Financial Controller

This role owns the firm’s day-to-day financial operations, with a primary focus on project accounting and consistent management reporting for the owner and an outside financial adviser.

Financial Operations

• Own the day-to-day financial operations of the firm
• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities
• Maintain the general ledger to support financial integrity
• Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Coordinate payroll
• Perform bank and credit card reconciliations
• Prepare financial statements
• Coordinate with the outside CPA on tax filings and compliance

Project Accounting & Analysis

• Lead job costing and project-based accounting using Deltek Ajera
• Deliver project profitability reporting and support revenue recognition processes
• Track project budget versus actual labor and expenses

Management Reporting

• Produce a consistent management reporting package for the owner and outside financial adviser
• Run monthly reporting including P&L, balance sheet, and cash-flow updates
• Report cash position and assist with cash-flow forecasting
• Provide accounts receivable aging and collections reporting
• Report WIP and unbilled revenue
• Present revenue versus budget and forecast
• Analyze project profitability, including gross and net margins
• Monitor labor spent versus project budgets

Systems & Process Improvement

• Build and refine management reports
• Streamline the month-end close process
• Improve project-level financial visibility

Requirements

• 8+ years of accounting or finance experience
• Strong full-cycle accounting experience
• Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, or similar hands-on financial role experience
• Experience in an architecture, engineering, design, construction, or other project-based professional services firm
• Strong project-accounting and job-costing experience
• Solid understanding of GAAP and professional-services revenue recognition
• Strong Excel and financial-reporting skills
• Experience producing management reports, not limited to maintaining accounting records
• Experience with Deltek Ajera, Deltek Vision/Vantagepoint, or a comparable project-accounting ERP system

Technologies

• Deltek Ajera
• Deltek Vision/Vantagepoint
• Excel

Compensation & Benefits

Salary: USD 80,000 - 125,000 per year, based on experience.

• 401(k)
• 401(k) company match
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid sick time
• Unlimited vacation time after 5 years

Work Location

Onsite: New York City, New York (NY)