Construction Controller: WIP & Project-Finance Lead

Vaco by Highspring; Fort Worth (TX); Vor Ort; USD 150.000 - 175.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) is seeking a hands-on Controller to lead the accounting and finance function for a growing commercial construction company. This role emphasizes building structure, processes, and controls in a lean environment to support ongoing growth and profitability.

You will own accounting operations, enhance reporting, manage WIP and percent-of-completion revenue, and partner with leadership to provide timely insights into project performance.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with construction industry experience.
• Hands-on WIP accounting and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.
• Strong GAAP knowledge and financial reporting experience.
• Experience improving a small or midmarket accounting function.

Aufgaben

• Own day-to-day accounting and financial reporting in a lean environment.
• Professionalize and enhance the accounting function historically led by a bookkeeper.
• Establish and improve policies, procedures, controls, and workflows.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and year-end close and ensure accurate statements.
• Manage WIP schedules and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.
• Partner with project managers to reflect job costing and forecasts in financials.
• Analyze project profitability, variances, risks.
• Oversee AP, AR, billing, cash management, and GL activity.
• Improve accuracy and consistency of job costing and project accounting.
• Develop financial reporting and dashboards for leadership.
• Establish internal controls and segregation of duties.
• Coordinate tax, audit, banking, insurance relationships.
• Assist budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and financial planning.
• Identify opportunities to automate accounting processes.
• Serve as financial business partner to leadership and operations.
• Build the accounting function over time as needs grow.

Kenntnisse

WIP accounting

POC revenue recognition

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Leadership

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Jobbeschreibung

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) is seeking a hands-on Controller to lead the accounting and finance function for a growing commercial construction company. This role emphasizes building structure, processes, and controls in a lean environment to support ongoing growth and profitability.

You will own accounting operations, enhance reporting, manage WIP and percent-of-completion revenue, and partner with leadership to provide timely insights into project performance.