Controller at Robert Half

DescriptionWe are looking for an experienced Controller to lead core accounting operations and provide reliable financial insight for leadership in Mount Vernon, New York. This role oversees close activities, reporting, job costing, payroll-related accounting, and compliance across project-based operations. The ideal candidate brings strong command of construction or project accounting, a disciplined approach to controls, and the ability to guide a team while partnering closely with operations and project leadership.Responsibilities:• Lead monthly and annual close activities by coordinating deadlines, reviewing account activity, and ensuring the trial balance is accurate, fully supported, and ready for audit review.• Prepare and analyze financial statements, including profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow reporting, while delivering meaningful variance commentary against prior periods and budget.• Maintain the general ledger structure, oversee journal entry preparation and review, and ensure reconciliations and supporting schedules meet U.S. accounting standards.• Direct cash management activities by reviewing daily liquidity, overseeing bank and credit card reconciliations, and helping support forecasting and treasury planning.• Supervise payroll accounting processes, including liability reconciliations, benefit-related accruals, and review procedures that help resolve deduction and withholding discrepancies in a timely manner.• Manage certified payroll and prevailing wage compliance for applicable projects, including report preparation, documentation uploads, subcontractor payroll tracking, and responses to audit or administrator requests.• Oversee billing, accounts receivable, and collections by guiding invoicing, reconciling pay applications to invoices, addressing billing corrections, and reducing aged balances and retainage exposure.• Own job costing and work-in-progress reporting by validating cost allocations, reviewing percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, monitoring change orders and retainage, and highlighting overbilling or underbilling risks.• Support tax and regulatory obligations through sales tax filings, related accounting entries, and coordination for insurance, workers’ compensation, and other financial audits.• Act as the accounting lead for the finance systems environment, including Sage Intacct, BuildOps, Coast, and certified payroll tracking tools, while improving procedures, strengthening internal controls, and developing the accounting team through consistent coaching and weekly review cadences.Requirements• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership responsibility in a Controller or senior accounting capacity.• Strong background in month-end close, financial statement preparation, general ledger oversight, and account reconciliation.• Demonstrated expertise in job costing, work-in-progress accounting, and project financial analysis within a construction or project-based environment.• Working knowledge of prevailing wage and certified payroll compliance requirements, including Davis-Bacon related reporting.• Experience overseeing payroll accounting, benefit and tax liability reconciliations, and related compliance processes.• Proficiency with accounting and operational systems such as Sage Intacct and integrated billing or project management platforms.• Ability to manage priorities across multiple deadlines, partner effectively with cross-functional teams, and communicate financial results clearly to leadership.Job typePerm