MICHAEL PAGE - Construction Controller

Elmont Permanent USD140,000 - USD200,000 per year View Job Description
The Construction Controller will oversee financial operations and reporting for commercial construction projects, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards. MUST BE ON SITE 5x PER WEEK.
  • High-visibility role partnering directly with ownership
  • Opportunity to modernise reporting with real influence

About Our Client

Our client is a long-established, family-run construction and development organisation operating across commercial construction, public works, and real estate development. The company manages complex, multi-entity operations, including active construction projects, development entities, and holding companies.

Job Description

  • Own the general ledger, monthly close process, and GAAP-compliant financial statements
  • Lead construction cost accounting, including WIP, revenue recognition, job cost controls, and margin analysis
  • Oversee public-sector billing, including AIA billing, schedules of values, retainage, requisitions, and change orders
  • Prepare and manage cash flow forecasts across active jobs, development entities, and holding companies
  • Perform budget versus actual analysis at both job and company level, identifying financial risks early
  • Manage audits, tax compliance, insurance, bonding, and banking relationships
  • Partner closely with operations, project managers, and estimators to translate field activity into financial insight
  • Lead, develop, and manage the accounting team, establishing structure, cadence, and accountability



MUST BE ON SITE 5x PER WEEK.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

  • A successful Construction Controller should have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
  • 10+ years of experience in construction accounting, preferably within a mid-sized or larger general contractor environment (~10M-50M)
  • Deep expertise in WIP accounting, cost accounting, and public-sector billing
  • CPA preferred but not required
  • Proficiency in accounting software and advanced Excel skills.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills for team collaboration.
  • Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.



MUST BE ON SITE 5x PER WEEK.

What's on Offer

Salary - Bonus - Benefits - PTO

Contact
Elyssa Gotkin
Quote job ref
JN-052026-7010196

Job summary

Sector
Accounting
Sub Sector
Financial Controller
Industry
Property
Location
Elmont
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Elyssa Gotkin
Job Reference
JN-052026-7010196