Controller - Clean Energy & Renewable Energy

We are seeking a hands-onController to take ownership of the accounting and financial operations for a growing project-based contractor serving theclean-energy and infrastructure markets.

This position will oversee the company’s finance function while partnering closely with operations and project leadership. The Controller will play a key role inconstruction accounting, job costing, WIP reporting, payroll compliance, financial analysis, process development, and ERP strategy.

The right candidate is an experienced construction or contractor accounting professional who has successfullybuilt, improved, or restructured finance functions in a small-to-mid-sized organization. Experience in solar, EV, microgrid, renewable energy, or related infrastructure is helpful but not required.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the company’s accounting operations, includinggeneral ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, reconciliations, month-end close, and financial reporting.
• Overseeconstruction job costing and WIP accounting, including percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, cost-to-complete analysis, project margins, and variance reporting.
• Manageunion and prevailing-wage payroll requirements, including certified payroll, fringe benefit reporting, and multi-local wage and rate compliance.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements while investigating discrepancies, unusual activity, trends, and potential financial risks.
• Manageintercompany transactions, reconciliations, and eliminations across related entities.
• Lead accounting-system initiatives, includingERP implementations, migrations, consolidations, and major system changes.
• Oversee ERP planning, data migration, testing, implementation, and related process improvements.
• Build and improve accounting workflows, internal controls, reporting structures, and financial processes.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, cash-flow projections, and financial analyses to support operational and strategic decisions.
• Partner with project managers and operations leadership to monitorproject costs, billing, margins, cash flow, and overall financial performance.
• Deliver timely financial reporting and actionable insights to company leadership.
• Serve as a hands-on finance leader in a lean organization, taking ownership of critical functions without relying on a large accounting department.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial controls, reporting accuracy, efficiency, and scalability as the company grows.

• 5+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including Controller, Assistant Controller, or comparable senior-level responsibility.
• Construction or contractor accounting experience is required.
• Strong hands-on knowledge ofjob costing, WIP schedules, and percentage-of-completion accounting.
• Proven experience managingunion and prevailing-wage payroll compliance, including certified payroll, fringe benefits, and multi-local wage requirements.
• Demonstrated experience leading anERP implementation, migration, system conversion, or accounting-system consolidation.
• Proven ability tobuild or substantially redesign accounting and finance processes, rather than simply maintaining an established system.
• Experience managingintercompany accounting, reconciliations, and eliminations.
• Strong financial statement analysis skills with the ability to identifyanomalies, trends, discrepancies, and potential business risks.
• Experience working within asmall-to-mid-sized company where independence, ownership, and a hands-on approach are essential.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with operations, project management, and executive leadership.
• Solar, EV, microgrid, renewable energy, or clean-energy experience is a plus, but not required.

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Health insurance and retirement plan options.
• Paid time off and company-sponsored benefits.
• Opportunity tobuild and lead a growing finance function.
• Direct involvement in strategic financial and operational decision-making.
• Exposure to complex construction, infrastructure, and clean-energy projects.
• Professional development and long-term career growth opportunities.
• Collaborative environment within a growing clean-energy and infrastructure business.