Assistant Controller & Operations Lead (Construction)

JSS Consulting & Recruiting; Florida; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

JSS Consulting & Recruiting is seeking a hands-on accounting and operations professional who can manage a busy office, support the Controller, and hold employees and customers accountable. The ideal candidate is highly organized, persistent, and confident communicating with different personalities while ensuring deadlines, documentation, billing, and collections are handled properly.

Responsibilities include managing day-to-day operations, overseeing billing, AR, and collections, supporting WIP

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of relevant accounting, office management, or operations experience
• Strong billing, accounts receivable, and collections experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Comfortable holding employees and customers accountable
• Confident handling difficult conversations and resolving issues professionally

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day office operations and administrative workflows
• Oversee billing, accounts receivable, and collections
• Prepare professional collection correspondence and follow up on outstanding payments
• Support the Controller with accounting and operational responsibilities
• Assist with WIP reporting and percentage-of-completion accounting
• Coordinate permits, insurance paperwork, plans, and project documentation
• Track deadlines and follow up with employees to ensure required documentation is submitted
• Maintain accurate and organized records within company systems
• Assist with construction lien documentation and requirements
• Help ensure accounting and operational issues are followed through to resolution

Skills

Billing

Accounts Receivable

Collections

Office Management

Communication

Deadline Driven

Multi-tasking

Construction/Lien Experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Project Management, or related field

Job description

JSS Consulting & Recruiting is seeking a hands-on accounting and operations professional who can manage a busy office, support the Controller, and hold employees and customers accountable. The ideal candidate is highly organized, persistent, and confident communicating with different personalities while ensuring deadlines, documentation, billing, and collections are handled properly.

Responsibilities include managing day-to-day operations, overseeing billing, AR, and collections, supporting WIP