Controller- Construction

Job Title: Onsite Controller – Construction (Lorton, VA)

📍 Location: Lorton, VA (Onsite)

💼 Industry: Commercial & Residential Construction

💰 Compensation: $120,000–$160,000/year + discretionary bonus

🔎 We’re Hiring an Experienced Controller to Lead Our Financial Operations

We’re a growing commercial and residential builder based in Lorton, VA, actively managing 50+ projects across Northern Virginia. We’re seeking a hands-on Controller with deep construction accounting expertise to lead full-cycle financial operations and help us transition from outdated software to a modern accounting system.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment and enjoy digging into job costing and financials, this role is for you.

🔧 What You’ll Do

• Oversee financials for 25–30 commercial and 30–50 residential projects
• Handle full-cycle accounting, including job costing and credit card expense entry
• Partner with AP/AR staff to ensure accuracy and efficiency
• Investigate project-level financial issues and cost overruns
• Lead system migration from Construction Partners (DAS-based) to PeachTree or similar
• Manage dual books during the software transition
• Dive deep into financials and provide actionable insights to leadership

✅ What You Bring

• 12+ years of accounting experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Strong construction accounting background (commercial or residential)
• Hands-on, detail-oriented leadership style
• Experience with job-level financial review and analysis
• Bonus if you’ve led or supported a system migration or software integration (PeachTree a plus)

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Please Note: This position is open to candidates who are authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. We are not able to consider C2C arrangements or third-party submissions.