Job Description

Our client within the renewable energy space is seeking a Controller to manager the full accounting operations of their company and related entities. This role owns the month-end close, financial reporting, job cost accounting, payroll oversight, and internal controls. Beyond execution, the Controller is expected to evaluate existing systems and processes critically, identifying gaps, recommending improvements, and leading implementation when systems need to be replaced or restructured. This is a hands-on role in a lean finance team. The Controller will work closely with the COO/CFO and collaborates with project management, HR (including payroll function oversight), and operations to ensure financial data is accurate, timely, and decision-useful.

What you’ll own

• Month-end close and monthly financial statements, including WIP schedules, over/under billings, job cost reporting, and ASC 606 percent-complete revenue recognition
• Dual reporting on an earned revenue basis for management and a billed basis for lenders and surety
• Project margin analysis, backlog reporting, and KPIs that give leadership a clear view of performance by project and business unit
• Accounting for clean energy grants and tax credits, plus warranty reserve policy
• Oversight of AP, AR, lien waiver compliance, and field payroll, including prevailing wage, certified payroll, and union fringe benefit remittance
• Multi-entity and intercompany accounting
• Internal controls, written accounting policies, fixed assets, and California tax and licensing compliance
• Financial packages for banking, bonding, and insurance relationships
• Management of outsourced payroll, compliance, and business operations providers, with accountability for the quality of their work
• Evaluating, improving, and where needed replacing systems and processes, including ERP configuration
• Leading and developing a small accounting team of 1-2 direct reports

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years as a Controller or in senior accounting leadership
• Construction accounting experience covering job costing, WIP, and percent-complete revenue recognition
• Strong GAAP knowledge
• Hands-on experience with a construction ERP such as Jonas Premier, Sage 300 CRE, Foundation, or Viewpoint
• California prevailing wage and certified payroll experience, including oversight of payroll in a prevailing wage environment
• A track record of improving or replacing accounting systems and processes
• Experience managing external service providers
• Advanced Excel skills for reconciliation and reporting models

Nice to have

• IBEW or other union payroll and benefit fund reporting
• Multi-entity consolidation and intercompany eliminations
• Background with solar, electrical, or renewable energy EPC contractors
• Bonding and lender reporting experience