Construction Controller

Construction Controller

A growing New Jersey civil construction company specializing in commercial and residential ground work, excavation, and site development is seeking an experienced, hands-on Construction Controller. Reporting to ownership, the Controller owns all accounting, job costing, financial reporting, budgeting, and cash flow management for the company, and serves as the financial backbone supporting field operations, project management, surety, and lending relationships. This is a full-time, on-site position based in New Jersey.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & Accounting

• Own the full accounting cycle, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, payroll, billing, credit card reconciliation, and bank reconciliations.
• Maintain the Chart of Accounts and the job cost coding structure so that costs map cleanly by project, phase, and cost type (labor, materials, equipment, subcontract, other).
• Lead month-end and year-end close processes and procedures.
• Build and maintain company budgets, project-level forecasts, and rolling cash flow projections.
• Ensure financial records are maintained in accordance with GAAP, including percentage-of-completion revenue recognition under ASC 606.
• Serve as primary liaison to the company's outside CPA firm for the annual reviewed financial statement, tax return preparation, and tax planning.

Construction Job Costing & WIP

• Work-in-process management. Prepare and maintain the WIP schedule – contract value, change orders, costs incurred, estimated cost to complete, percent complete, earned revenue, and billings – and analyze with project management and outside CPA.
• Job cost control. Track and analyze project costs against estimates and budgets, with particular focus on materials, owned equipment, fuel, subcontractors, and field labor; flag cost overruns and margin erosion early.
• Change orders. Track approved and pending change orders,...