About this opportunity
The Quest Organization lists this Controller opportunity in essex county, New Jersey. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Responsibilities
Lead accounting operations, month-end close, financial reporting, and GAAP-compliant accounting for the company’s Construction and Service divisions.
Manage construction accounting, including percentage-of-completion, WIP reporting, job costing, cost-to-complete forecasting, AIA billing, change orders, retainage, and project profitability.
Oversee Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, purchasing controls, inventory accounting, payroll, and collections.
Prepare and manage 13-week cash-flow forecasts, daily cash reporting, banking activity, debt, and working-capital management.
Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and departmental reporting.
Establish and enforce strong internal controls, accounting policies, compliance procedures, and fraud-prevention measures.
Supervise, develop, and hold the accounting team accountable while partnering closely with Project Management, Estimating, Purchasing, Warehouse, Service Operations, HR, and executive leadership.
Oversee financial systems, including Sage 300 CRE, ServiceTrade, Procore, Paylocity, Microsoft 365, and Excel, and improve system integration and reporting accuracy.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
7–10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 3–5+ years as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or senior construction-accounting leader.
Strong construction accounting experience, including percentage-of-completion, WIP, job costing, AIA billing, retainage, change orders, and cost-to-complete forecasting.
Strong knowledge of AR, AP, purchasing, inventory, payroll, cash management, budgeting, and financial reporting.
Advanced Excel and financial-reporting skills.
Proven experience leading, supervising, and developing accounting teams.
Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to enforce controls and drive accountability.
Sage 300 CRE experience is mandatory; ServiceTrade, Procore, and Paylocity experience preferred.
CPA or CMA preferred.
Experience in fire protection, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, specialty contracting, or commercial construction preferred.
Who can apply
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