Strategic Corporate Controller for Construction Portfolio

Socket.dev; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

RallyXL participation

Weekly team rhythms

Job summary

RallyX seeks a strategic Corporate Controller to lead the financial engine across our multi-entity portfolio, with deep expertise in construction accounting and strategic financial leadership. This role sits at the table, not in a back office, shaping decisions and protecting margins.

The ideal candidate drives accuracy, controls, and cash flow while partnering with the CEO and executives to steward growth and value creation across our diversified portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in corporate accounting.
• Direct experience in construction accounting: job costing, WIP schedules, and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.
• Fluency in P&L management, forecasting, budgeting, and project-level financial oversight.
• Strong systems thinking and a track record of building or improving financial processes and controls.
• CPA license or active progress toward one.
• Experience with Sage Intacct or a comparable mid-market ERP system.
• Experience consolidating financials across multiple entities or a holding-company structure.
• Experience managing or scaling an accounting team.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close process and deliver timely, accurate consolidated financial statements across all portfolio entities.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, and translate results into performance insight leadership can act on.
• Define and manage the KPIs that drive operational excellence across each vertical, and report on them consistently.
• Own construction accounting operations, including job costing, WIP schedules, percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, and project profitability tracking.
• Partner with project managers and field leadership to protect margin, flag cost overruns early, and keep job-level financials current.
• Establish and refine accounting systems, internal controls, and scalable financial processes that can support continued growth and acquisition.
• Own the general ledger structure and chart of accounts across entities, and lead the accounting team’s use of Sage Intacct (or equivalent ERP) as the company scales.
• Identify opportunities to increase margin, reduce waste, and improve cash flow across the portfolio.
• Manage cash positioning, banking relationships, and short-term liquidity planning across multiple entities.
• Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, including collections and vendor terms, to protect working capital.
• Coordinate annual audits, tax preparation, and regulatory filings with external CPA firms, and serve as the primary internal point of contact for those engagements.
• Maintain insurance, bonding, and lender-reporting compliance for the construction division.
• Build, lead, and develop the accounting and bookkeeping team supporting the portfolio, including staff across individual entities.
• Partner directly with the CEO and executive leadership to guide financial strategy, capital planning, and major business decisions.
• Communicate financial insight clearly to both operators and executives, translating numbers into decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Corporate accounting

Construction accounting

Forecasting

Budgeting

P&L management

Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Sage Intacct

Job description

RallyX seeks a strategic Corporate Controller to lead the financial engine across our multi-entity portfolio, with deep expertise in construction accounting and strategic financial leadership. This role sits at the table, not in a back office, shaping decisions and protecting margins.

The ideal candidate drives accuracy, controls, and cash flow while partnering with the CEO and executives to steward growth and value creation across our diversified portfolio.