Senior Branch Controller

Performance Contracting, Inc; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Performance Contracting, Inc. in Alameda, CA is seeking an operations-minded Senior Branch Controller to lead the financial management of Bay Area branch operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls.

The role requires 8–15 years in finance within construction, strong Excel/ERP skills, and willingness to visit project sites with occasional travel to the Kansas City headquarters for company meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 8–15 years of progressive finance, accounting, or project-finance experience.
• Advanced knowledge of construction finance, job costing, revenue recognition, forecasting, cash-flow management.
• Ability to synthesize data sources, exercise sound judgment, and advise on complex conditions.
• Strong communication and partnership-building across teams.
• MBA, CPA or related certification preferred.
• Willingness to visit Bay Area project sites.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and Microsoft 365; learn ERP/AI tools.
• Travel to Kansas City for meetings as needed.
• Construction industry experience preferred.
• Local to Bay Area.

Responsibilities

• Lead branch budgeting, forecasts, and financial planning.
• Analyze financial and operational data for trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Translate insights into short- and long-term performance perspectives for leadership.
• Partner with project managers on kickoff, forecasting, and risk reviews; advise on contracts and cash-flow.
• Recommend growth, capital, staffing, and resource allocation; drive action.
• Maintain internal controls and ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Oversee branch cash flow, assets, and project cost tracking.
• Collaborate with Operations, Estimating, Admin, and corporate teams.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Cash flow management

Budgeting

ERP systems

Advanced Excel

Internal controls

Leadership

Risk management

Data synthesis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft 365

ERP systems

Project accounting software

Job description

PCI is seeking an operations-minded Senior Branch Controller to support our Bay Area, CAbusinesses based in Alameda, CA. This individual’s primary role is to function as a key member of the branch management teams and to be responsible for the overall financial management of these operations.

Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Lead the development and management of the branch’s annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and overall financial planning process.
• Analyze financial and operational data across assigned businesses to identify material trends, risks, and opportunities that inform business outlooks and strategic priorities.
• Translate financial and operational insights into a clear short- and long-term perspective on business performance and the implications for leadership decisions.
• Partner with project managers and operations leaders on project kickoff, forecasting, and elevated-risk reviews; provide timely recommendations on significant project, contract, cash-flow, and control matters.
• Recommend growth, capital, staffing, and resource allocation priorities to branch and regional leaders, and drive accountability for timely execution of agreed actions.
• Build effective working relationships across Operations, Estimating, Administration, project teams, and corporate functions to support coordinated planning and execution.

Financial Controls

• Maintain effective internal controls, promote policy adherence and drive timely resolution of identified exceptions to protect company capital and mitigate financial and operational risk.
• Oversee day-to-day financial operations for the branch, ensuring accuracy in all financial reporting.
• Ensure the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of financial statements and subledgers.
• Effectively manage the cash flow and assets of the branch.
• Ensure proper cost tracking for projects, including labor, materials and all other costs.

Salary Range:

$127,700-$170,000 annual salary plus non-guaranteed annualized bonus program.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Construction Management or related discipline.
• 8–15 years of progressive finance, accounting, construction or related business experience, including ownership of complex forecasting, project-finance or business-performance processes.
• Advanced knowledge of construction finance, job costing, revenue recognition, forecasting, cash-flow management, project risk and internal controls.
• Ability to synthesize multiple data sources, exercise sound judgment with incomplete information and make timely recommendations in complex or changing business conditions.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly adapt to changing business needs, leverage technology effectively and bring an innovative, continuous-improvement mindset to financial and operational processes.
• Ability to communicate complex financial matters clearly and credibly, influence decisions and build trusted partnerships across project, branch and senior regional leadership teams.
• MBA, CPA or other relevant certification preferred, but not required
• Willingness & ability to visit project sites in the Bay Area and surrounding areas.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft 365 suite, with the ability to learn and effectively use ERP, reporting and AI-enabled productivity tools.
• Ability to travel to Corporate office in Kansas City and other locations for company meetings on a minimal basis.
• Experience in the construction industry preferred.
• Local to Bay Area