Division Controller

Encore Pavement; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Paid time off

Holidays

Full spectrum of optional benefits

Job summary

Pave America, a national construction company, is seeking a Division Controller to lead the finance function for the division and consolidate financials for the Regional CFO. The role requires strong GAAP knowledge, WIP expertise, and hands-on accounting leadership.

The ideal candidate will manage accounts, provide senior management updates, strengthen internal controls, and drive budgeting with timely analyses. Excellent Excel, communication, and team leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/business or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in a senior-level accounting role in the construction industry.
• Possess detailed financial analysis that can extract business insights to support decision making.
• Must be able to demonstrate advanced Excel skills. Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with GAAP.
• Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior management by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting data points.
• Guide financial decisions by applying company policies and procedures to current economic landscapes.
• Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines; create a culture of accountability.
• Help achieve budgeting goals with scheduling and analysis, recommending actions to leadership.
• Manage customer portfolios: contracts, invoices and collections; liaise with Sales & Operations to optimize DSO.
• Prepare weekly cashflow forecasting; reconcile bank and payroll; journal entries.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Excel advanced

Financial analysis

Leadership

WIP accounting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/business

Job description

National construction company has an exciting opportunity for a Division Controller. This Team Member will be the financial leader for our growing organization.

The ideal applicant will possess strong working knowledge as a Controller in the construction industry with hands-on experience working with the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Work-In-Progress (WIP) accounting. This role will manage the financial activities of the entity while also reporting consolidated financials to the Regional CFO.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and monitor all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards.
• Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior management by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting appropriate data points.
• Guide financial decisions by applying company policies and procedures to current economic landscapes.
• Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines. Create a positive culture of accountability and acceptance.
• Help achieve our budgeting goals with proper scheduling, analysis, while recommending corrective actions to senior leadership.
• Manage all customer portfolios: contracts, invoices and collections. Liaison with Sales & Operations to optimize DSO.
• Prepare weekly cashflow forecasting
• Prepare account analysis, bank and payroll reconciliations, and supporting journal entries.
• Prepare all other balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Oversee all disbursements for the Company.
• Establish and maintain a system of internal controls.
• Help lead systems and process implementations
• Supervise support staff by coaching, mentoring and growing the team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/business or related field
• 5+ years’ experience in a senior-level accounting role in the construction industry.
• Possess detailed financial analysis that can extract business insights to support decision making.
• Must be able to demonstrate advanced excel skills. Strong written and verbal communication.
• Paid time off and holidays
• 401K with company match
• Full spectrum of optional benefits

Physical Requirements: (Each to have one of the following based on the position: Never, Rarely, Occasionally, Constantly)

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods: Occasionally
• Moving about to accomplish tasks at a worksite or moving from one worksite to another: Constantly
• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments, such as stooping, kneeling, or crouching: Rarely
• Adjusting, moving and lifting objects in all directions: Rarely
• Talking and hearing to communicate with others: Constantly
• Seeing to perform job duties at close range, such as monitors or screens: Constantly
• Seeing to perform job duties at a distance, such as driving or operating equipment: Occasionally
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers: Constantly
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like: Rarely
• Operating machinery and/or power tools: Rarely
• Operating motor vehicles or heavy equipment: Occasionally
• The ability to travel regionally or nationally: Occasionally

Physical Demands:

• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing: Constantly
• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds: Occasionally
• Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds: Occasionally
• Heavy work that includes moving objects up to 100 pounds or more: Rarely

Working Conditions:

• Low temperatures: Rarely
• High temperatures: Occasionally
• Outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind: Occasionally
• Noisy environments: Occasionally
• Hazardous conditions: Rarely
• Shift work, to include overnight work: Never
• Office environment: Constantly

Pave America and it's companies offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.

Pave America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, relationship or association with a protected veteran (spouses or other family members), genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.