Controller – Construction | Greater Boston (hybrid)

Boston, NH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Reporting to the CFO this role oversees a 10-person accounting team within a complex union project-driven environment. The Controller will own financial reporting job costing integrity and operational partnership across the business. This is a highly visible leadership position with long-term growth potential.

The ideal candidate is a CPA with deep construction accounting expertise who has operated in a WIP-driven percentage-of-completion environment and understands the realities of partnering with Project Management and field operations.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a 10-person team across GL AP AR/Billing and Payroll
Own monthly quarterly and annual financial reporting
Oversee WIP schedules revenue recognition (percent-complete) and margin analysis
Manage progress billing pay applications retainage and collections strategy
Partner with Project Managers to ensure accurate forecasting and job cost reporting
Oversee union payroll complexity including multi-rate and fringe allocations
Lead audit coordination tax compliance and internal controls
Drive process improvements and optimize construction ERP utilization

Qualifications

CPA required
Progressive accounting leadership experience
Significant construction industry experience (mechanical MEP specialty subcontractor or large GC environment preferred)
Deep expertise in job costing WIP reporting change orders and margin fade/gain analysis
Experience in union payroll environments
Proven leadership of 815 person accounting teams
Construction ERP experience (CMiC strongly preferred; Sage/Timberline or similar acceptable)

This opportunity is best suited for candidates currently operating in union-heavy project-based construction environments. Candidates without meaningful construction accounting experience will not be considered.

We are partnering with a market-leading mechanical construction firm in the Greater Boston area to hire a Controller to lead its accounting organization and partner directly with executive leadership.Reporting to the CFO this role oversees a 10-person accounting team within a complex union project-d...