"INNOVATIVE AND RESOURCEFUL PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING POSITIVE CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCES AND CREATING PROUD CLIENTS, EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITIES" 

If having a rewarding career where you do meaningful work, meet great people, get involved in the community and have fun doing it is what you're after, look no further and keep on reading!

Headquartered in Missoula, Montana, Jackson Contractor Group, Inc. (Jackson) offers superior General Contracting, Construction Management and Design-Build services. Established in 2000, Jackson has quickly become a regional general contractor employed by local, state, and federal agencies as well as private clients. We provide a highly technical and sophisticated construction management service while operating on a local and personal level.

We differentiate ourselves from our competitors by combining capabilities and know-how found in large construction companies with the responsiveness of a small company. We have the size and resources to tackle a broad range of projects in different market sectors including Education, Commercial, Public/Government, Healthcare/Labs, Civil/Transportation and Residential. Our expertise covers the full range of construction services allowing us to oversee a project from inception through warranty.

We currently employ employees across Montana with offices in Missoula, Bozeman, and Miles City, MT. At Jackson, we are in an exciting time of growth but also take pride in maintaining our culture and values consisting of safety, communication, quality, integrity and pride, not necessarily in that order. To do that we encourage all of our employees to build relationships through honest, open-minded and effective communication, pursue learning, growth and self-improvement, complete everything with a pride of ownership and create a positive work-life balance.

Jackson is looking for hardworking individuals who thrive in a dynamic work environment and demonstrate dedication, curiosity and passion about construction. We are interested in people who pride themselves on doing the right thing. Good people provide the foundation for solid teams that continually produce exceptional results on each and every project. 

Summary of Responsibilities

The Controller is responsible for the day to day operations of the accounting department. Responsible for preparing financial reports in addition to maintaining the company’s system of accounting record, the Controller establishes and maintains a comprehensive set of controls to ensures that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles.

Essential Duties/Functions 

• Lead the daily functions of the accounting department including general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, job costing, and equipment accounting. Responsible for overseeing and reviewing payroll
• Ensuring accuracy of overall reporting and consistency with internal and external requirements
• Verifying completeness and accuracy of information and locating and resolving discrepancies
• Ensuring existence of adequate controls to protect the company against fraud, theft and other business risks
• Oversee and/or process all job cost setups: to include contract amounts in accounts receivable, job cost budgets, quantities, and units of measure if applicable; being consistent, accurate, timely and perform as quality control to ensure consistent procedures are being followed by project management for job
• Assist project managers and engineers with developing correct labor analysis reports; maintain each job’s report timely and accurately.
• Record accurate and timely cost reclassifications provided by project
• Supervise and maintain an organized system of tracking outstanding subcontract & purchase order
• Oversee the set-up of subcontracts and purchase orders in accounting system and maintain change order
• Communicate with project management regarding codes and cost types used on miscellaneous invoices and time
• Serve as a positive team member, appropriate backup, trainer and mentor (as applicable) to other members of the accounting
• Work closely with team members in a courteous and professional manner, which facilitates a cooperative and efficient working
• Work closely with other department heads, project managers and executive leadership
• Completing other duties as assigned

Other Requirements

• Handle all interactions with coworkers, subcontractors, clients, the public, etc. in a manner designed to build and maintain long term
• Go the extra mile to ensure the project is successful and with complete satisfaction of the client by double checking all critical work deliverables to minimize
• Complete all tasks with a pride of ownership
• Never stop improving by initiating personal development strategies and suggestions for company-wide process improvements.
• Implement solutions efficiently and effectively. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Self-motivation, punctuality and the ability to manage multiple

Experience/Skills Desired

• 5 years’ experience in an accounting position
• Four-year degree from accredited university in Finance, Accounting or similar
• Construction industry experience preferred
• Preferred experience with the following programs:
  • Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel

Experience/Skills Desired

• CPA preferred

Benefits

• Jackson Contractor Group, Inc. provides 100% employer-paid retirement plan and health insurance for employees and their families, short-term disability, and 401k.
• Benefits also include additional short-term disability, long-term disability, paid holidays, paid time off and much more! To see all benefits offered, please refer to our Careers page.