Controller

Job Description

Job Description

Tyler Houk (Practice Director) with Robert Half is looking for an experienced Controller to lead financial operations and provide practical insight that supports sound business decisions in Fresno, California. This role blends hands-on accounting leadership with forward-looking analysis, requiring someone who can guide budgeting, reporting, cash planning, and operational performance with equal confidence. The successful candidate will bring strong judgment, a command of construction-related accounting practices, and the ability to communicate clearly with leadership while strengthening financial discipline across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior leadership to evaluate financial performance, identify risks, and support decisions related to profitability, growth, and operational priorities.

• Direct the budgeting and forecasting process, develop financial models, and explain key variances through meaningful analysis across entities, projects, customers, and service lines.

• Oversee core accounting activities including general ledger management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash activity, fixed assets, and the timely preparation of accurate financial statements.

• Lead month-end and year-end close activities, review reconciliations and journal entries, and ensure intercompany transactions and consolidated results are recorded correctly.

• Maintain accounting policies, approval workflows, and close calendars while reinforcing internal controls over billing, vendor management, disbursements, payroll, and system access.

• Manage construction-focused accounting tasks such as work-in-progress reporting, job cost review, schedules of values, general contractor billings, retention tracking, and change-order accounting.

• Prepare weekly cash flow reporting that outlines available cash, incoming receipts, planned payments, payroll obligations, debt commitments, and anticipated funding requirements.

• Monitor receivables, payment timing, and working capital trends, escalating liquidity concerns and recommending actions to improve cash position.

• Supervise payroll, benefits-related accounting, commissions, and employee reimbursements while ensuring payroll balances reconcile accurately to the general ledger.

• Develop and lead the accounting team by setting expectations, reviewing output for quality and timeliness, supporting cross-training, and driving approved process or system improvements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

• At least 7 years of progressive accounting experience, including substantial responsibility in a financial leadership capacity.

• Demonstrated background in construction accounting, including job costing, work-in-progress tracking, billing administration, retention, and change-order management.

• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow oversight, and internal control practices.

• Experience with multi-entity accounting environments, intercompany activity, consolidated reporting, and full-cycle close procedures.

• Proven ability to lead accounting staff and communicate financial information effectively to executive stakeholders.

• Advanced Excel capabilities with strong analytical and financial modeling skills.

• Experience with systems such as NetSuite, QuickBooks, Concur, or construction-related accounting platforms is preferred.

For confidential consideration apply directly or reach out to Tyler Houk on LinkedIn!