Divisional Controller: Construction Finance & Costing

unitekexternal; Kentucky; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

UniTek in Kentucky is seeking a Divisional Controller to act as the senior finance and accounting partner for construction divisions, overseeing project controls, job costing, unit-price revenue recognition, billing, collections, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, financial reporting, and profitability.

The role ensures data integrity across Spectrum and ADP payroll while providing timely analysis and corrective action recommendations to division leaders and operational teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related field.
• 7+ years progressive operational accounting/finance experience with leadership.
• Construction, telecommunications, utilities, or project-based industry experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, internal controls, project accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial oversight across the project lifecycle, including setup, budgets, production, revenue, billing, collections, profitability, and closeout.
• Ensure projects are configured in Spectrum with contracts, unit rates, costs and revenue codes, billing terms, budgets, and production quantities.
• Oversee unit-price revenue recognition by reconciling field production, quantities, Spectrum entries, billings, and collections per GAAP and policy.
• Direct job costing and cost control for labor, materials, subcontractors, equipment, overhead, accruals, and estimates to complete.
• Lead recurring project profitability reviews; identify margin erosion, cost overruns, and risks, then drive corrective actions.
• Oversee timely customer billing, accounts receivable, dispute resolution, retainage, collections, and cash-flow improvement.
• Coordinate annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and scenario analyses; explain variances and reconcile to divisional plans.
• Reconcile ADP payroll, labor allocations, accruals, and interfaces to Spectrum, project job costs, and the general ledger.
• Plan and oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual closes, including reconciliations, journal entries, estimates, statements, and audit support.
• Serve as the primary finance partner to divisional leadership; translate results into operational insight and develop staff.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Project accounting

Job costing

Spectrum by Viewpoint

ADP payroll

Excel (Advanced)

Leadership experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business administration

Tools

Spectrum by Viewpoint

ADP payroll

Microsoft Excel

Job description

UniTek in Kentucky is seeking a Divisional Controller to act as the senior finance and accounting partner for construction divisions, overseeing project controls, job costing, unit-price revenue recognition, billing, collections, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, financial reporting, and profitability.

The role ensures data integrity across Spectrum and ADP payroll while providing timely analysis and corrective action recommendations to division leaders and operational teams.