Fractional Controller – Construction Industries Experience Required

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💵 $95k - $120k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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⛔️ Financial Controller

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Vessel Advisors

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2016

💸 Finance

💼 Consulting

🤝 B2B

Finance • Consulting • B2B

Vessel Advisors is a finance and accounting advisory firm that provides fractional and interim CFOs, controllers, and accounting staff along with financial diagnostics, executive recruiting, mentoring, and board advisory services. They deliver Financial Discovery Assessments™, a proprietary Financial Heat Map System™, and a 'CFO Power Team' model to diagnose, prioritize, and fix finance function gaps for growing businesses and non-profits across the US and Canada. The firm emphasizes rapid deployment for interim needs, ongoing fractional leadership to support scaling or turnaround situations, and measurable, dollarized improvements; it operates from multiple U. S. offices (Irvine HQ, Las Vegas, Nashville, Louisville) and reports metrics such as 80+ US-based team members and 290+ client engagements.

📋 Description

• Own month-end close for each assigned client, including job cost review, accruals, and WIP schedules tied to the general ledger • Lead monthly estimate-to-complete meetings with project managers and owners; challenge assumptions and document changes • Review AIA G702/G703 pay applications, schedules of values, change orders, retainage, subcontractor pay applications, and lien waivers • Present monthly results to owners and leadership, explaining job-level changes and causes • Design and maintain cost codes for direct job costs, indirect job costs, and general and administrative expenses • Calculate percentage of completion using costs incurred divided by total estimated costs and recognize revenue accordingly • Prepare monthly WIP schedules; identify and explain overbillings and underbillings and correct underlying causes • Maintain estimated total costs and quantify revenue and margin impacts when estimates change • Track gross profit and margins by job against the original bid and prior month; report fade or gain and causes • Support certified payroll, prevailing wage reporting, job-level insurance, and bonding requirements • Build rolling 13-week cash forecasts tied to billing and retainage cycles • Track line-of-credit availability and prepare covenant compliance calculations • Prepare WIP schedules and financial packages for sureties, bonding agents, and lenders • Prepare annual budgets, overhead rate analyses, backlog forecasts, and gross profit forecasts • Deliver month-end reporting packages, track KPIs, establish internal controls, and coordinate reviews, audits, and tax workflows with external CPAs • Supervise Vessel Advisors and client-side staff while using AI workflows to streamline recurring accounting deliverables • Report to the VP of Operations and client executive leadership on a fractional basis

🎯 Requirements

• Proven background as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or senior construction accountant for general contractors or specialty trade contractors • Direct ownership of job cost, WIP, and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition • Command of ASC 606 over-time revenue recognition using the cost-to-cost method, including cumulative catch-up adjustments • Ability to challenge project managers on estimates, spot profit fade early, and explain job-level results to owners • Ability to manage a portfolio of concurrent clients and keep each close on schedule • Actively uses AI tools to automate reconciliations, reporting, and recurring analysis; experience building Claude Projects, custom GPTs, or similar workflows is a strong plus • Hands-on experience with a construction ERP or job cost platform such as Sage 100 Contractor, Sage 300 CRE, Sage Intacct Construction, Foundation, Viewpoint Vista, Spectrum, or QuickBooks paired with Procore • Advanced Excel and Google Workspace • Deeply organized and able to manage tight deadlines across multiple clients • Superior written and verbal communication skills for frequent remote client engagement • Eight or more years of progressive accounting experience • At least three years owning job cost, WIP, and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition for a general contractor or specialty trade contractor • Strong command of GAAP, ASC 606 as applied to construction contracts, job cost accounting, and multi-entity reporting • Demonstrated expertise in at least one construction ERP or job cost platform, plus advanced Excel • Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance preferred • CPA or CCIFP strongly preferred • USA-only work location • Standard working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the local time zone; MST or PST preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• PTO at 120hr per year (3 weeks) • Health stipend • 10 Company Paid Holidays • Sick Time • Performance Bonus • Infrequent travel preferred (one time per month or less) for initial client discovery assessments or strategic team meetings • Annual all-team retreat (typically late summer or early fall; required attendance)