Controller

AVAILABILITY Professional Staffing; California; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AVAILABILITY Professional Staffing is seeking a hands-on Controller for a stable union construction company. You will lead GL, payroll, AP/AR, and reporting while overseeing job costing, WIP, and revenue recognition. You’ll collaborate with ownership and operations and drive a key transition from American Contractor to Sage.

The role emphasizes strategic input, mentorship, and proactive financial leadership in a growing organization with strong safety and quality culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 8+ years of accounting leadership experience within the construction industry.
• Significant experience in a union construction environment.
• Strong expertise in job costing, WIP schedules, construction billing, and revenue recognition.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• A hands-on, collaborative leadership style with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting and financial operations, including GL, AP, AR, payroll, cash management, and financial reporting.
• Oversee construction job costing, WIP reporting, billing, and revenue recognition.
• Manage union payroll and related compliance requirements.
• Partner with project managers and operations to analyze project performance and profitability.
• Strengthen accounting processes, internal controls, and reporting.
• Help lead the company’s planned transition from American Contractor to Sage.
• Serve as a trusted financial partner to ownership and company leadership.

Skills

Excel skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

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

Tools

Sage

Job description

Exciting Controller opportunity to join a stable, financially healthy union construction company with a long-standing reputation for quality, safety, and taking care of its employees.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a hands-on construction accounting leader who wants more than just another Controller role. You’ll work directly with ownership, have a voice in key business decisions, and help shape the financial future of a successful and growing organization.

Even better—the current Controller is retiring after a successful tenure and will remain available to support training, knowledge transfer, and a smooth transition into the role.

Responsibilities:

• Lead accounting and financial operations, including GL, AP, AR, payroll, cash management, and financial reporting
• Oversee construction job costing, WIP reporting, billing, and revenue recognition
• Manage union payroll and related compliance requirements
• Partner with project managers and operations to analyze project performance and profitability
• Strengthen accounting processes, internal controls, and reporting
• Help lead the company’s planned transition from American Contractor to Sage
• Serve as a trusted financial partner to ownership and company leadership

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• 8+ years of accounting leadership experience within the construction industry
• Significant experience in a union construction environment
• Strong expertise in job costing, WIP schedules, construction billing, and revenue recognition
• Advanced Excel skills
• A hands-on, collaborative leadership style with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

If you’re a proven construction accounting leader who enjoys being both strategic and hands-on, this is an opportunity to step into a strong organization where your expertise and ideas will have a visible impact.