Controller

Yearout Mechanical LLC; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Yearout Mechanical, a Legence company, seeks a results-driven Controller to lead core accounting operations and ensure timely, accurate financial reporting. You will partner with executive leadership on budgeting, cash flow visibility, and policy execution, while owning construction-focused accounting and internal controls in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes governance, project cost accounting, and cross-functional collaboration across Payroll, HR, and operations to optimize

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• 7+ years of accounting experience preferred.
• Construction industry experience preferred; CCIFP certification ideal; CFMA membership preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.
• Strong financial analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong follow-through, patient customer service orientation, and responsiveness.
• Effective communicator and relationship-builder across teams and departments.
• Demonstrated success developing teams and applying strong leadership and talent-development skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Experience with Sage 300 CRE ideal; OneStream a plus; construction ERP experience strongly preferred.
• Positive attitude, sound judgment, strong sense of responsibility and ownership.
• High ethical standards; objective, candid, and committed to transparency.
• Committed to continuous improvement and strengthening financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient policies and internal controls are in place.
• Review journal entries, reconciliations, and bank statements.
• Maintain a disciplined month-end close calendar adhering to GAAP.
• Lead month-end close process and coordinate accounting books closing.
• Report GAAP-compliant financial results and policies.
• Develop and maintain Percentage of Completion forecast capability for construction projects.
• Ensure accurate job cost data and provide forecasts; escalate margin risk.
• Oversee cash inflows/outflows and collections to maintain strong cash position.
• Support annual audits and ad-hoc audits with external auditors.
• Manage AR, AP, Job Costing, General Ledger, and Contracts Management; partner with Payroll/HR.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication

Excel proficiency

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

CPA preferred

CCIFP ideal

CFMA membership preferred

Tools

Sage 300 CRE

OneStream

Job description

Yearout Mechanical, a Legence company

Yearout Mechanical (https://yearout.com/) is a New Mexico based company specializing in the installation of mechanical and process systems for the commercial, government, manufacturing and industrial communities of New Mexico and Texas. Since our incorporation in August of 1964, Yearout Mechanical has consistently grown and expanded its capabilities, reaching its present position as the premier mechanical contractor in New Mexico. Our mission is to be invaluable to our partners (clients, vendors, industry, and employees) so they cannot imagine success without us, by providing comfortable, reliable and efficient mechanical systems that meet our partners’s needs.

Summary/Objective:

Reporting to Legence Group Controller, the Controller is responsible for leading Yearout’s core accounting operations and ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of all financial reporting. This role supports the development and implementation of financial practices and resource management strategies, partnering with the President, executive leadership, and Corporate Finance on planning, budgeting, cash flow visibility, and policy execution. The Controller fosters strong cross-functional relationships, collaborating effectively across all departments—including Payroll and HR—while maintaining a disciplined, controls-driven, and risk-aware approach to daily, monthly, and quarterly responsibilities. This leader is detail-oriented, results-driven, and skilled at prioritizing multiple competing deadlines, viewing challenges as opportunities to improve processes and guide the accounting team. The position requires strong ownership of construction-focused accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and project-based cost accounting within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• 7+ years of accounting experience preferred.
• Construction industry experience preferred; CCIFP certification ideal; CFMA membership preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.
• Strong financial analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong follow-through, customer service orientation, and responsiveness.
• Effective communicator and relationship-builder across teams and departments.
• Demonstrated success developing teams and applying strong leadership and talent-development skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Experience with Sage 300 CRE ideal; OneStream a plus; construction ERP experience strongly preferred.
• Positive attitude, sound judgment, strong sense of responsibility and ownership.
• High ethical standards; objective, candid, and committed to transparency.
• Committed to continuous improvement and strengthening financial processes.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Responsibilities/Duties

Policies & Controls

• Ensure that efficient policies and procedures and the proper internal controls are in place.
• Review journal entries, account and bank reconciliations.
• Maintain a disciplined month-end close calendar and ensure compliance with GAAP and internal policies.

Financial Reporting

• Responsible for month-end closing process and coordinating the closing of the company’s accounting books.
• Report financial results in conformity with GAAP together with financial and accounting policies established by Corporate Accounting.

Percentage of Completion Accounting (Construction)

• Develop and maintain effective Percentage of Completion forecast capability.
• Assess adequacy of resource deployment commensurate with known project schedules and workload.
• Ensure adequate cost accumulation on each project.
• Oversee the construction project accounting process from start to finish.
• Prepare and analyze month-end reporting (WIP report, over/under, gross margin, revenue recognition, revenue projection, shift of work and variances to plan, forecast adjustments, earnings fade/gain, preconstruction costs).

Project Forecasting

• Work closely with project managers and operations leadership to ensure accurate job cost data.
• Provide financial insights to support project performance and forecast accuracy.
• Escalate risks related to margin performance or cost trends.

Cash Management

• Oversee and manage cash inflows and outflows, managing collections to ensure strong cash position.

Audits

• Partner with external auditors to support annual audit procedures, along with ad-hoc insurance, tax, project, fringe benefit and sales tax audits.
• Ensure timely communication and provide accurate documentation, including “Prepared by Client” deliverables.

Transaction Processing & Team Management

• Manage/Supervise AR, AP, Job Costing, General Ledger, Contracts Management.
• Partner with Payroll and HR to