Controller, Finance & Banking, Accounting & Finance

Overview

Posted: 02/04/2026 Industry: Accounting & Finance Job Number: AF Pay Rate: 150, Remote Friendly:
On-Site

Experience:

5 years or greater

Our client, a General Contractor / Construction company in the SW Chicago suburbs is seeking a Controller. This role is on-site daily, no hybrid or remote schedules.

• Help set the financial policy and direction while also being an active participant in, and driver of, the organization's overall strategy, financial administration, business planning, and budgeting.
• Oversight of finance, accounting and reporting activities.
• Leads day-to-day finance operations and supervises functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and billing.
• Assures that the company has the systems and procedures in place to support effective program implementation and conduct flawless audits.
• Administration of 401k plan
• Manage payroll processing with the assistance of an outside payroll company

• Recent direct experience with Sage
  100 software.
• Experienced in account reconciliation and month-end closing procedures.
• Ability to bill customers using construction industry required formatting.
• Significant experience in preparation of work in progress schedules
• Ability to effectively communicate with executive management, staff, vendors and clients.
• Administration of 401k plan
• Experience in multi-state accounting practices.
• Ability to oversee and improve accounting practices.
• Must have a personal commitment to quality and attention-to-detail.
• Must adhere to high-level of confidentiality and ensures compliance with company internal control policies and procedures

Requirements:

• 10+ years of Accounting experience
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field of study.

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