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About the Role
As a Controller serving construction clients at CEFO Advisors, you will support multiple clients in the building and contracting space. You will partner with owners and project leaders to strengthen financial visibility, improve job-level profitability, and build dependable operational infrastructure. Responsibilities include managing accounting staff, improving workflows, strengthening internal controls, and clarifying financial reporting. You'll collaborate with the CFO team to support strategic decision-making and help construction leaders understand the financial roadmap for running and growing their businesses. This role will also assist general business clients as needed.
Responsibilities
- Review financial information and data entry for accuracy and completeness
- Manage and complete the month-end close process
- Record recurring journal entries, including payroll and depreciation
- Reconcile balance sheet accounts
- Define and produce client-centric financial reports
- Develop and maintain 13-week cash flow forecasts
- Identify inefficiencies and implement accounting best practices
- Supervise and support CEFO staff and client staff
- Develop and refine workflow processes
- Support CFOs with banking, bonding, and insurance relationships
- Identify and correct existing pain points and help clients build future strategic plans and milestones
- Own job costing across labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractor costs, ensuring accurate project-level tracking
- Manage contract accounting, including percentage-of-completion and completed contract methods, work-in-progress (WIP) schedules, over/under billings, and revenue recognition
- Track change orders, retainage, and committed costs against budgets
- Produce job profitability reporting and cost-to-complete analysis for project stakeholders
- Support billing tied to project milestones, AIA-style progress billing, and lien waiver coordination
- Partner with project managers to reconcile estimated vs. actual costs
- Coordinate workers' compensation, insurance, and labor union audits
- Understand union payroll including prevailing wage and certified payroll
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in a Controller or comparable senior-level financial role
- Demonstrated experience supporting construction or contractor clients required
- Strong command of job costing and contract accounting (POC, WIP, retainage)
- Ability and acumen to coach and mentor staff
- Ability to manage multiple clients and balance priorities
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel required
- Experience working with QuickBooks, Sage products, and other ERP systems; ability to adapt quickly to various client systems
- Experience with system implementation is a plus!
- Strong technology skills and comfort with modern cloud-based tools
- CPA is a plus!
- Exceptional interpersonal and client service skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Confidentiality and promptness are of utmost importance
- Must be based within 60 miles of Albany, NY
Skills
- Job costing
- Contract accounting
- Microsoft Excel
- QuickBooks
- Sage products
- ERP systems
- Cloud-based tools
Location
- Albany, NY
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive hourly rate, commensurate with experience
- Generous incentive program and annual bonuses based on company performance
Benefits
- Employee referral program
- Paid time off, including your birthday
- 401(k) with company match
- Health, vision, and dental insurance
- Opportunity for professional development
- Supportive and collaborative team culture
About the Company
- CEFO Advisors is a growing advisory firm built on strong relationships, practical thinking, and a high standard of client service.
- For over 13 years, we've supported organizations across the region by providing steady, experienced financial leadership when they need it most.
- Our team is made up of professionals who value organization, follow-through and being dependable partners to both clients and each other.
- We take pride in creating an environment that is structured, supportive, and flexible.
- CEFO Advisors is proud to be named a 2025 Best Place to Work by the Albany Business Review, reflecting our commitment to a supportive and team-focused environment.
Equal Opportunity
- CEFO Advisors is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
- This position requires the completion of a background check due to state and federal compliance requirements.