Controller - Clean Energy & Renewable Energy

AlphaHire • Santa Cruz, CA

19h

About The Position

The Controller will own accounting and financial operations for a growing, project-based contractor. The role leads the accounting function and oversees construction financials, payroll compliance, financial reporting, intercompany accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow planning. The Controller will also lead ERP implementations and accounting system transitions, establish scalable finance processes and controls, and provide management with timely financial insights to support business and operational decisions. Construction accounting experience is required; clean-energy or renewable-energy experience is preferred but not required.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of progressive accounting or finance experience in a Controller, Assistant Controller, or comparable senior accounting position.
• Direct accounting experience with a construction company or contractor.
• Strong working knowledge of construction job costing, WIP reporting, and percentage-of-completion accounting.
• Hands-on experience with union and prevailing-wage payroll compliance, including certified payroll, fringe reporting, and multi-local wage requirements.
• Demonstrated success leading an ERP implementation, accounting system migration, conversion, or consolidation.
• Experience designing, rebuilding, or improving accounting processes, financial controls, and reporting systems.
• Ability to manage intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and elimination entries.
• Strong financial statement analysis skills, including the ability to identify discrepancies and explain financial performance.
• Experience in a small-to-midsized business and ability to work independently across a broad range of finance responsibilities.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to partner effectively with project managers, operations teams, and executive leadership.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in clean energy, solar, electric vehicle infrastructure, microgrids, renewable energy, or related infrastructure sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, project billing, account reconciliations, month-end close, and financial reporting.
• Oversee construction financials, including job costing, work-in-progress (WIP) schedules, percentage-of-completion accounting, cost-to-complete analysis, and project margins.
• Ensure compliance with union and prevailing-wage payroll requirements, including certified payroll submissions, fringe benefit reporting, and multi-union wage rules.
• Review financial statements, investigate variances, assess financial exposure, and communicate findings to leadership.
• Manage intercompany accounting across affiliated entities, including transaction tracking, reconciliations, and elimination entries.
• Direct ERP implementations and accounting system transitions, including migration planning, data conversion, system testing, integration, and post-launch improvements.
• Establish and refine accounting policies, internal controls, reporting standards, and financial workflows.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, cash-flow projections, and financial models to guide business planning.
• Partner with project managers and operations leaders to monitor project costs, billing, cash flow, margins, and profitability.
• Deliver financial insights and practical recommendations to support management decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting accuracy, strengthen controls, and reduce inefficiencies.
• Own core accounting operations independently and develop systems to support future company growth.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Health insurance and retirement plan options.
• Paid time off and company-sponsored benefits.
• Opportunity to build, improve, and lead a growing finance function.
• Direct involvement in strategic financial planning and operational decision-making.
• Exposure to complex construction, infrastructure, and clean-energy projects.
• Professional development and long-term career advancement opportunities.
• Collaborative environment within a growing clean-energy and infrastructure business.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed