Controller

Brittain Electric is looking for a hands-on Controller to lead our accounting and financial reporting function and serve as a key financial partner to the business.

This is more than a traditional accounting role. The Controller will work closely with company leadership, project managers, and operations to strengthen financial visibility, improve project performance, manage cash flow, and turn financial data into actionable business insights. You’ll also play an important role in improving our ERP environment, processes, controls, and finance team as the business continues to grow.

What You’ll Do

• Lead accounting, financial reporting, month-end close, and financial controls.
• Own WIP reporting, percentage-of-completion accounting, job costing, and project financial reporting.
• Partner with project managers and operations to understand margins, forecasts, costs, change orders, and emerging project risks.
• Manage cash flow, receivables, collections, and other working-capital priorities.
• Improve forecasting and reporting to give leadership greater visibility into business performance.
• Serve as an ERP champion, improving system utilization, data integrity, and financial processes while reducing manual workarounds.
• Help consolidate two entities into a common accounting platform.
• Lead, coach, and develop the accounting team.
• Continuously improve financial processes, controls, reporting, and decision support.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible accounting or finance experience.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, month-end close, and controls.
• Experience with construction accounting, WIP, job costing, and percentage-of-completion accounting.
• Ability to partner effectively with project managers and operational leaders.
• Strong financial analysis, cash-flow management, and Excel skills.
• Experience with ERP/accounting systems. QuickBooks, Spectrum, or similar construction-focused systems are a plus.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to make financial information understandable and actionable.

Who Will Thrive Here

You’re hands-on, analytical, operationally minded, and comfortable building and improving things. You can dig into the details when needed, but you also understand the bigger business picture. Most importantly, you want finance to do more than report the numbers. You want to help the business use them to make better decisions.