Controller - Construction

Controller

📍 Bohemia (Long Island) | Onsite (WFH flexibility ~1x/month)

💰 $140,000–$170,000 + generous benefits

A privately owned commercial construction company on Long Island is seeking a Controller to lead all accounting and financial operations. This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role overseeing everything from cash flow and payroll to job costing across a fast-moving portfolio of active projects.

This company operates with 25–40 projects at any given time, ranging from $1M–$10M, with timelines spanning a few weeks to 2–6 months. You’ll partner closely with leadership and Project Managers to ensure financial accuracy, profitability, and strong business performance.

🔑 What You’ll Own

• Monitor daily cash flow, receivables, and collections
• Oversee bank reconciliations and manage a $5M–$12M line of credit
• Prepare and maintain cash flow forecasts aligned with project and payroll cycles
• Oversee weekly in-house payroll for ~200 employees (scaling to ~600 W2s annually)
• Manage full payroll cycle including tax filings, union requirements, compliance, and year-end reporting
• Supervise payroll team and ensure accurate, timely processing
• Analyze financials across 25–40 active projects on an ongoing basis
• Review job cost reports, including under/overbilling, cost overruns, and margin erosion
• Partner with Project Managers to maintain accurate job profitability
• Track WIP and ensure proper revenue recognition
• Prepare financial data for tax filings
• Lead annual audit process and coordinate with external CPA firm
• Support insurance reporting and compliance requirements
• Manage and mentor accounting team (AP, AR, Payroll)
• Maintain efficient workflows and clear ownership across accounting functions
• Oversee benefits administration (FSA, 401k, etc.)
• Support onboarding and payroll-related HR functions

🛠️ What You Bring

• 8–10+ years of accounting experience, ideally in construction or project-based environments
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (required)
• Strong foundation in GL, financial reporting, and analysis
• Expertise in cash flow management, forecasting, and bank reconciliations
• Experience with in-house payroll (highly preferred)
• Exposure to job costing/WIP (strong plus)
• Audit support and tax prep experience
• Ability to oversee AP/AR and payroll teams effectively
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with Foundation a plus

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Please Note: This position is open to candidates who are authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. We are not able to consider C2C arrangements or third-party submissions.