Controller - Construction

Accounting & Finance

Posted 04/20/2026
Remote: On-Site
Job ID: 473

Job Description

Position:

We are a general contracting construction company located in the Southwest Suburbs of Chicago, IL seeking an experienced CPA/Controller. The Controller will help set the financial policy and direction while also being an active participant in, and driver of, the organization?s overall strategy, financial administration, business planning, and budgeting. The Controller will have responsibility for the oversight of finance, accounting and reporting activities. Leads day-to-day finance operations and supervises functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and billing. Assures that the company has the systems and procedures in place to support effective program implementation and conduct flawless audits.

Responsibilities:

  • Recent direct experience with Sage100 software.
  • Experienced in account reconciliation and month-end closing procedures.
  • Ability to bill customers using construction industry required formatting.
  • Significant experience in preparation of work in progress schedules
  • Ability to manage payroll processing with the assistance of an outside payroll company.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with executive management, staff, vendors and clients.
  • Administration of 401k plan
  • Experience in multi-state accounting practices.
  • Ability to oversee and improve accounting practices.
  • Must have a personal commitment to quality and attention-to-detail.
  • Must adhere to high-level of confidentiality and ensures compliance with company internal control policies and procedures

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Job Requirements

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of Accounting experience
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field of study.
  • MBA and/or CPA preferred.
  • ProCore experience is a plus
  • SAGE 300 exp is a plus
  • W-I-P experience
  • business insurance experience
  • A1A docs exp

 

Additional Information

Benefits

  • Medical 
  • Dental

Meet Your Recruiter

Mike Podlasek

Senior Recruiter

Responsible for recruiting the CPS division that specializes in Accounting, Finance, Audit and Tax. CPS is a highly specialized, full cycle recruiting firm, placing top talent with the best companies. We've been in business since 1973 and over the years we've placed more than 40,000 of the best and brightest candidates with our clients.

If you are looking for a position in Accounting, Finance, Audit or Tax or if your company is looking for someone to provide you with good candidates for hire, please don't hesitate to contact me.

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