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Controller (CFO Track)

  • Louisville, Kentucky

Fusion HCR is Hiring!

Role: Controller (CFO Track)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Construction

 

This is an opportunity to lead the finance function of an established commercial construction contractor with ambitious growth plans. The Controller will take ownership of accounting and reporting while building the processes, systems, and team needed to support the company’s next stage. Reporting to the President, this leader will partner with ownership and work closely with project managers and field leadership. The role combines hands-on financial oversight with the opportunity to shape a scalable organization, and offers a defined path to the CFO position as the finance platform develops.

Position Overview

Fusion HCR is seeking a Controller to lead core accounting and financial reporting while building a finance and accounting function ready to support significant business growth. The successful candidate will own the monthly close, financial statements, construction accounting, job costing, and cash-flow planning. They will bring rigor and visibility to work-in-progress reporting, project profitability, billing, and financial controls.

This is a build-and-scale role, not simply a maintenance position. The Controller will assess the current team, processes, and technology; establish a roadmap for improvement; and strengthen the connection between field operations, project management, and accounting. Reporting to the President, the Controller will also contribute to decisions about pricing, backlog, growth, and capital planning, with a path to CFO as the finance organization evolves.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the general ledger, monthly close, and financial statements, improving close processes and timeliness.

  • Oversee percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, work-in-progress schedules, over- and under-billings, retainage, change orders, and job fade and gain analysis.

  • Manage AIA pay applications, lien waivers, billing compliance, payroll, and applicable certified payroll and prevailing-wage reporting.

  • Lead budgeting, rolling forecasts, 13-week cash-flow planning, and job- and division-level profitability reporting.

  • Manage banking relationships, credit facilities, covenant compliance, surety relationships, and financial packages supporting bonding capacity.

  • Oversee audits or reviews, sales and use taxes, 1099s, and coordination with the outside CPA on tax planning.

  • Assess and improve financial systems, including the integration of ComputerEase, QuickBooks, and Procore, and guide future ERP planning.

  • Standardize processes and controls; strengthen job-costing discipline; and build, develop, and organize the accounting team.

  • Oversee fleet accounting, capital planning, lease-versus-buy analysis, and equipment cost allocation.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA strongly preferred.

  • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 5+ years as a Controller or in an equivalent role.

  • Required construction accounting experience; commercial construction or self-performing subcontractor experience strongly preferred.

  • Strong command of work-in-progress reporting, percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, job costing, and surety reporting.

  • Experience managing audits, banking relationships, and bonding programs.

  • Experience building or transforming a finance function to support a growing business.

  • ComputerEase, QuickBooks, and Procore experience strongly preferred; ERP migration experience is a major plus.

  • Ability to work effectively with ownership, project managers, and field leaders.

  • A hands-on approach, with the ability to manage accounting detail while improving systems, processes, and team capabilities.

Why Join Us

  • A defined path to CFO, with the opportunity to build the finance platform that supports the company’s growth.

  • Direct partnership with the President and meaningful involvement in business decisions.

  • The chance to shape a scalable finance and accounting organization, rather than simply maintain existing processes.

  • A broad leadership remit spanning accounting, forecasting, project profitability, systems, team development, and capital planning.

  • An opportunity to strengthen how finance works with project management and field teams, improving visibility into job costs and margins.

  • A role with both hands-on operational responsibility and strategic influence during a period of business growth.