Senior Project Controller - Construction Finance

Cupertino Electric; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cupertino Electric, Inc. is seeking a Project Controller to manage project-level cost controls for a Bakersfield, CA project. The role focuses on budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and cost control to ensure financial success.

Reports to the Manager, Construction Accounting and collaborates with the on-site team. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in electrical construction, strong knowledge of JDEdwards, and hands-on use of PowerBI and Textura.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a work-related field.
• 7+ years of progressively responsible, related work experience.
• Experience with project controls, cost codes, and subcontractor management.
• Knowledge of JDEdwards, GAAP and SOX.

Responsibilities

• Billing: Coordinate with billing department to ensure invoice accuracy (all required documents are included in the monthly invoice package).
• Project Budgets: Work with project team and manager to ensure that the budgets are cost coded correctly and entered into JDEdwards (JDE).
• Change Order Management: Direct responsibility to ensure team is submitting change orders to owner, maintaining and auditing change order logs, and submitting to corporate department for entry into JDE. Track change orders in the system and updating approval status based on documentation.
• Subcontractor Management: Obtain and review subcontract invoices and lien waivers for compliance with contract documents. Work with team to audit invoices submitted in Textura for payment and track to completion.
• Project cost management: Review weekly financial reports and provide guidance and discuss any issues with project team and management.
• Cash flow management: Develop and maintain system of managing and communicate cash flow based on analysis of past costs and future spending.
• Sales Tax Management: Ensure that material is correctly purchased so that sales/use taxes are paid correctly.
• Material Cost Management: Ensure values are reflected in JDE correctly against vendor procurement log for major equipment purchases.
• Equipment Rentals: Develop and implement process to track all rental equipment on site and the costs to be realized.
• Forecasting and financial review: Deliver clear, accurate, and timely financial reports to the project team and assist with measuring actual costs, committed costs versus budgeted costs.

Skills

Project controls

Forecasting

Communication

Construction operations

Cost management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a work-related field

Tools

JDEdwards

PowerBI

Microsoft Project

Textura

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Cupertino Electric, Inc. is seeking a Project Controller to manage project-level cost controls for a Bakersfield, CA project. The role focuses on budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and cost control to ensure financial success.

Reports to the Manager, Construction Accounting and collaborates with the on-site team. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in electrical construction, strong knowledge of JDEdwards, and hands-on use of PowerBI and Textura.