Controller POST NUMBER: 478140

Vaco is partnering with company to find a Controller for their organization. As the Controller, you will lead and oversee all accounting and financial operations for an assigned region spanning a diverse portfolio of companies. This role is responsible for directing the full range of regional financial activities, including month-end close, financial reporting, account reconciliations, regulatory compliance, project accounting, and internal controls, while ensuring accuracy, operational efficiency, and alignment with organizational objectives.
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead full-cycle monthly close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, financial reporting, and year-end audit coordination while ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, internal controls, and corporate policies.
• Partnered cross-functionally with operations, sales, project management, HR, and shared services to support budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, cost control, and project financial management, including revenue recognition, WIP analysis, change orders, and warranty provisions.
• Strengthened regional financial operations by managing receivables, sales and use tax compliance, insurance renewals, financial planning tools, and process improvements to enhance accuracy, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Assistant Controller or Controller roles within construction, mechanical services, or multi-entity environments.
• Proficiency with ERP systems required; experience with Sage Intacct is strongly preferred
• Strong technical accounting expertise demonstrated hands-on experience in construction and project accounting, including revenue recognition, job costing, work-in-progress (WIP) reporting, and percentage-of-completion accounting methodologies.

Compensation:
$135,000k- $150,000k DOE
Location: Phoenix and the schedule is hybrid 3 days onsite, 2 days from home
If you’re interested in joining a growing organization and making an immediate impact, apply today!

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.