Controller

Alvarez Construction•Baton Rouge, LA

25d

About The Position

The Controller leads all accounting operations for a 300-unit residential homebuilding company. This highly analytical role is responsible for producing clean, accurate financials, maintaining WIP schedules for bank reporting, and delivering measurable weekly performance reports. Reports directly to the President.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA preferred)
Minimum 3 years of experience in residential new construction industry
Strong understanding of homebuilder accounting: job costing, WIP, percentage-of-completion
Highly analytical and data-driven mindset
Proficient in Power BI, SQL/database queries, and advanced Excel
Experience with homebuilder ERP systems (Newstar preferred)
Proven track record managing banking relationships and covenant reporting

Nice To Haves

Experience with multi-community homebuilding operations
Background in companies with $30M+ revenue
Familiarity with Louisiana tax requirements

Responsibilities

Manage month-end and year-end close processes
Prepare accurate, timely financial statements
Oversee job costing, revenue recognition, and percentage-of-completion accounting
Maintain and update WIP schedules to ensure accurate bank reporting
Develop and deliver measurable weekly financial and operational reports
Maintain general ledger integrity
Monitor and report on banking covenant compliance across multiple lending relationships
Prepare lender reporting packages
Serve as primary point of contact for banking relationships
Oversee entire accounting department including AP, AR, Closing Coordinator, and Accounting and HR Manager
Establish and maintain departmental workflows, deadlines, and quality standards
Partner with operations on budget-to-actual variance analysis
Administer Newstar ERP and related financial systems
Build and maintain Power BI dashboards for financial and operational metrics
Write and optimize queries to extract and analyze data
Identify and implement process improvements for efficiency and accuracy