Controller finance/accounting position.
• Ability to quickly establish relationships with CFO, CEO, executive-level managers and buyers of large corporations and agencies based on credibility, value, and trust.
• Possess all auditory, speaking and communicating capabilities.
• Valid driver's license.

Skills

• High level of attention to detail and meet required deadlines.
• Exercise a disciplined work ethic, works well independently, accountable for work quality, practice sound judgment, high level of confidentiality, discretion, results driven, achieve goals and objectives.
• Must be able to identify, analyze, and resolve accounting and financial problems.
• Have the ability to analyze financial results to support the operation.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office products, Excel.
• experience with Sage Accounting and Paperless software highly desirable
• Multi-state construction accounting experience.
• Professional work ethic and demeanor, ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Strong leadership skills.