About the role
Trampetti is looking for an experienced construction-finance professional (or a paired CFO and Controller) to support a construction and environmental remediation client with executive-level financial leadership and hands-on accounting management. This role focuses on WIP and project-profitability oversight, monthly close and management reporting, and joint venture (JV) accounting across related entities. You'll work closely with the client's ownership, project managers, and full-time Assistant Controller to deliver an accurate, decision-ready view of the company's financial position, project performance, and forward outlook every month.
Key Responsibilities
Fractional CFO – Financial Leadership
- ·Lead strategic financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning for growth
- ·Own cash-flow and working-capital strategy, including a rolling 13-week cash-flow forecast
- ·Oversee WIP and project profitability, including projected final margins and cost-to-complete
- ·Set JV financial strategy and structure, and oversee combined/consolidated financial reporting
- ·Prepare financial packages for sureties and banks; manage bonding, LOC, debt, and DSCR analysis
- ·Develop management-level KPIs and mentor the internal accounting/finance function
Fractional Controller – Accounting & Close
- ·Run the monthly financial close and year-end close, including balance sheet reconciliations
- ·Prepare and reconcile the monthly WIP schedule, incorporating PM-provided cost-to-complete, contract modifications, and billing status
- ·Reconcile job costs, retainage, progress billing, and over/under billings
- ·Oversee AP, AR, payroll, and general ledger; maintain Sage 100 Contractor reporting and data integrity
- ·Handle JV accounting, intercompany transactions, and allocation of costs, revenue, overhead, and profit between JV partners
- ·Coordinate with the outside CPA, tax advisors, banks, and sureties
- ·Document accounting procedures and internal controls
Monthly Management Package & Reporting Cadence
- ·Deliver a concise monthly management package no later than the 15th of the following month (subject to JV reporting dependencies)
- ·Include consolidated and entity-level P&L and Balance Sheet, actual-to-budget variances, balance-of-year forecast, and break-even/revenue-target analysis
- ·Report on AR/AP performance, staff utilization/billability, and operational KPIs such as revenue per employee
- ·Provide an executive dashboard and CFO commentary on trends, risks, opportunities, and recommended management actions
- ·Recommend and maintain a close calendar defining inputs, owners, due dates, review steps, and escalation for missing information
Tools
- ·Sage 100 Contractor — core accounting system for job costing, WIP, payroll, AP, GL, and financial reporting
- ·hh2 — Sage-integrated payroll, AP, timekeeping, and field workflows; integration and reconciliation oversight
- ·Microsoft Excel / reporting tools — WIP schedules, forecasts, cash-flow models, and executive dashboards
- ·Experience with other construction accounting or dashboard platforms is a plus — candidates are encouraged to bring ideas from past experience
Required
Qualifications
- ·10+ years of experience in construction accounting and finance, including CFO- or Controller-level responsibility
- ·Demonstrated hands-on experience with Sage 100 Contractor across multiple clients, including WIP, job costing, payroll, AP, GL, and financial reporting
- ·Working knowledge of construction WIP, percentage-of-completion accounting, retainage, and progress-billing cycles
- ·Experience with construction JV accounting and combined/consolidated financial statements involving related entities
- ·Experience preparing financial packages for sureties/bonding and banks
- ·Strong written English communication skills; clear, professional, and organized
- ·Highly organized with strong attention to detail, especially when handling WIP, reconciliations, JV allocations, and consolidated reporting
- ·Prior experience supporting a US-based construction company, ideally one performing government contracts
Preferred (Nice to Have)
- ·Experience with hh2 or similar Sage-integrated payroll, AP, timekeeping, and field systems
- ·Familiarity with federal construction and environmental contracting
- ·Experience managing or supporting an internal construction accounting department
- ·CPA or equivalent accounting certification
Schedule & Availability
- ·Adherence to the client's time zone and schedule is a must (Alaska Time – AKST/AKDT)
- ·Availability for recurring monthly close deadlines and management-package reviews with ownership
Pay: $30.00 - $45.00 per hour
Expected hours: 20.0 per week
Application Question(s):
- ·Are you amenable to working according to the client’s time zone and schedule (Alaska Time – AKST/AKDT)?
Experience:
- ·construction accounting and finance: 10 years (Required)
- ·Sage 100 Contractor across multiple clients: 4 years (Required)
Work
Location
Remote