Senior Construction Controller | Project Profitability

Jobot; Pomona (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Match

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a highly experienced financial leader for our California-based civil contracting client.

The role requires hands-on accounting leadership, overseeing monthly close, budgets, and project profitability analysis for multi-million dollar projects. Ideal candidate has 10-15+ years in controller roles within construction, CPA or CMA certification preferred, and the ability to present results to owners and manage external audits.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years in a Controller, Assistant Controller, or Senior Accounting Manager.
• Construction industry experience strongly preferred (general contractor, specialty contractor).
• Experience supporting companies in the $15M–$20M revenue range.
• Technical construction knowledge (beneficial).
• Percentage-of-completion revenue recognition; WIP schedules; job costing; change orders.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate monthly financial statements within 10–15 days after month-end.
• Develop annual budgets and conduct reviews.
• Analyze gross profit by project and monitor project margins.
• Identify cost overruns early; improve internal controls.
• Develop KPIs for executives and present financial results to ownership.
• Manage banking and external relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Financial analysis

Dashboards

Excel advanced

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA (preferred)

CMA or other finance certs (beneficial)

Tools

Construction accounting software

Excel (pivot tables)

Power BI

Payroll systems

AP automation

Job description

Jobot is seeking a highly experienced financial leader for our California-based civil contracting client.

The role requires hands-on accounting leadership, overseeing monthly close, budgets, and project profitability analysis for multi-million dollar projects. Ideal candidate has 10-15+ years in controller roles within construction, CPA or CMA certification preferred, and the ability to present results to owners and manage external audits.