Assistant Controller

RYVAN Recruiting is searching for an Assistant Controller for our client, a commercial construction contractor in Jacksonville. Reporting to the CFO, the Assistant Controller keeps project financials accurate, on time, and audit-ready. You'll run the month-end close, own job cost and WIP reporting, and supervise a team of two project accountants. The right person understands how construction contracts, change orders, and retainage move through the books and can turn that data into a clear read on project profitability.

Direct Hire | Onsite | $110,000 - $125,000 + 10% Bonus

Responsibilities

• Oversee job cost accounting across all active projects, with costs coded correctly to cost codes and phases

• Prepare the monthly WIP schedule and calculate revenue recognition under ASC 606 using the percentage-of-completion (cost-to-cost) method

• Identify over/under billings and review cost-to-complete projections with project managers

• Review and process owner billings, including AIA G702/G703 pay applications, change orders, and retainage

• Track subcontractor commitments, retainage payable, and approved change orders

• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations

• Prepare financial statements and management reports, including project profitability and margin fade/gain analysis

• Coordinate the annual audit or review with outside CPAs and prepare supporting schedules

• Support budgeting, cash flow forecasting, and bonding/surety reporting, including surety bond runoff analysis

• Prepare the monthly forecast, assist with the annual budget, and maintain the pipeline report with expected and historical award percentages

• Oversee lien waivers (conditional and unconditional), preliminary notices, and subcontractor compliance documents such as COIs, W-9s, and licenses

• Manage fixed asset records, reconciliations, and roll forward

• Maintain internal controls and recommend process improvements

• Supervise, train, and mentor two project accountants

• Partner with project managers, estimators, and field leadership on the financial side of their work, and step in for the Controller and CFO as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3 years in construction accounting

• 2+ years supervising or mentoring accounting staff

• Hands-on experience preparing WIP schedules and applying percentage-of-completion revenue recognition

• Strong knowledge of GAAP, including ASC 606 for long-term contracts

• Working knowledge of job costing, retainage, AIA billing, lien waivers, and certified payroll

• Experience with construction ERP software such as Sage 300 CRE, Sage Intacct Construction, Viewpoint Vista/Spectrum, Foundation, or CMiC

• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling)

• CPA or CCIFP preferred; bonding and surety reporting experience is a plus

• Able to explain financial results clearly to people in the field who aren't accountants

Compensation & Benefits

• $110,000 - $125,000 base salary, depending on experience

• 10% performance-based annual bonus

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off and paid holidays

• Professional development support, including CPA/CCIFP exam reimbursement

This is an office-based role with occasional jobsite visits (PPE required on site). Expect extended hours during month-end close, year-end, and audit periods. This position offers the opportunity to own the numbers behind every project while working side by side with the CFO, Controller, and project teams.