Position Summary Bison is seeking a hands-on Controller / Managerial Accountant to lead the accounting function and provide practical financial oversight across a locally owned construction equipment, scaffold, materials, and contracting operation. The role combines team leadership with construction job costing, cash-flow management, reporting, receivables, inventory oversight, payroll support, and coordination with the company’s outside CPA. The successful candidate should be comfortable working close to day-to-day operations and translating financial information into useful management insight.
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership: Manage and support a three-person accounting/administrative team consisting of an Accountant, Accounting Clerk, and Office Manager.
- Construction Job Costing: Maintain and review job-cost information for construction and scaffold-related work, helping management understand project performance and profitability.
- Cash Flow: Monitor cash position, anticipated receipts, and upcoming obligations to support sound operating decisions.
- Management Reporting: Prepare and review weekly sales reports and other financial information needed by ownership and management.
- External Reporting: Prepare financial reporting required by insurance companies and support other external reporting needs.
- Payroll & Commissions: Support payroll-related accounting, including sales commission calculations. Payroll reporting to Employee Services Corp is handled by the Accountant.
- Accounts Receivable & Collections: Review AR activity, monitor collections, and help maintain timely customer payments.
- Accounts Payable & Invoice Review: Review AP and AR invoices and related account activity for accuracy and proper recording.
- Inventory & Reconciliations: Oversee inventory reconciliations prepared by the Accounting Clerk and ensure account reconciliations are completed accurately.
- Sales Tax: Review and oversee sales tax reporting prepared by the Accountant.
- Outside CPA Coordination: Work directly with the company’s outside CPA and provide schedules, reconciliations, and supporting information as needed.
Business Environment
This role supports a business with multiple operating activities, including scaffold purchase and rental, scaffold erection and dismantling, masonry and construction materials, concrete forming systems, equipment, and service/repair. Because of that mix, the Controller should be comfortable with the financial mechanics of a construction and distribution environment, including job costing, inventory, receivables, and operational reporting.
Preferred Background
- Accounting or finance experience with the ability to manage the day-to-day financial function of a small to mid-sized operating company.
- Construction industry experience is preferred.
- Experience with job costing, cash-flow management, financial reporting, account reconciliations, collections, and inventory accounting is highly relevant to the role.
- Ability to supervise a small accounting/administrative team while remaining hands-on with the work.
- Comfort working in accounting and operational systems. Bison currently uses Sage for accounting and Avontus for inventory management.
Pay: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
