Financial Controller (Construction/Roofing)

About the role

A remote financial controller position for roofing companies, based in Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala or Argentina. The role is full time, Monday to Friday in U.S. business hours, and pays $1300 USD per month. It suits someone who owns the numbers, finds errors and builds the projections leadership uses, and does not need step-by-step direction.

Key responsibilities

• Reconcile bank, credit card, loan, AR, AP and intercompany accounts every month with no unexplained differences.
• Spot miscoded transactions, margin leaks, duplicate payments and missing revenue, trace them to their root cause and put fixes and controls in place.
• Run 13-week cash flow forecasts, monthly and annual budgets, growth and expansion models, and scenario planning for new markets and hires.
• Manage WIP and job costing, including WIP schedules, over- and under-billing, percentage-of-completion revenue and margin by job and market, covering supplements and change orders.
• Close the books on a set calendar and produce P&L, balance sheet and cash flow for each company and combined, including true EBITDA.
• Clean up and onboard the books of newly acquired companies, prepare financials for acquisitions, lenders and investors and support due diligence.
• Set internal controls and work with the outside CPA on taxes and year-end.

Required profile

• 3+ years of accounting, including 3+ as a controller or accounting manager.
• Track record of untangling messy books and finding problems others missed.
• Fluent English and the confidence to explain the numbers to U.S. leadership and push back.
• CPA in accounting or finance; private equity, roll-up or M&A experience is a plus.

Required skills

• QuickBooks Online, ideally a certified ProAdvisor.
• Hands-on experience with WIP and job costing in construction or roofing.
• Forecasting and financial modeling in Excel or Google Sheets.
• Experience with multiple entities and consolidated reporting.