Controller - Clean Energy & Renewable Energy

AlphaHire • Santa Cruz, CA

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About The Position

The Controller will lead accounting and financial operations for a growing project-based contractor. The role oversees core accounting functions and supports project financial management, compliance, business planning, and strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate has a strong construction accounting background, expertise in union and prevailing-wage payroll compliance, and experience leading ERP transitions and building scalable financial processes. Clean energy or renewable energy experience is beneficial but not required.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of progressive accounting or finance experience in a Controller, Assistant Controller, or comparable senior accounting role.
• Direct accounting experience with a construction company or contractor.
• Strong 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.
• Proven experience leading an ERP implementation, accounting system migration, conversion, or consolidation.
• Experience building or improving accounting processes, financial controls, and reporting systems.
• Ability to manage intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and elimination entries.
• Strong financial statement analysis skills, including identifying discrepancies and explaining 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 collaborate effectively with project managers, operations teams, and executive leadership.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee the general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, project billing, account reconciliations, month-end close, and financial reporting.
• Manage construction accounting, 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 risks, and communicate findings to leadership.
• Manage intercompany accounting across affiliated entities, including transaction tracking, reconciliations, and elimination entries.
• Lead ERP implementations and accounting system transitions, including migration planning, data conversion, testing, integration, and post-launch improvements.
• Develop and improve accounting policies, internal controls, reporting standards, and financial workflows.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts, cash-flow projections, and financial models to support business planning.
• Partner with project managers and operations leaders to monitor project costs, billing, cash flow, margins, and profitability.
• Provide timely financial analysis and actionable recommendations to support management decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting accuracy, strengthen controls, and streamline accounting operations.
• Take ownership of core accounting functions while developing scalable systems to support future 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