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Controller - Construction & Clean Energy Contractor

AlphaX

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San Jose, CA, United States
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A growing project-based contractor serving the South Bay and Central Coast is seeking an experienced Controller to lead its accounting and financial operations. This role calls for a strong construction accounting background, hands-on union and prevailing-wage payroll compliance experience, and a proven track record leading ERP implementations and building scalable financial processes.

The ideal candidate is comfortable owning a broad range of accounting functions, strengthening financial controls, and partnering with project managers and executive leadership to drive profitability and growth. Clean energy or renewable energy experience is a plus but not required.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead core accounting operations, including general ledger, AP/AR, project billing, reconciliations, month-end close, and financial reporting.
  • Oversee construction accounting, including job costing, WIP schedules, percentage-of-completion accounting, cost-to-complete analysis, and margin tracking.
  • Manage union and prevailing-wage payroll compliance, including certified payroll, fringe benefit reporting, and multi-union wage requirements.
  • Analyze financial statements, investigate variances, identify financial risks, and communicate findings to leadership.
  • Manage intercompany accounting across affiliated entities, including transaction tracking, reconciliations, and eliminations.
  • Lead ERP implementations and system transitions, including migration planning, data conversion, testing, integration, and post-launch improvements.
  • Establish accounting policies, internal controls, reporting standards, and efficient workflows.
  • Prepare budgets, forecasts, cash-flow projections, and financial models to support planning and decision-making.
  • Partner with project managers and operations leaders to monitor project costs, billing, cash flow, margins, and profitability.
  • Deliver financial analysis and recommendations that inform operational and strategic decisions.
  • Identify opportunities to improve reporting accuracy, internal controls, and accounting efficiency.
  • Build scalable accounting systems and processes to support continued growth while owning core financial functions.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or in a comparable senior accounting role.
  • Required: direct accounting experience with a construction company or contractor.
  • Strong knowledge of construction job costing, WIP reporting, and percentage-of-completion accounting.
  • Hands-on experience with union and prevailing-wage payroll compliance, including certified payroll, fringe benefit reporting, and multi-local wage requirements.
  • Proven experience leading an ERP implementation, accounting system migration, conversion, or consolidation.
  • Experience developing or improving accounting processes, financial controls, and reporting systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and eliminations.
  • Strong financial statement analysis skills, including identifying discrepancies, investigating variances, and explaining performance.
  • Experience in a small-to-midsized business and the ability to work independently across a broad range of finance responsibilities.
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with project managers, operations teams, and executive leadership.

Preferred Experience

  • Clean energy or related infrastructure experience (beneficial but not required).

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary commensurate with experience.
  • Health insurance and retirement plan options.
  • Paid time off and company-sponsored benefits.
  • The opportunity to build, improve, and lead a growing finance function.
  • Direct involvement in strategic financial planning and operational decisions.
  • Exposure to complex construction, infrastructure, and clean-energy projects.
  • Professional development and long-term career advancement.
  • A collaborative environment within a growing clean-energy and infrastructure business.
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