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Fractional Controller (Construction)

Vessel Advisors · US · Remote
Pay
$95K / yr
Hours
40 hrs/week
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About the role

Vessel Advisors seeks a Fractional Controller to own accounting, job cost, work-in-progress reporting, revenue recognition, and monthly financial reporting for a portfolio of construction clients, primarily general contractors and specialty trade contractors. The role reports to the VP of Operations and client executive leadership. The ideal candidate has run a contractor's books from inside, built and defended WIP schedules, and managed estimates to completion while using modern tools including AI to automate manual work.

What you'll do
  • •Own month-end close for each assigned client, including job cost review, accruals, and WIP schedules
  • •Lead monthly estimate-to-complete meetings with project managers and owners
  • •Review AIA G702/G703 pay applications, schedules of values, change orders, and retainage
  • •Present monthly results to owners and leadership with explanations of job-level movements
  • •Build rolling 13-week cash forecasts tied to billing and retainage cycles
  • •Prepare WIP schedules and financial packages for sureties, bonding agents, and lenders
What they're looking for
  • •Eight or more years of progressive accounting experience, including at least three years owning job cost, WIP, and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition
  • •Proven background as Controller, Assistant Controller, or senior construction accountant for general contractors or specialty trade contractors
  • •Command of ASC 606 over-time revenue recognition using the cost-to-cost method
  • •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
  • •Able to carry a portfolio of concurrent clients and manage tight deadlines across multiple clients
Skills
Construction AccountingJob Cost AccountingWork-In-Progress (WIP) ReportingASC 606 Revenue RecognitionConstruction ERP Platforms (Sage 100 ConAI Tools and WorkflowsGAAPCash Flow Forecasting

Found on remotlyjobs.com. Link checked Nov 9. Marquee links to the company's own application. We are not the employer.