• Own the full accounting close process, including journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end reporting
• Maintain a chart of accounts, cost coding structure, and accounting policies
• Oversee and develop the accounting team, including the staff accountants, project accountants, etc.
• Ensure audit-ready documentation and internal controls are in place at all times, commensurate with a highly regulated industry environment
• Administer and optimize NetSuite as the company's ERP, ensuring the system scales with project activity
• Oversee corporate expenses, card spend controls, and related reconciliations, ensuring policy compliance and accurate project cost allocation
• Manage relationships with external auditors, tax preparers, and regulatory bodies
• Enforce and enhance procurement accounting controls
• Support project financing, bonding, and insurance requests with organized, accurate financial documentation
• Develop and enhance accounting policies and procedures
• 7–10 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a Controller or Assistant Controller role
• CPA required
• Experience in construction, energy, defense, nuclear, or another highly regulated capital project environment strongly preferred
• Deep NetSuite expertise — you have configured, optimized, and scaled NetSuite in a prior role
• Strong understanding of construction or project accounting, including job costing, committed costs, budget management, and procurement accounting
• Experience with SOX control systems
• Technical accounting experience to support PCAOB-level audits
• Proven ability to build accounting processes and controls in a lean or startup environment
• Experience managing and developing accounting teams