Controller
Overview
The Controller is the senior accounting and financial reporting leader for a heavy civil contractor performing earthwork, site development, utilities, paving, structures, and related self-perform work. This role owns the general ledger, job-cost system, WIP and percent-complete reporting, cash management, bonding package support, and internal controls. The Controller partners with operations, estimating, and project management so that financial results reflect how work is actually built in the field—not just how it posts in the books. This role reports to the President and involves on-site and office-based work. We are looking for experienced individuals who are committed to the construction industry.
No. of Vacancies
1
Specific Skills
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 4 years in construction accounting; heavy civil, highway, earthwork, or site-development experience strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ownership of month-end close, WIP / percent-complete accounting, and job-cost systems.
- Strong Excel skills and fluency in a construction ERP (Procore, QuickBooks, Jonas, or similar).
- Ability to work with project managers and superintendents on cost-to-complete, production quantities, and change-order status—not only desk accounting.
- High integrity, discretion with owner financials, and comfort presenting results to ownership, surety, and lenders.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities for managing diverse teams.
- Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
- Detail-oriented, process-driven, and passionate about delivering high-quality projects safely, on time, and within budget
- Excellent analytical and mathematical skills.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
- The person in this position needs to be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
- Adaptable to construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
- Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
- May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
- Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
- Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
- May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site
- Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
- Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, fit for duty medical and background check
- Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, and pull: objects, materials, controls and tools.
- Must be able to work in all weather conditions (including heat, rain, cold and wind) while wearing appropriate PPE.
- Will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses/goggles, ear plugs, masks/respirators, hi-vis safety vests, leather gloves and leather steel-toed work boots.
- CPA license (active or inactive) or equivalent professional credential.
- Experience supporting surety bonding, bank covenants, and contractor financial statements used for prequalification.
- Background with self-perform heavy civil: earthwork quantities, trucking/haul, owned equipment fleet costing, and material conversion (tons/CY).
- Multi-entity, joint-venture, or related-party accounting experience.
- Familiarity with Texas / regional public-work compliance (prevailing wage, TxDOT or municipal billing practices) if the work mix includes public jobs.
- Experience in a transportation, construction, or service industry.
- Ability to manage budgets and reduce operational costs.
- Commitment to safety and continuous improvement.
Responsible For
Financial Accounting & Reporting:
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close; produce timely, accurate financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, and job-level P&L).
- Maintain the general ledger, chart of accounts, and intercompany / multi-entity accounting if the company operates subsidiaries, joint ventures, or related entities.
- Prepare management reporting packages for ownership and leadership, including variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior period.
- Coordinate the annual financial statement audit and any surety, bank, or bonding reviews; serve as primary liaison to external CPA firm.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP, including percentage-of-completion (ASC 606 / construction contract accounting), change-order revenue recognition, and retainage.
- Direct job-cost accounting from estimate through closeout: cost codes, burden rates, equipment rates, labor burden, materials, subcontract, and overhead allocation.
- Prepare and own the monthly Work-in-Progress (WIP) schedule, over/under-billing analysis, and percent-complete calculations with project managers and operations.
- Review project forecasts, cost-to-complete, and pending change orders; flag underperforming jobs early and support recovery plans with operations.
- Establish and maintain equipment costing (owned vs. rented fleet), internal rental rates, and utilization reporting typical of heavy civil operations.
- Support bid reviews and estimate-to-actual analysis so future pricing reflects actual production, haul, and equipment costs.
- Manage cash flow forecasting, collections (including retainage billing and release), vendor payment timing, and working-capital needs on large civil programs.
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll interface, and subcontractor payment applications / lien waiver process.
- Prepare and maintain the surety / bonding package (work-on-hand, financials, bank statements, aging, backlog) and respond to underwriter questions.
- Manage banking relationships, covenant compliance, credit line draws, and equipment financing or lease accounting as applicable.
- Design and enforce internal controls over job setup, change orders, billings, inventory/yard materials, equipment, and cash disbursements.
- Support prevailing wage, certified payroll, union reporting, and multi-state tax / sales-use tax issues common to heavy civil work.
- Coordinate sales tax, fuel tax, property tax on equipment, and income-tax workpapers with the CPA; manage 1099 and information-return compliance.
- Oversee insurance certificate tracking coordination with risk/operations as it relates to billing and contract compliance (not claims adjusting).
- Maintain accounting policies and document procedures so the function scales with volume and additional projects or entities.
- Lead, coach, and develop accounting staff (staff accountants, AP/AR, payroll liaison, job-cost accountant as the team grows).
- Own the construction accounting system (e.g., Procore, QuickBooks, Jonas or equivalent) and integrations with estimating, timekeeping, and equipment.
- Partner with operations, project managers, estimators, and equipment managers; translate field realities into clean financials.
- Support annual budget, overhead (G&A) allocation, and contingency / markup discussions with ownership.
Additional Requirements
Key Competencies:
- Construction financial literacy — understands how production, weather, equipment, and change orders move job margin.
- Accuracy under deadline — close and WIP packages that leadership can trust.
- Communication — clear written reporting and the ability to challenge a PM on a forecast without damaging the relationship.
- Systems discipline — clean cost codes, consistent burden rates, documented close checklist.
- Judgment — knows when an accounting issue is a bookkeeping problem and when it is an operations problem.
Job Nature
Full Time
Experience Requirements
7+
Job Location(s)
Boerne,TX
Salary
$140,000 - $160,000 per year
Other Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) matching
- and more
Job Level
Professional
How to Apply
ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO
RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.
Interested candidates can apply using our electronic application below.