Senior Construction Controller: Project Costing & Revenue

Unitek-Global-Services; Shepherdsville (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

UniTek is seeking a Divisional Controller to serve as the senior finance partner for one or more construction divisions. You will oversee project controls, job costing, revenue recognition, billing, collections, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting while ensuring data integrity across ERP and related systems.

You will provide timely analysis and actionable recommendations to divisional leaders, drive cost control, and manage staff development in finance and project-control functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field.
• Seven or more years of progressive operational accounting or finance experience, including leadership responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, internal controls, project accounting, job costing, unit-price revenue recognition, budgeting, forecasting, billing, collections, and financial reporting.
• Experience with Spectrum by Viewpoint or a comparable construction ERP, ADP or a comparable payroll platform, and advanced Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial oversight across the project lifecycle, including setup, budgets, production, revenue, billing, collections, profitability, and closeout.
• Oversee unit-price revenue recognition by reconciling field production, customer-approved quantities, Spectrum entries, billings, and collections in accordance with GAAP and company policy.
• Direct job costing and cost control for labor, materials, subcontractors, equipment, overhead, commitments, accruals, and estimated costs to complete.
• Lead recurring project profitability reviews; identify margin erosion, cost overruns, unsupported quantities, billing delays, and other risks, and drive corrective actions.
• Oversee timely and accurate customer billing, accounts receivable, dispute resolution, retainage, collections, and cash-flow improvement.

Skills

Leadership experience

GAAP knowledge

Analytical judgment

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Project profitability analysis

Education

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

Tools

Spectrum by Viewpoint

ADP payroll

Microsoft Excel

Job description

UniTek is seeking a Divisional Controller to serve as the senior finance partner for one or more construction divisions. You will oversee project controls, job costing, revenue recognition, billing, collections, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting while ensuring data integrity across ERP and related systems.

You will provide timely analysis and actionable recommendations to divisional leaders, drive cost control, and manage staff development in finance and project-control functions.