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Controller

Company & Opportunity Overview

Global and domestic professional services company is experiencing significant growth from recent contractual expansion. As this company continues its next, exciting phase of growth, we’re seeking a Controller to help scale the organization, strengthen accounting infrastructure and close, and provide sounds controls and procedural decision making for profitable expansion. This is a unique opportunity to join an entrepreneurial company with significant momentum. Position in located in the Marble Falls, Burnet and Leander region and is in-office. Compensation is competitive ($175-200k range) with an annual target bonus (competitive based on company profits).

This individual leads the company’s accounting function and accounting team, ensuring accurate, timely, and reliable financial reporting across corporate and field operations. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller oversees accounting operations, financial close and reporting, project and cost accounting, internal controls, compliance, and accounting systems and processes. Partnering with the CFO, the Controller will improve close discipline, increase team capability, drives process and system improvements while keeping an eye on accuracy, operational visibility along with sound business decision-making.

About the Role
The Controller will be highly instrumental in running and leading all accounting and financial reporting, construction/development accounting, manufacturing and fabrication accounting, controls and compliance, ERP Strategy and Accounting Team Management.

Accounting & Reporting

• Manage the company’s accounting function and maintain the integrity of the general ledger and financial reporting processes to ensure accurate and timely financial information.

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, establishing clear deadlines, responsibilities, reconciliations and review procedures.

• Prepare and review financial statements, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and management reports.

• Ensure financial reporting complies with GAAP accounting.

• Maintain the chart of accounts and accounting structure across entities, departments, projects, cost centers, and other financial reporting dimensions.

• Research and evaluate accounting transactions and recommend appropriate accounting treatment to the CFO when significant judgment is required.

• Provide the CFO with accurate financial information, schedules, and analysis to support management, ownership, banking, and other stakeholder reporting.

Accounting, Controls & Compliance

• Manage general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, fixed assets, and related accounting activities through appropriate assignment, supervision, and review of accounting team responsibilities.

• Establish and maintain effective accounting processes for customer billing, collections, vendor payments, accruals, expense recognition, and account reconciliations.

• Monitor accounts receivable, retainage, billing, and collections and work with operational teams to resolve discrepancies and improve billing accuracy.

• Maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls that safeguard company assets and support accurate and consistent financial reporting.

• Oversee fixed asset and capital expenditure accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, disposals, and construction-in-progress, as applicable.

• Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled timely and reconciling items are investigated and resolved.

• Manage intercompany accounting and consolidation requirements, as applicable.

• Support compliance with applicable accounting, tax, contractual, and regulatory requirements.

• Coordinate external financial statement audits and serve as the primary accounting contact for auditors and tax advisors.

• Identify accounting and control deficiencies and recommend corrective actions to the CFO.

ERP & Process Improvement

• Serve as the primary accounting resource for ERP implementation, configuration, testing, and optimization.

• Partner with the CFO and operational teams to define accounting requirements and ensure the ERP environment supports general ledger, project accounting, job costing, WIP, revenue recognition, billing, procurement, inventory, manufacturing costing, and financial reporting.

• Establish and maintain accounting data standards and controls that support accurate and consistent financial information across systems.

• Identify opportunities to automate accounting activities, streamline workflows, accelerate the financial close, and reduce reliance on manual processes and spreadsheets.

Accounting Team Leadership

• Manage, develop, and provide day-to-day leadership to the accounting team, establishing clear roles, responsibilities, performance expectations, and accountability.

• Assign and prioritize accounting team responsibilities to ensure close, reporting, billing, payables, receivables, reconciliations, and other critical accounting activities are completed accurately and on schedule.

• Establish performance expectations, provide ongoing feedback and coaching, and address performance or capability gaps within the accounting team.

Construction & Project Accounting

• Manage construction and project accounting, including job costing, WIP, revenue recognition, cost-to-complete, committed costs, change orders, billing, retainage, and project closeout.

• Coordinate WIP and project financial reviews with project management and construction leadership to identify changes in cost, margin, revenue, and project risk.

• Review project financial results and cost-to-complete estimates for accuracy, completeness, and consistency with supporting operational information.

• Monitor project margins and investigate significant cost, revenue, and profitability variances to improve the accuracy of project financial reporting.

• Maintain effective accounting processes and controls throughout the project lifecycle, including project setup, cost coding, billing, change orders, and closeout.

Fabrication & Manufacturing Accounting

• Manage accounting for fabrication/manufacturing operations, including inventory, material costs, direct labor, overhead, WIP, and production costs.

• Maintain inventory valuation and costing methodologies that accurately reflect production costs and support reliable margin reporting.

• Analyze material, labor, overhead, scrap/rework, and production variances and work with operational teams to identify and resolve accounting or costing issues.

• Maintain accounting controls over raw materials, WIP, and finished goods, as applicable, to safeguard assets and support accurate financial records.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Active CPA required

• BS/BA Degree in Accounting or Finance required

• Accounting leadership or Controller experience required

• Demonstrated experience managing financial close, financial statement preparation, account reconciliations, internal controls and GAAP financial reporting is required

• Experience coordinating or supporting external audits, tax reporting, and accounting compliance requirements is required.

• Experience improving accounting processes, accelerating the financial close, strengthening internal controls, and reducing reliance on manual processes is assumed

• Preferred experience with construction and project accounting, including job costing, WIP, revenue recognition, cost-to-complete, billing, retainage, and project profitability is preferred.

• ERP experience is required. ERP implementation training is preferred.

• Experience managing an accounting team through organizational growth, systems implementation, or operational change is assumed.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills to explain accounting and financial information to financial and operational stakeholders.

• Organizational and time-management skills to manage competing priorities, coordinate team workloads, meet reporting deadlines, and maintain accuracy in a deadline-driven environment.

• Attention to detail combined with an understanding of the broader financial and operational impact of accounting activities.

• Experience/partnership with a wide variety of teams, personalities and styles is expected.

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