Controller

Rise Technical; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) matching

Bonus potential

Job summary

Rise Technical is seeking an Accounting professional to own the finance function for a growing project-based industrial environment in Grand Prairie, TX. You will manage accounting operations, billing, and job costing, partnering with PM, engineering, procurement, and production teams to improve controls and profitability.

This onsite role focuses on accurate revenue recognition, cost tracking, and margin visibility as the company scales.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 3-5 years progressive accounting/financial management experience.
• Strong experience in project accounting/job costing.
• Comfortable owning customer billing, project invoicing, and A/R coordination.
• Strong understanding of revenue recognition basics, cost tracking, gross margin, and project profitability.
• Systems experience with QuickBooks/QuotePlan/Avaza, NetSuite, or similar accounting/ERP tools.
• Advanced Excel and financial analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the company's accounting operations, billing, project cost accounting, and financial reporting.
• Ensure projects are properly established and maintained for accurate revenue, cost, and margin tracking.
• Lead customer billing/project invoicing and support accounts receivable processes to keep cash flow predictable.
• Partner cross-functionally (PM, engineering, procurement, production, field service) to improve cost capture and job costing discipline.
• Deliver clear financial visibility into gross margin and project profitability for leadership decision-making.
• Improve financial processes, controls, reporting cadence, and systems as the company grows.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

A/R coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field

Tools

QuickBooks

NetSuite

Avaza/QuotePlan/ERP

Job description

$90,000-$110,000 base + bonus + health benefits + 401(k) matching

Grand Prairie, TX (onsite)

Are you an Accounting professional looking for a high-impact role where you'll own the finance function for a growing business and help drive profitability in a project-based industrial environment?

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of accounting, billing, and job-costing for a project-driven business—working closely with leadership and delivery teams to improve controls, reporting, and profitability visibility as the company scales.

The company is an industrial automation contractor supporting clients with PLC/controls, SCADA, telemetry/wireless, system integration, and commissioning - ideal for someone who wants to build a long-term career in industrial automation.

In this role, you'll run day-to-day accounting and project finance fundamentals - ensuring projects are set up correctly, costs/revenue are captured accurately, and invoices go out clean and on time.

The Role:

• Own the company's accounting operations, billing, project cost accounting, and financial reporting.
• Ensure projects are properly established and maintained for accurate revenue, cost, and margin tracking.
• Lead customer billing/project invoicing and support accounts receivable processes to keep cash flow predictable.
• Partner cross-functionally (PM, engineering, procurement, production, field service) to improve cost capture and job costing discipline.
• Deliver clear financial visibility into gross margin and project profitability for leadership decision-making.
• Improve financial processes, controls, reporting cadence, and systems as the company grows.

The Person:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field preferred.
• 3-5 years progressive accounting / financial management experience.
• Strong experience in project accounting / job costing
• Comfortable owning customer billing, project invoicing, and A/R coordination.
• Strong understanding of revenue recognition basics, cost tracking, gross margin, and project profitability.
• Systems experience with QuickBooks / QuotePlan / Avaza, NetSuite, or similar accounting/ERP tools.
• Advanced Excel and financial analysis skills.