Controller

Company: Parker and Lynch
Location: Des Plaines
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

We are working with a private equity sponsored national construction service company seeking to add a Controller for their headquarters in the Rosemont/Schaumburg area. They have been in business for over 40 years and have aggressive growth plans to achieve $150M to $200M in annual revenue with help from the PE partner. This role will report directly to the CFO while leading a team of seven-plus accounting professionals. This person will oversee the accounting function and work with senior leadership to drive operational improvements.
Responsibilities:

• Lead the month-end and year-end financial close process
• Lead the AP and AR team in entry and reporting of payables and receivables for all public and private construction projects
• Work with operations team to track job costing and report on actual vs budget estimates and identify variances
• Process and maintain certified payroll records on public projects using ADP
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual P&L reports and other financial statements
• Process monthly bank statement and credit card reconciliations
• Prepare quarterly and year-end Work in Progress reports and submit to surety companies and Company's CPA to prepare taxes
• Create, modify, implement sound accounting processes to ensure accuracy and efficiency
• Help establish, measure and attain Company's financial targets
• Variance analysis and support annual budgeting process
  Requirements:
  • 10+ years of experience in Accounting and finance
  • BS in Accounting or Finance
  • Management experience ideally between 5-6 direct reports
  • Service industry experience
  • ERP experience
  • CPA is preferred

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