Controller

Controller



Controller Harrison Contracting Company (Villa Rica, GA) Harrison Contracting Company (HCC) a growing commercial painting contractor known for Reliability, Experience, and Diligence is looking for a hands-on Controller to lead our accounting function and serve as a trusted partner to ownership. This role is responsible for delivering clear, accurate financial information that helps drive better decisions across the business. This is not a sit-back-and-delegate role. We need someone who can lead the team, improve processes, dig into the details, and make the numbers useful to operations.

What You'll Do

• Lead month-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statements
• Deliver accurate, timely financials with clear insight into performance, risk, and trends
• Manage cash flow and forecasting (daily, weekly, monthly)
• Own the annual budget and support ongoing planning
• Manage the monthly Revenue Recognition/ Work in Process (WIP) meetings with operations management
• Build and improve accounting processes and internal controls
• Ensure compliance with tax filings (local, state, federal) and licensing requirements
• Work directly with banks, auditors, bonding, and tax partners
• Partner with operations to improve job cost visibility, profitability, and decision-making
• Lead, coach, and develop the accounting/finance team

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent education and/or experience
• 4+ years of construction or project-based accounting
• CPA is a plus
• Strong experience with job cost, WIP, revenue recognition, and month-end close
• Proven leadership managing a team of 510 people
• Hands-on mindsetable to lead while doing the work
• Strong Excel and accounting system skills
• Clear communicator who can explain numbers in plain language
• Organized, accountable, and comfortable in a fast-moving environment

Compensation & Benefits

Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO.
Compensation based on experience. The right person will be comfortable working in a blue-collar, fast-moving business where accuracy matters, deadlines matter, and financial information needs to be useful not just technically correct.

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