Interim Controller - Construction

E78 Talent; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

E78 Talent is seeking an experienced accounting professional in Houston to clean up and reconcile the general ledger, support the monthly close, and ensure accurate financial reporting for project-based activities.

The role involves collaborating with operations to resolve discrepancies, reviewing journal entries, and strengthening internal controls for PE-backed reporting. On-site position with exposure to construction accounting practices.

Qualifications

• Experience cleaning and reconciling accounting records.
• Ability to review and correct historical transactions and account classifications.
• Experience with monthly close processes and supporting documentation.
• Experience with job costing and revenue recognition a plus.
• Ability to communicate progress and risks to leadership

Responsibilities

• Assess current accounting state and identify cleanup or reconciliation needs.
• Perform general ledger cleanup, review historical transactions and classifications.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts including cash, AR, AP, accrued expenses, prepaid, fixed assets, debt.
• Investigate and resolve aged reconciling items.
• Clean up accounts payable and accounts receivable, including aging and balances.
• Review journal entries and prepare correcting/adjusting entries.
• Support monthly close process with schedules, reconciliations, and docs.
• Ensure financial statements reflect underlying activity.
• Review construction accounting: job costing, WIP, % complete, revenue recognition, retainage, subcontractor activity.
• Collaborate with operations to resolve discrepancies between records and project info.
• Establish accounting processes and internal controls usable by the team.
• Provide visibility into outstanding issues and communicate progress to executives and PE sponsor.
• Assist with audit, lender, or PE reporting as needed.

Skills

General ledger cleanup

Balance sheet reconciliation

Close process optimization

Journal entry review

Interdepartmental collaboration

Job description

• Assess the current state of the accounting records and identify areas requiring cleanup or reconciliation.
• Perform hands-on general ledger cleanup, including reviewing and correcting historical transactions and account classifications.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, debt, and other key accounts.
• Investigate and resolve aged or unexplained reconciling items.
• Clean up and organize accounts payable and accounts receivable, including aging schedules and outstanding balances.
• Review journal entries and make necessary correcting and adjusting entries.
• Support and improve the monthly close process, including developing appropriate close schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Ensure financial statements accurately reflect the underlying activity of the business.
• Review construction-related accounting, including job costing, project profitability, WIP schedules, percentage-of-completion/revenue recognition, retainage, and subcontractor/vendor activity, as applicable.
• Partner with operational and project teams to resolve discrepancies between accounting records and project-level information.
• Establish practical accounting processes, documentation, and internal controls that can be maintained by the team following the engagement.
• Provide clear visibility into outstanding accounting issues and communicate progress and risks to executive leadership and the private equity sponsor.
• Assist with audit, lender, or PE reporting requirements as needed.