Senior Branch Controller

Performance Contracting Group • Alameda, CA

13d • $127,700 - $170,000

About The Position

Performance Contracting Group (PCG), a national employee-owned specialty contractor serving commercial, industrial, and non-residential construction markets, is seeking an operations-minded Senior Branch Controller to support its Bay Area, California businesses, based in Alameda. The Senior Branch Controller is a key member of the branch management teams and is responsible for the overall financial management of these operations.

The role leads branch financial planning and analysis, including annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, business-performance analysis, and recommendations to branch and regional leadership. It partners with project managers and operations leaders on project kickoff, forecasting, risk reviews, and significant project, contract, cash-flow, and control matters. The position also oversees branch financial operations, reporting, internal controls, cash flow, assets, and project cost tracking.

The salary range is $127,700–$170,000 annually, plus a non-guaranteed annualized bonus program. The role requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 8–15 years of progressive finance, accounting, construction, or related business experience. The successful candidate must be willing and able to visit project sites in the Bay Area and surrounding areas and travel minimally to the corporate office in Kansas City and other locations for company meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• 8–15 years of progressive finance, accounting, construction, or related business experience, including ownership of complex forecasting, project-finance, or business-performance processes.
• Advanced knowledge of construction finance, job costing, revenue recognition, forecasting, cash-flow management, project risk, and internal controls.
• Ability to synthesize multiple data sources, exercise sound judgment with incomplete information, and make timely recommendations in complex or changing business conditions.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt rapidly to changing business needs, leverage technology effectively, and bring an innovative, continuous-improvement mindset to financial and operational processes.
• Ability to communicate complex financial matters clearly and credibly, influence decisions, and build trusted partnerships across project, branch, and senior regional leadership teams.
• Willingness and ability to visit project sites in the Bay Area and surrounding areas.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft 365 suite, with the ability to learn and effectively use ERP, reporting, and AI-enabled productivity tools.
• Ability to travel to the corporate office in Kansas City and other locations for company meetings on a minimal basis.

Nice To Haves

• MBA, CPA, or other relevant certification (preferred, not required).
• Experience in the construction industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and management of the branch’s annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and financial planning process.
• Analyze financial and operational data across assigned businesses to identify material trends, risks, and opportunities that inform business outlooks and strategic priorities.
• Translate financial and operational insights into clear short- and long-term perspectives on business performance and implications for leadership decisions.
• Partner with project managers and operations leaders on project kickoff, forecasting, and elevated-risk reviews; provide timely recommendations on significant project, contract, cash-flow, and control matters.
• Recommend growth, capital, staffing, and resource-allocation priorities to branch and regional leaders, and drive accountability for timely execution of agreed actions.
• Build effective working relationships across Operations, Estimating, Administration, project teams, and corporate functions to support coordinated planning and execution.
• Maintain effective internal controls, promote policy adherence, and drive timely resolution of identified exceptions to protect company capital and mitigate financial and operational risk.
• Oversee day-to-day branch financial operations and ensure accuracy in financial reporting.
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of financial statements and subledgers.
• Manage branch cash flow and assets.
• Ensure proper project cost tracking, including labor, materials, and other costs.
• Visit project sites in the Bay Area and surrounding areas, and travel minimally to the corporate office in Kansas City and other locations for company meetings.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Incentive bonus plan; the position description also identifies a non-guaranteed annualized bonus program.
• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with match.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance plans, with a flexible spending account option.
• Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Flexible paid time off policy and paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

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