Corporate Controller

Boly:Welch; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Boly:Welch is seeking a Corporate Controller to oversee financial health for a established AEC company. You’ll direct procedures, enforce internal controls, and guide finance decisions while maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.

This senior role involves audits, budgeting, and strategic financial leadership. Hybrid, 9/80 schedule, and a riverfront office setting provide a collaborative environment for experienced professionals seeking their next senior leadership opportunity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in accounting or finance; CPA or CMA strongly preferred.
• 12+ years of accounting experience; 5+ years as a controller.
• Experience with a multi-entity organization with $200M+ revenue.
• AEC experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct financial health of the company, overseeing procedures and systems for accurate records and informed finance decisions.
• Lead audits including financial, overhead, DCAA, AASHTO, and retirement plan audits; ensure compliance and reporting continuity.
• Monitor budgets, establish schedules, and analyze variances to achieve budget objectives.

Skills

Bachelor’s in accounting or finance

12+ years accounting experience

5+ years as a controller

Multi-entity org with $200M+ revenue

AEC experience

Education

Bachelor’s in accounting or finance

Job description

Bachelor’s in accounting or finance; CPA or CMA strongly preferred

12+ years of experience in accounting; 5+ years of experience as a controller

Experience with a multi-entity organization with $200M+ revenue

AEC experience highly preferred

Job Number:

32308

Salary: $190K-$215K

Industry: AEC

Must Haves

• Bachelor’s in accounting or finance; CPA or CMA strongly preferred
• 12+ years of experience in accounting; 5+ years of experience as a controller
• Experience with a multi-entity organization with $200M+ revenue
• AEC experience highly preferred

Your New Role

As our client’s next Corporate Controller, you’ll sit at the intersection of strategy, stewardship, and execution. Here, you’ll be an asset to the company, as you’ll be responsible for the financial health of this established AEC company. If you’re a seasoned accounting professional looking for your next senior role, we highly encourage you to consider this opportunity!

As Corporate Controller, you’ll need to have a strict eye for detail and strong leadership skills, as you’ll be directing procedures and systems necessary to maintain proper records, guide finance decisions by enforcing policies and procedures, protect assets by establishing and enforcing internal controls. Here, you’ll be responsible for all audits, including financial, overhead, DCAA, AASHTO, and retirement plan audits. You’ll also monitor and confirm financial conditions, prepare budgets by establishing schedules, and achieve budget objects by scheduling expenditures and analyzing variances.

In this role, you’ll need to be in the loop on changing information and trends, as you’ll be responsible for complying with federal, state, and local legal requirements, as well as anticipating future legislation and advising management on needed actions. You’ll establish preventative maintenance requirements and service contracts, recruit and train new financial employees, and coach and counsel tenured financial employees on operational changes.

Success in this role requires someone with strong numeracy skills and be able to keep financial information and plans confidential. Those with strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills will thrive here.

This is a fully-time hybrid role at our client’s beautiful riverfront office, where you’ll be working a 9/80 schedule.

Your New Organization

With our client, you’ll be joining an environment where talented professionals have the freedom and support to do their most meaningful work, creating a positive and collaborative work environment. With this team, you’ll have the opportunity to cultivate and develop your skills by working alongside talented colleagues and get to know your team with collaborative company-wide events.

Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, commuter benefits, life and AD&D insurance, 401(k) with discretionary profit-sharing match, and PTO.

Our goal is to pair talented people with amazing job opportunities. In submitting your application, you’ll be considered for this and other positions with Boly:Welch.

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Please Note

Boly:Welch is a full-service recruiting and executive search agency representing a Boly:Welch partner in this search. As talent advisors, we will be the liaison between our partner and yourself during the recruitment process. You will directly join our partner client’s team if they select you as the successful candidate for this role.

We do not use AI to read resumes at Boly:Welch; every resume is reviewed by a member of our team to ensure we engage in an equitable and human hiring process. We look forward to seeing your application!

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