Controller- Commercial Construction

Controller – Commercial Construction | Katy, TX (Onsite)

Compensation: 125,000-150,000 per year, plus a generous bonus and amazing benefits!

About the Role

Our client is a commercial construction company in Katy, TX. Its current Controller is retiring and the company is hiring a successor. This is an onsite role with a planned, gradual handoff. The retiring Controller will keep payroll, wire transfers and certain banking functions at first. These will move to you as you learn the business and he or she is comfortable handing them off. You will be a key financial partner to the CFO, CEO and project executives.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, including consolidated reporting across multiple entities and joint ventures


• Manage project accounting: job costing, percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, WIP schedules and project profitability


• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and financial planning at both the project and company level


• Oversee AP, AR, cash management and banking relationships


• Manage the general ledger, month-end and year-end close, and reconciliations


• Manage external audits, tax filings and lender reporting


• Develop and maintain internal controls and accounting policies


• Deliver financial reporting and analysis to the CFO, CEO and project executives, including variance analysis, cash-flow forecasting and KPIs


• Supervise and mentor the accounting team


• Support due diligence on new project acquisitions, joint ventures and financing transactions


• Help implement and optimize accounting systems and processes


• Support the development arm (about 2% of your time): opening accounts and handling the accounting for partnerships. Typically 3-4 entities are active at a time, all in QuickBooks.

What You Bring

• 4+ years as a Controller or Accounting Manager/Assistant Controller


• A commercial construction accounting background (REQUIRED)


• Hands-on experience with percentage-of-completion, job costing, change orders, retainage, multi-entity structures, joint ventures, GAAP, real estate development accounting and construction accounting


• Experience with an accounting system such as QuickBooks, Foundation or similar


• Advanced Excel skills


• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (preferred)

Systems: Foundation, QuickBooks, advanced Excel

Benefits

• Generous bonus


• 100% employer-paid insurance premiums for you and your whole family


• 401(k) with company match


• Profit sharing


• 3 weeks PTO


• Paid holidays


• College scholarships for all employees’ children

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Please Note: This position is open to candidates who are authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. We are not able to consider C2C arrangements or third-party submissions.