Controller

Please Note: This position is not for Forvis Mazars LLC. We are working with a specialty construction group in the Sarasota area to find a qualified Controller to join their team.

Functional Leadership

• Provide overall leadership for the accounting function to support the organization’s growth and professionalization efforts. Manage day-to-day operations across core accounting functions, including billing, financial statement preparation, general ledger entries, payroll, AR/AP, and budgeting.

Policy and Compliance

• Develop and implement systems, policies, and financial controls that comply with legal standards. Direct financial accounting activities both internally and externally in accordance with U.S. GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley. Coordinate and manage external parties surrounding annual audits, tax planning, and compliance activities.

Performance Management

• Own the KPIs / performance metrics that will be used to manage the performance of the accounting organization based on leading practices.

Process Design

• Manage and define accounting processes and coordinate cross-functional touchpoints with internal stakeholders. Identify areas for improvement in communication or tactical execution. Establish financial and operating benchmarks, budgets, program monitoring, and reporting standards on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Accounting leadership experience in a project-based company of relevant size and complexity
• Expertise in the accounting function, including internal and external reporting, audit policies and controls, and compliance
• A track record of building and scaling accounting processes in a high-change, fast paced environment.

Key Attributes

• 5 years of professional finance experience.
• Track record of year-over-year delivery of distinctive value from strategic, transformative financial reporting and standardization activities.
• Expert financial, quantitative, and analytical skills. Excels in issue identification and problem-solving.
• Experience in the development, recommendation, analysis, and tracking of financial operations improvements.
• Experience with Percentage of Completion (POC) accounting or job costing methodology strongly preferred.
• Naturally inclusive and collaborative across a full range of internal stakeholders; leads cross-functionally by influence.
• Nimble and entrepreneurial in nature; makes decisions with imperfect information; wired for a fast-paced, high-change, private-equity sponsored environment.
• Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal, and presentation skills; comfortable and credible with both internal stakeholders and external audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
• Active CPA strongly preferred.