Construction Controller

ColonialWebb

$90K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in construction or project-based accounting
  • Strong leadership and team management skills
  • Proficient in GAAP and financial reporting standards
  • Demonstrated experience with financial planning and analysis
  • Ability to influence and collaborate with operational teams
  • Effective communication and presentation skills

Responsibilities

  • Engage in monthly project cost reviews to predict financial outcomes
  • Prepare monthly completion reports that align with profit adjustments
  • Collaborate with project managers for accurate work forecasts
  • Supervise and mentor the finance team
  • Create comprehensive reporting and dashboards for stakeholders
  • Identify and rectify financial discrepancies
  • Support CFO in driving business improvement initiatives
  • Oversee financial compliance and control processes

Benefits

  • Career advancement and professional development opportunities
  • Generous 401(k) plan with company matching
  • Paid time off for personal leave, holidays, and bereavement
  • Comprehensive insurance coverage (medical, dental, vision, and Rx)
  • Life insurance and short/long-term disability coverage
  • Employee referral bonuses
  • Scholarship program available for employees' children
Full Job Description
Due to continued rapid growth and an anticipated expansion of our construction operations in the second half of 2026, ColonialWebb is seeking a high-impact Construction Controller to join our finance team. This role is ideal for a proactive, strategic finance leader with strong construction or project-based accounting experience who thrives in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment. The right candidate brings both technical expertise and the ability to influence operational leaders, helping drive informed decisions and scalable success.

Perks of joining ColonialWebb:

  • Market, competitive wages based on experience
  • Opportunities for career growth, training, and development
  • 401(k) plan with a generous company match
  • Personal leave, paid holidays, bereavement leave
  • Excellent Medical, dental, vision, and Rx drug insurance
  • Life and accidental death insurance
  • Short and Long-Term Disability insurance
  • Employee referral incentives
  • Scholarship program for employees' children

A day in the life:

  • Actively engage in monthly cost to complete reviews for projects
  • Prepare monthly percentage of completion reporting, ensuring it reflects profit adjustments agreed in the cost to complete reviews for projects (and) ensuring that revenue is recognized in accordance with company policies and GAAP
  • Work with Project Managers and Preconstruction to obtain and maintain monthly work in place forecast
  • Supervise, coach, and develop direct reports
  • Develop and deliver reporting and dashboards to aid understanding
  • Review reported information to identify and resolve inaccuracies or imbalances
  • Assist the CFO with business improvement projects
  • Acting in the interest of the Company and using independent judgment, this position has authority over and recommends hires, transfers, suspensions, layoffs, recalls, promotions, discharges, assignments, rewards, and discipline over assigned teammates
  • Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor
  • In concert with Service Controller:
  1. Ensure that ColonialWebb accurately reports its financial position and results of operations
  2. Manage the Financial Planning-Analysis and General Accounting functions
  3. Own the month-end and year-end close processes within stated deadlines
  4. Ensure maintenance of and continuous improvement of internal controls and business processes
  5. Prepare financial reports for internal and upstream reporting
  6. Manage journal entries, accruals etc. and reconcile accounts for monthly closing
  7. Own the annual budget and quarterly forecast processes
  8. Participate in the annual audit
  9. Ensure compliance with payroll tax, sales tax and other compliance functions.


Apply online: www.ColonialWebb.com/careers.

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