Controller

NGC General Contractors • Danielsville, GA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

North Georgia Civil Inc., also known as NGC General Contractors, is a commercial, civil, and telecommunications contractor headquartered in Danielsville, Georgia. The Controller is the company's first dedicated finance leader and reports to the Chief Financial Officer. The position works daily with the COO, VP - Commercial, Director of Telecom, Business Operations Manager, project managers, and NGC's outside CPA. The role is office-based in the Athens-area office, Monday through Friday, with occasional travel to project sites, banks, and advisor meetings.

The Controller owns the month-end close, job cost and work-in-progress reporting, financial statements, cash forecasting, certified payroll compliance, and internal controls. The role supervises the AP/AR and Payroll Specialist hired in 2027 and builds the finance function as the company grows. The Business Operations Manager continues to own subcontractor onboarding, purchase orders, and invoice coding; the Controller oversees those transactions after entry.

The Controller maintains accurate, auditable books and repeatable reporting as NGC scales, supports surety and banking relationships, and helps prepare for a planned transition to a hired CFO. Compensation is $115,000–$145,000 per year, based on experience, credentials, and scope of responsibility, with an annual discretionary bonus of up to 10% of base salary when the company meets its profit plan and finance deliverables are achieved.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years in construction accounting; general contractor or specialty contractor experience preferred.
• Hands-on ownership of month-end close, job costing, and WIP / percentage-of-completion reporting.
• Working knowledge of Davis-Bacon certified payroll, retainage, AIA pay applications, and multi-state payroll tax.
• Experience preparing financial packages for sureties, banks, or CPA reviews.
• Advanced QuickBooks Online and Excel/Google Sheets skills.
• Strong internal-control discipline and judgment to stop a payment when something does not look right.
• Clear, professional communication with leadership, project managers, and outside advisors.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with ACC Cost Management, Agave, or similar integrations.
• Comfort adopting new technology and AI-assisted tools to automate reconciliations and reporting.
• CPA or CMA credential preferred but not required.
• General contractor or specialty contractor experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own a documented month-end close calendar; complete close by the 10th business day and move to the 7th business day within the first year.
• Reconcile bank, credit card, loan, and line-of-credit accounts monthly in QuickBooks Online.
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, prepaid and fixed-asset schedules, and depreciation.
• Produce monthly company and division profit-and-loss statements, balance sheet, and cash flow statement with variance commentary for the CFO and leadership.
• Maintain consistent overhead allocation between divisions using NGC's established overhead standard.
• Prepare quarterly division net-profit calculations for Telecom and leadership bonus pools, with supporting detail.
• Own the monthly work-in-progress schedule, including percent complete, estimated cost to complete, over/under billings, and projected margin by job.
• Reconcile job costs between Autodesk Construction Cloud Cost Management, the Agave integration, and QuickBooks Online; resolve or escalate exceptions with the responsible project manager.
• Review AIA G702/G703 pay applications and Verizon/telecom invoicing against contract values, approved change orders, and retainage before release.
• Track retainage receivable and payable, and lien waivers required to release retainage.
• Run monthly job-margin reviews with the VP - Commercial and Director of Telecom; flag jobs trending more than 2 points below bid margin.
• Maintain AR aging and lead collections follow-up with project managers and clients on balances past 45 days.
• Oversee weekly payroll processing, including multi-state withholding.
• Own Davis-Bacon and prevailing-wage compliance on federal USPS projects, including wage determinations, fringe calculations, and weekly certified payroll (WH-347) for NGC and subcontractors.
• Maintain payroll tax filings, state registrations, and unemployment accounts with the outside CPA and payroll provider.
• Coordinate with the HR / Talent Manager on new-hire setup, pay changes, benefits deductions, and terminations.
• Maintain a rolling 13-week cash forecast and report weekly cash position to the CFO.
• Prepare payment runs for CFO approval and maintain separation of duties so the person entering a bill does not release its payment.
• Enforce vendor banking controls, requiring phone verification at a known-good number and documentation in the vendor file before any vendor payment-information change.
• Prepare financial packages for the surety, bank, and insurance carriers, and support bonding-capacity growth.
• Track debt service, line-of-credit availability, and covenant compliance.
• Coordinate the annual CPA review, tax package, K-1 support, and 1099 filing with the outside CPA.
• Hire, train, and supervise the AP/AR and Payroll Specialist hired in 2027 and future finance staff as the company adds staff with revenue growth.
• Write and maintain finance procedures so recurring work can continue during any one person's absence.
• Recommend system improvements across QBO, ACC, Smartsheet, and AI-assisted tools, including when to evaluate a construction ERP.
• Support the planned transition to a hired CFO by building clean, auditable books and a repeatable reporting package.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus of up to 10% of base salary, contingent on the company meeting its profit plan and finance deliverables.
• 3% SIMPLE IRA match after 3 months for eligible employees.
• Two weeks of paid vacation per year.
• Paid holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
• Company-provided laptop and dual monitors.
• Ground-floor leadership role building the finance function of a company planning to more than double in size.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior