Why This Role Stands Out
Step into a high-impact leadership role at AlphaX where you will drive financial excellence and scale operations within the rapidly expanding renewable energy sector. You will thrive here if you are a strategic financial expert with a passion for construction accounting and process optimization who enjoys collaborating with leadership to influence project success. Apply today to advance your career while helping shape the future of sustainable energy.
Quick Overview
Job Description
We’re seeking an experienced Controller to take ownership of accounting and financial operations for a growing project-based contractor. The ideal candidate brings a strong construction accounting background, expertise in payroll compliance and financial reporting, and a proven ability to lead ERP transitions and build efficient, scalable finance processes. Experience in clean energy or renewable energy is a plus.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the accounting function, including general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, project billing, account reconciliations, month-end close, and financial reporting.
- Oversee construction financials, including job costing, work-in-progress (WIP) schedules, percentage-of-completion accounting, cost-to-complete analysis, and project margins.
- Ensure compliance with union and prevailing-wage payroll requirements, including certified payroll submissions, fringe benefit reporting, and multi-union wage rules.
- Review financial statements, investigate variances, assess financial exposure, and communicate key findings to leadership.
- Manage intercompany accounting across affiliated entities, including transaction tracking, reconciliations, and elimination entries.
- Direct ERP implementations and accounting system transitions, covering migration planning, data conversion, system testing, integration, and post-launch improvements.
- Establish and refine accounting policies, internal controls, reporting standards, and financial workflows.
- Develop budgets, forecasts, cash-flow projections, and financial models to guide business planning.
- Work closely with project managers and operations leaders to monitor project costs, billing, cash flow, margins, and overall profitability.
- Deliver timely financial insights and practical recommendations to support management decisions.
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting accuracy, strengthen controls, and reduce inefficiencies.
- Take independent ownership of core accounting operations while developing systems that can support future company growth.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience in a Controller, Assistant Controller, or comparable senior accounting position.
- Direct accounting experience with a construction company or contractor is required.
- Strong working 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 reporting, and multi-local wage requirements.
- Demonstrated success leading an ERP implementation, accounting system migration, conversion, or consolidation.
- Experience designing, rebuilding, or improving accounting processes, financial controls, and reporting systems.
- Proven ability to manage intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and elimination entries.
- Strong financial statement analysis skills, with the ability to identify discrepancies and explain financial performance.
- Background in a small-to-midsized business, with the ability to operate independently and manage a broad range of finance responsibilities.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to partner effectively with project managers, operations teams, and executive leadership.
Preferred: Experience in clean energy, solar, electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, microgrids, renewable energy, or related infrastructure sectors. This experience is beneficial but not required.
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- Health insurance and retirement plan options.
- Paid time off and company-sponsored benefits.
- Opportunity to build, improve, and lead a growing finance function.
- Direct involvement in strategic financial planning and operational decision-making.
- Exposure to complex construction, infrastructure, and clean-energy projects.
- Professional development and long-term career advancement opportunities.
- Collaborative environment within a growing clean-energy and infrastructure business.