Financial Controller – Remote Night Shift

About the role

The Finance Controller will lead all financial, accounting, and cash‑flow activities for roofing and construction projects while working remotely during night‑shift hours. This position ensures operational efficiency, accurate profitability tracking, and comprehensive reporting for the business.

Key responsibilities

• Manage all accounting operations including billing, cost accounting, inventory, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and revenue recognition.
• Prepare timely monthly and annual financial statements for ownership review.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze Work‑In‑Progress (WIP) schedules and percentage‑of‑completion accounting.
• Coordinate regulatory reporting, local tax compliance, and corporate tax returns with external CPAs.
• Reconcile financial data between AccuLynx (estimates, material orders, job costs) and QuickBooks (ledger, accounts, payroll).
• Audit completed jobs in AccuLynx to verify gross profit margins against QuickBooks entries.
• Monitor cash flow, manage collections, and oversee payroll for office staff and subcontractor payouts.
• Manage lien waivers, certificate of insurance tracking, and retainage requirements for commercial accounts.
• Analyze financial data to advise ownership on cost‑reduction, pricing strategies, and cash‑flow forecasting.
• Establish and enforce internal financial controls to safeguard company assets.
• Assist in budget preparation and variance analysis to track performance against growth targets.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum eight (8) years of progressive accounting/finance experience.
• At least three (3) years of construction or project accounting experience with exposure to percentage‑of‑completion revenue recognition, WIP reporting, job costing, progress billing, subcontractor payouts, retainage, lien waivers, and COI tracking.
• Proven analytical and reporting abilities with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to multitask, work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Required skills

• QuickBooks – general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, job costing, financial reporting and reconciliations.
• AccuLynx – estimates, material orders, job cost tracking.
• Percentage‑of‑Completion accounting.
• Work‑In‑Progress (WIP) reporting.
• Job cost accounting.