Operations Controller (Construction focused)
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Job Location:
Houston, MS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Department: Finance
Job Type: Full Time Exempt
Reports To: Chief Financial Officer; Dotted-Line Reporting to Chief Operating Officer
Purpose
The Operations Controller is a senior finance leader for a private equitybacked multi-entity high growth company in the commercial openings systems industry. This role reports directly to the CFO and partners closely with the COO and Operations organization to drive financial discipline operational insight and scalable processes across the business.
Operating in a highly acquisitive PE environment the Operations Controller will play a critical role in integrating acquired companies standardizing accounting and operations reporting and supporting value creation initiatives. The ideal candidate brings deep construction accounting expertise strong operational finance leadership and experience thriving in a fast-paced sponsor-backed setting.
This role requires management of a team of Accounting & Finance professionals and interaction with regional / divisional Operations teams corporate Accounting & Finance Sales & Marketing Contracts & Compliance and Supply Chain. We are seeking candidates who are extremely motivated and are excited about the opportunity to support all operational processes and procedures.
Core Working Relationships
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Operations Leadership
- Integration Teams
- Divisional Accounting & Finance Teams
Activities & Accountabilities
- Lead controllership and accounting functions supporting field operations across multiple legal entities.
- Oversee monthly quarterly and annual close processes ensuring accuracy timeliness and consistency.
- Partner closely with Operations leadership to deliver actionable insights on job performance margins backlog and execution risk.
- Build and maintain strong internal controls and financial discipline consistent with PE-backed governance expectations.
- Own construction accounting practices including job cost accounting work-in-progress (WIP) schedules and percentage-of-completion accounting.
- Ensure revenue recognition and project accounting comply with GAAP including ASC 606
- Review of cost-to-complete estimates job forecasts margin drivers and variance analyses
- Provide financial oversight of change orders claims and operational contingencies.
- Serve as a Finance lead on M&A due diligence by assessing accounting practices systems and historical project performance.
- Play an integral role in supporting post-acquisition integration of acquired businesses.
- Support Corporate Controller to standardize accounting policies charts of accounts and reporting across newly acquired businesses.
- Help scale systems processes and controls to support continued acquisition-driven growth.
- Act as a trusted finance business partner to the CFO COO and Operations leaders.
- Lead mentor and develop accounting team members supporting operational units.
- Collaborate with FP&A Corporate Accounting Tax and Treasury to ensure alignment with enterprise goals and PE sponsor expectations.
- Support external audits lender reporting and other financial requirements typical of PE-backed organizations.
Key Competencies
- Strong operational mindset with the ability to translate financial data into business decisions.
- Comfortable operating in a high-expectation PE environment
- Detail-oriented with the ability to balance execution and strategic priorities.
- Superior analytical skills combined with impeccable business judgment and ability to communicate and influence across the organization.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate financial concepts and analysis results for executive management operations leaders and project management.
- Passion for change and continuous improvement in business and financial processes and systems
- Excellent communication and cross-functional influencing skills
- Knack for gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty integrity and authenticity.
Experience
- Minimum of 7-10 years of progressive accounting or finance leadership experience
- Significant experience in construction or project-based accounting environments
- Demonstrated success in private equitybacked and / or highly acquisitive companies.
- Hands-on experience integrating acquired businesses and scaling finance operations.
- Strong working knowledge of GAAP ASC 606 WIP accounting and internal controls
- Experience with multi-location operations and consolidations preferred.
- Experience working in Business Central Comsense is a plus.
Education
- Bachelors degree in a quantitative field (Accounting or Finance degree preferred)
- CPA or CMA strongly preferred.
Work Location / Work Environment
- Office location can be in one of the following cities: Kansas City MO; Raleigh NC; Tampa FL; Fort Lauderdale FL; Houston TX or Dallas TX
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Hybrid work schedule: 2-3 days per week in the office with the ability to work from home as needed
- Up to 60% travel to field office locations around the southeastern U.S.
About Integrated Openings Solutions
Integrated Openings Solutions LLC (IOS) is a high-growth acquisitive commercial and architectural openings solutions company a portfolio company of Frontenac. We provide industry leading commercial doors and hardware products and services to help make buildings smart aesthetically pleasing code compliant and sustainable. IOS is based in Olathe KS with additional locations throughout the Southeast. The company is an established value-added specialty distributor of commercial door and access control solutions. The company offers a wide range of products and services including commercial door opening products security integration solutions and installation maintenance and repair services. The company has established itself as a super-regional player in some of the fastest-growing areas of the country while serving customers across a diverse base of commercial end markets including education government healthcare hospitality multi-family and retail. For more information please visit
About Frontenac
Frontenac is a Chicago-based private equity firm. The firm focuses on investing in lower middle market buyout transactions in the consumer industrial and services industries. Frontenac works in partnership with established operating leaders through an executive-centric approach called CEO1ST which seeks to identify acquire and build market-leading companies through transformational acquisitions and operational excellence. Over the last 50 years Frontenac has built a franchise working with over 325 owners of mid-sized businesses as they address complex transition issues of liquidity management enhancement and growth planning. For more information please visit
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