Controller

Cherry Bekaert•Leander, TX

14d•Onsite

About The Position

The Controller leads the company’s accounting function and accounting team, ensuring accurate, timely, and reliable financial reporting across corporate and field operations. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller oversees accounting operations, financial close and reporting, project and cost accounting, internal controls, compliance, and accounting systems and processes. In partnership with the CFO, the Controller strengthens close discipline and team capability and drives process and system improvements while supporting accuracy, operational visibility, and sound business decision-making. This role is instrumental in leading accounting and financial reporting, construction and development accounting, manufacturing and fabrication accounting, controls and compliance, ERP strategy, and accounting team management. The Controller manages general ledger integrity and reporting, coordinates close and audit activities, maintains accounting policies and controls, supports compliance, and leads process improvement and ERP implementation, configuration, testing, and optimization. The position also oversees construction and project accounting, including job costing and WIP, and accounting for fabrication and manufacturing operations, including inventory, production costs, and costing variances. The position is in-office in the Marble Falls, Burnet, and Leander region. Compensation is listed as $175,000–$200,000, with an annual target bonus based competitively on company profits.

Requirements

Active CPA.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
Accounting leadership or Controller experience.
Demonstrated experience managing financial close, financial statement preparation, account reconciliations, internal controls, and GAAP financial reporting.
Experience coordinating or supporting external audits, tax reporting, and accounting compliance requirements.
ERP experience.
Effective written and verbal communication skills to explain accounting and financial information to financial and operational stakeholders.
Organizational and time-management skills to manage competing priorities, coordinate team workloads, meet reporting deadlines, and maintain accuracy in a deadline-driven environment.
Attention to detail and understanding of the broader financial and operational impact of accounting activities.
Experience or partnership with a wide variety of teams, personalities, and styles.

Nice To Haves

Experience with construction and project accounting, including job costing, WIP, revenue recognition, cost-to-complete, billing, retainage, and project profitability.
ERP implementation training.

Responsibilities

Manage the accounting function and maintain the integrity of the general ledger and financial reporting processes.
Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, including deadlines, responsibilities, reconciliations, and review procedures.
Prepare and review financial statements, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and management reports in accordance with GAAP.
Maintain the chart of accounts and accounting structure across entities, departments, projects, cost centers, and other reporting dimensions.
Research significant accounting transactions and recommend appropriate accounting treatment to the CFO.
Provide the CFO with financial information, schedules, and analysis for management, ownership, banking, and stakeholder reporting.
Oversee general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, fixed assets, customer billing, collections, vendor payments, accruals, expense recognition, and reconciliations.
Monitor accounts receivable, retainage, billing, and collections, working with operational teams to resolve discrepancies and improve billing accuracy.
Maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls that safeguard assets and support accurate and consistent reporting.
Oversee fixed asset and capital expenditure accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, disposals, and construction-in-progress as applicable.
Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled on time and investigate and resolve reconciling items.
Manage intercompany accounting and consolidation requirements as applicable.
Support compliance with accounting, tax, contractual, and regulatory requirements; coordinate external financial statement audits and serve as the primary accounting contact for auditors and tax advisors.
Identify accounting and control deficiencies and recommend corrective actions to the CFO.
Serve as the primary accounting resource for ERP implementation, configuration, testing, and optimization.
Partner with the CFO and operational teams to ensure ERP capabilities support general ledger, project accounting, job costing, WIP, revenue recognition, billing, procurement, inventory, manufacturing costing, and financial reporting.
Establish accounting data standards and controls across systems, and identify opportunities to automate activities, streamline workflows, accelerate close, and reduce manual processes and spreadsheets.
Lead and develop the accounting team by establishing roles, responsibilities, performance expectations, and accountability; assign and prioritize work and provide feedback and coaching.
Manage construction and project accounting, including job costing, WIP, revenue recognition, cost-to-complete, committed costs, change orders, billing, retainage, and project closeout.
Coordinate WIP and project financial reviews with project management and construction leadership; review project results and cost-to-complete estimates; monitor margins and investigate significant variances and project risks.
Maintain project accounting processes and controls throughout the project lifecycle, including setup, cost coding, billing, change orders, and closeout.
Manage fabrication and manufacturing accounting, including inventory, material costs, direct labor, overhead, WIP, and production costs.
Maintain inventory valuation and costing methodologies and controls over raw materials, WIP, and finished goods as applicable.
Analyze material, labor, overhead, scrap and rework, and production variances with operational teams to identify and resolve accounting or costing issues.