CAAS - Controller - Construction

About This Role

This Controller position is within the Construction CAAS practice, where the service helps clients transform their business through a collaborative approach to mitigate risk, overcome challenges, meet deadlines, and identify personnel for workforce needs. The role involves acting as a consultant and advisor to clients on accounting and finance-related engagements.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Controller for designated clients
• Take on the role of consultant and advisor to clients on best practices for accounting and finance-related engagements
• Provide project management expertise by managing multiple clients, work, and deadlines
• Prepare and analyze client financial statements and make recommendations
• Foster and build opportunities and attend industry-leading events and trainings
• Maintain knowledge of the client’s organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting standards
• Advise management on short-term and long-term financial objectives, policies, and actions

Requirements

• Seven years of relevant accounting and/or financial experience
• Bachelor’s degree is required; a combination of related experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree

Nice to have:

• Public accounting experience
• Experience in Construction
• CPA certification
• Prior project management and client management experience

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, 401k and much more

About the Company

CLA is a top national professional services firm with more than 9,000 people and 120 U.S. locations, offering industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services.