Controller Bookkeeper Construction Industry

Job Description:

Controller / Bookkeeper

Construction Industry

Baltimore MD

(Full Time Permanent Opportunity On-site)

About the Company:

MasterCare Flooring is a $10 million commercially focused hardwood flooring company crafting and maintaining the finest floors for gymnasiums stages historical restorations and other commercial buildings in the DC-Baltimore region.

We perform work both directly to end-user clients and through general contractors.

Projects often require AIA-style billing prevailing-wage payroll and detailed job costing.

Our current bookkeeper/controller is retiring and we are searching for a great new team member.

Role Summary:

This is a critical hands-on doer-manager position which reports into the President.

In this role you will not only set up and maintain accounting systems controls and financial reporting but also execute daily transaction management including bookkeeping payroll billing reconciliations and more.

You will be largely self-sufficient but supported by one part-time accounting staff member (or possibly working solo) and you will ensure the financial integrity of our construction projects.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Bookkeeping & Transaction Management:

Record all financial transactions: AP AR cash receipts vendor invoices payroll entries etc.
Reconcile bank statements credit cards and other accounts regularly.
Manage invoicing collections and make sure customer payments are tracked and applied.
Process payroll entries including prevailing-wage / wage-scale payroll as needed.

2. Financial Reporting & Controller Duties:

Prepare and analyze monthly quarterly and annual financial statements.
Maintain job-cost accounting for construction projects track labor materials subs and equipment.
Develop Work-in-Progress (WIP) schedules perform over- / under-billing analysis.
Build and submit AIA pay applications (G702/G703) as needed.

3. Internal Controls & Policies:

Establish maintain and enforce internal accounting controls to prevent errors and fraud.
Implement and document accounting policies and procedures.

4. Cash Flow Budgeting & Forecasting:

Create cash flow projections to ensure liquidity across projects.
Support or lead annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
Provide financial analysis and insights to leadership on project profitability risk and cash needs.

5. Audit & Compliance:

Prepare for and support internal / external audit processes.
Ensure compliance with financial regulations and reporting standards (GAAP or equivalent).
Liaise with external accountants as needed.

6. Team Collaboration & Development:

Oversee and mentor any junior accounting or bookkeeping staff.
Coordinate closely with project managers and operations to translate financial data into project decisions.
Continuously improve accounting workflows systems and processes.

Key Competencies needed:

* Operational Execution: Expert at working in transactional bookkeeping and closing the books.

* Strategic Thinking: Able to analyze financial data and provide meaningful business direction.

* Problem-Solving: Proactively identify and fix financial process inefficiencies.

* Adaptability: Capable of shifting between detailed bookkeeping and higher-level financial planning.

* Self-Reliance: Will run bookkeeping functions and financial planning with limited supervision.

Experience and Skills:

Qualifications & Skills Requirement:

* Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or equivalent preferred.

* 8 years of combined construction bookkeeping and accounting / controller experience

* Strong hands-on bookkeeping skills: AP/AR reconciliations payroll general ledger.

* Experience with construction accounting job costing and AIA billing.

* Proficiency in construction ERP accounting software and Excel.

* Notary

* Excellent organizational skills attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

* Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to deliver financial insights to senior leadership.

* High integrity and ability to work independently and reliably.

Benefits

What We Offer:

Competitive base salary (reflecting both controller and bookkeeping responsibilities)

Incentive bonus tied to business performance / cash flow / profitability

Benefits: health dental vision 401(k)

Paid time off holidays

Professional development support

A role with high impact: you will own the financial books and help drive financial strategy for a growing construction business