Controller

Vaco by Highspring; Cleveland (OH); In loco; USD 120.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Vaco seeks an experienced Controller to lead all accounting and financial operations for a growing heavy/civil construction company in Ohio. You will oversee financial reporting, job costing, AP/AR, payroll, budgeting, cash flow, and compliance, partnering with executive leadership, estimating, and project management.

The role offers the opportunity to influence business strategy, financial performance, and long-term growth within a collaborative leadership team.

Competenze

• Must have strong GAAP knowledge and ability to manage all financial reporting tasks.
• Experience in job costing, WIP reporting, and project profitability analysis.
• Proven leadership of accounting teams and collaboration with executives and project management.

Mansioni

• Lead accounting operations including AP, AR, payroll, GL, and reconciliations.
• Manage job costing, WIP reporting, change orders, and project profitability analysis.
• Oversee monthly and annual GAAP-based financial reporting.
• Drive collections and ensure timely project billings.
• Manage cash flow, banking relationships, and bonding capacity.
• Coordinate audits, tax filings, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee union payroll and certified payroll reporting.
• Lead and develop the accounting team and improve controls.

Conoscenze

GAAP knowledge

Cash flow management

Leadership

Job costing

Payroll

Audits

Financial reporting

Project profitability analysis

Descrizione del lavoro

A VACO client is seeking an experienced Controller to lead all accounting and financial operations for a growing heavy/civil construction company. This role will oversee financial reporting, job costing, AP/AR, payroll, budgeting, cash flow, and compliance while partnering with executive leadership, estimating, and project management teams.

A VACO client is seeking an experienced Controller to lead all accounting and financial operations for a growing heavy/civil construction company. This role will oversee financial reporting, job costing, AP/AR, payroll, budgeting, cash flow, and compliance while partnering with executive leadership, estimating, and project management teams.

Join a company that plays a critical role in delivering infrastructure projects while offering the opportunity to influence business strategy, financial performance, and long‑term growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead accounting operations including AP, AR, payroll, general ledger, and bank reconciliations
• Manage job costing, WIP reporting, change orders, and project profitability analysis
• Oversee monthly and annual financial reporting in accordance with GAAP
• Drive collections and ensure timely project billings
• Manage cash flow, banking relationships, and bonding capacity
• Coordinate audits, tax filings, and regulatory compliance
• Oversee union payroll, prevailing wage, and certified payroll reporting
• Lead and develop the accounting team while improving processes and controls

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] .

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Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations; and
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).