Controller
Location: Primary Office - South Florida (Martin County through Delray Beach / Boca Raton)
Company: SureSite
Industry: Telecom Infrastructure & EV Charging Development
Established: 1999
About SureSite
SureSite is an infrastructure services firm established in 1999. For over 26 years, we have supported the wireless industry with quality-driven execution and disciplined operational performance. Our projects span telecom infrastructure and expanding EV charging development initiatives.
We operate in a project-based, execution-driven environment where financial precision, margin discipline, and liquidity management directly impact company performance.
This is a pivotal, hands-on leadership role during a phase of financial strengthening and operational alignment.
Position Overview
We are seeking a seasoned Controller to lead all accounting and financial operations while serving as a strategic partner to operations and executive leadership.
The right candidate will not simply report financial results—they will improve project margins, strengthen forecasting accuracy, and enforce disciplined cash management.
This role is expected to modernize financial operations through automation, workflow redesign, and AI-enabled reporting.
The Controller will collaborate closely with operations and project teams based in California and the Pacific Northwest. The ability to support distributed teams across time zones while maintaining financial control and accountability is essential.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Leadership, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
- Work with external accounting firms to ensure GAAP compliance and uphold internal controls.
- Develop and manage annual operating budgets.
- Lead rolling forecasts (revenue, margin, overhead, and cash flow.
- Deliver variance analysis with forward-looking insights.
- Integrate project-level forecasts into company-wide cash planning.
Project Accounting & WIP Management
- Complete job costing and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.
- Manage WIP schedules and over/under billing analysis.
- Partner with project managers to establish and monitor project budgets.
- Identify and correct margin leakage early.
- Improve profitability across telecom and development projects.
Cash Flow
- Own and maintain a 13-week rolling cash forecast.
- Manage cash positioning and working capital.
- Improve AR cycle times and billing discipline.
AP/AR
- Supervise AP and AR functions.
- Work alongside the VP of Operations and President to conduct vendor negotiations, demonstrating both professionalism and strong emotional intelligence.
- Work alongside the VP of Operations and President to structure terms with vendors.
Systems & Process Automation
- Optimize accounting systems and reporting infrastructure.
- Identify and implement AI-driven automation for:
- Purchase Order workflows
- AP processing and invoice matching
- Cost coding and documentation controls
- Strengthen KPI dashboards and reporting visibility.
- Foundation software experience preferred but not required.
Operational Partnership
- Act as financial partner to operations leadership.
- Understand construction and site development as a customer and the nuances of telecom infrastructure timelines.
- Partner with management teams to ensure consistent financial controls and margin accountability across regions.
- Participate in job status and production meetings to drive financial discipline.
Presence & Financial Leadership Under Pressure
This role requires more than technical accounting expertise. The Controller must demonstrate executive maturity and leadership.
The ideal candidate will:
- Solutions-focused.
- Communicate financial realities clearly with non-financial managers.
- Influence operations leaders firmly yet professionally.
- Hold Construction and Site Development accountable for margin performance without creating friction.
- This is a high-trust role requiring discretion, resilience, and disciplined leadership.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA preferred).
- 7–10+ years in construction, telecom, or project-based accounting.
- Strong WIP and percentage-of-completion experience.
- Budgeting and forecasting expertise in project environments.
- Demonstrated success improving project margins.
- Vendor negotiation experience with strong emotional intelligence.
- Foundation software experience preferred.
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling capability.
Growth Opportunity
This role offers expanded financial leadership scope and participation in strategic growth initiatives.
This is a high-impact, hands-on position within a quality-driven, team-based culture.
