Construction Project Controller & Accounting Lead

Cscos; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

C&S Companies in Syracuse is seeking a Project Controller to manage our project accounting functions for the growing construction business. The role reports to the Director of Accounting & Finance and collaborates with construction leaders to oversee AR/invoicing, WIP scheduling and monthly financials.

The right candidate will have 5–8 years in construction accounting, strong cost-to-completion knowledge, and experience with ERP systems like Sage Intacct.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business management.
• 5-8 years of relevant experience in the construction field.
• Experience with union payroll is a plus.
• Must have strong working knowledge of construction accounting concepts, practices and procedures.
• Experience with construction ERP systems, with Sage Intacct a plus.
• Ability to effectively manage staff with varied experience and job responsibilities.
• Individual needs to be a team player, detail oriented and can multi-task with daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines.
• Communication skills for dealing with internal and external customers required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounts receivable, invoicing, and preparation of the monthly WIP report, including reconciliations of revenues, job costs, billings and under (over) billings between the WIP report, general ledger and subsidiary reports from the Company’s accounting system.
• Working closely with the construction teams to ensure projects, contract prices, estimated costs to complete and gross profit and job costing are done accurately.
• Overseeing regulatory reporting, including tax and compliance.
• Working with the corporate accounting team to ensure job cost coding accuracy and proper cut-off for month end reporting.
• Assisting in the accumulation and consolidation of financial data necessary for an accurate accounting of consolidated business results.
• Working with external auditors providing necessary year-end documents.
• Assessing current accounting operations, offering recommendations for improvement, and implementing new processes.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of accounting software and supporting databases, as needed.
• Providing management with information vital to the decision-making process.
• Developing and monitoring business performance metrics.
• Managing, training, and retaining skilled accounting staff.
• Responsible for directing project accounting functions, policies, procedures, and practices.
• Ensures accounting procedures abide by company, legal and GAAP procedures.
• Utilize safe work practices in accordance with federal, state, local, and company standards.
• Communicate incidents, accidents, near misses, potential hazards, and unsafe working conditions to a supervisor or the Health and Safety Department as soon as identified.

Skills

Construction accounting

WIP reports

Revenue recognition

Staff management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business management

Tools

Sage Intacct

Job description

C&S Companies in Syracuse is seeking a Project Controller to manage our project accounting functions for the growing construction business. The role reports to the Director of Accounting & Finance and collaborates with construction leaders to oversee AR/invoicing, WIP scheduling and monthly financials.

The right candidate will have 5–8 years in construction accounting, strong cost-to-completion knowledge, and experience with ERP systems like Sage Intacct.