Construction Controller: Profitability & Cash Flow Lead

TW Work Solutions; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TW Work Solutions, in partnership with an industrial construction company, seeks an experienced Controller to lead accounting operations and help drive project profitability. You will be hands-on, challenging project forecasts and providing leadership with clear visibility into cash flow and performance.

Responsibilities include closing books, managing WIP and job costing, budgeting and KPI reporting, and ensuring GAAP compliance across multistate payroll and tax.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience.
• Strong construction, industrial contracting, EPC, or project-based accounting experience.
• Solid understanding of WIP, job costing, ASC 606, and cost-to-complete forecasting.
• Strong GAAP knowledge, advanced Excel skills, and accounting team leadership experience.
• Confidence working directly with executive leadership, project managers, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial close, reporting, and daily accounting operations.
• Own WIP schedules, job costing, and project profitability reporting.
• Review budgets, committed costs, cost-to-complete forecasts, and margin gain/fade.
• Monitor over/under billings, change orders, retainage, and collections.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and executive KPI reporting.
• Oversee multistate payroll tax and sales/use tax compliance.
• Manage equipment and fleet accounting, banking, and bonding relationships.
• Develop the accounting team and strengthen processes and internal controls.
• Support and optimize Sage Intacct and Miter.

Skills

Construction accounting

Financial leadership

GAAP knowledge

Advanced Excel

Forecasting

WIP

Job Costing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Sage Intacct

Miter

ERP implementation

Job description

TW Work Solutions, in partnership with an industrial construction company, seeks an experienced Controller to lead accounting operations and help drive project profitability. You will be hands-on, challenging project forecasts and providing leadership with clear visibility into cash flow and performance.

Responsibilities include closing books, managing WIP and job costing, budgeting and KPI reporting, and ensuring GAAP compliance across multistate payroll and tax.