Construction Controller
Accounting & Finance
Indianapolis, IN, USA
USD 100k-120k / year
Job Title: Accounting Manager – Construction (Job Costing & WIP)
Location: Indianapolis, IN - Castleton area (Onsite)
Pay Rate: $100,000 – $120,000/year base + annual performance bonus
A well-established, commercial construction company ~ in business for 40+ years and still family-led ~ is growing and adding this role to keep up with increased revenue
.
Right now, accounting is split three ways: an operations team handling AP/AR, an offsite bookkeeper, and an outside CPA fir
m.
The goal of this role is to bring accounting in-house (partner as needed with the outside CPA firm), maintain monthly financials long-term, and grow as the company gro
ws!
What you'll
- own:Full-cycle accounting: AP, AR, general ledger, reconciliations, and month-end c
- loseJob costing, WIP (work-in-progress) accounting, and project-level financials across commercial construction jobs (manufacturing, education, and healthcare facilit
- ies)AIA billing, percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, collections, and lien rele
- asesCash flow management, budgeting, and forecas
- tingWeekly payroll review and approval for a 60-person team (processed in-ho
- use)Partnership with the outside CPA firm on taxes, audits, and financial repor
- tingDirect collaboration with Project Managers, Estimators, Operations, customers, and ven
- dorsProcess improvement — modernizing systems, reporting, and workflows as the company sc
ales
Software you'll work in: QuickBooks & Pr
ocore
Compensation &
- PerksBase salary: $100,000 – $120,000, based on expe
- rienceBonus: Annual performance bonus (recent employee bonus: $1
- 2,000)Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, with flexibility for occasional after-hours work during month-end
- closeHealth Insurance: Company pays 50% of premium; eligible Day 1; dental and vision in
- cluded401(k): Eligible after 6 months, with a 4% company
- matchPTO & Paid Ho
lidays
Requi
- rementsMinimum 3 years of accounting experience, including construction accounting (re
- quired)Hands-on experience with job costing and WIP (work-in-progress) accounting (re
- quired)Experience with AIA billing / percentage-of-completion billing (re
- quired)Strong AP, AR, payroll, reconciliations, and financial statement exp
- erienceProficiency in QuickBooks; Procore experience
- a plusStrong communicator who can work cross-functionally with customers, vendors, leadership, and interna
- l teamsDegree or equivalent hands-on experience a
- cceptedCandidates must have prior construction accounting and job costing/WIP experience to be considered for thi
- s role.Background check and drug screening required as a condition of empl
- oyment.This is an onsite position and is not eligible for remote or hybri
- d work.This employer does not provide visa sponsorship; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future spons
orship.
Nice
- to have:Bilingual (English/
- Spanish)Indiana Notary (or willing to
- obtain)Background in construction, industrial, painting, flooring, or specialty con
- tractingExperience supporting operations with job performance analysis and production