Strategic Controller & Owner Partner - High Visibility

#twiceasnice Recruiting; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

#twiceasnice Recruiting is seeking a Controller for a privately owned specialty construction company near Estero, FL. You will own the accounting function across two operating entities and provide strategic financial partnership to the owner.

You'll oversee month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and a four-person team, ensuring tight controls and insightful financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience including people leadership.
• Experience managing multiple entities and/or complex accounting systems and processes.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and variance analysis.
• Strong ability to analyze financial results and clearly communicate the 'why' behind the numbers to non-accounting stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own accounting across 2 primary operating companies and related holding companies.
• Lead month-end close, reconciliations, GL maintenance and financial reporting.
• Prepare and present financial results, including variance analysis and key drivers.
• Build and manage budgets and forecasts; track actuals vs. budget.
• Oversee project costing and profitability across jobs and entities.
• Improve project margin visibility and identify issues with costs and billing.
• Manage cash flow, working capital, forecasting and banking activity.
• Oversee established accounting processes and internal controls.
• Evaluate systems, processes and reporting for opportunities to improve efficiency.
• Lead the accounting team (4), ensuring accountability and timely execution.
• Coordinate with the CPA on tax compliance, reporting, lenders and insurance audits.

Skills

Financial analysis

People leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Cash flow management

Variance analysis

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Job description

#twiceasnice Recruiting is seeking a Controller for a privately owned specialty construction company near Estero, FL. You will own the accounting function across two operating entities and provide strategic financial partnership to the owner.

You'll oversee month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and a four-person team, ensuring tight controls and insightful financial reporting.