Controller Controller – Harrison Contracting Company (Villa Rica, GA)
Harrison Contracting Company (HCC) a growing commercial painting contractor known for Reliability, Experience, and Diligence company looking for a hands-on Controller to lead our accounting function and serve as a trusted partner to ownership. This role is responsible for delivering clear, accurate financial information that helps drive better decisions across the business. This is not a sit-back-and-delegate role. We need someone who can lead the team, improve processes, dig into the details, and make the numbers useful to operations.
What You'll Do
- Lead month-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statements
- Deliver accurate, timely financials with clear insight into performance, risk, and trends
- Manage cash flow and forecasting (daily, weekly, monthly)
- Own the annual budget and support ongoing planning
- Manage the monthly Revenue Recognition/ Work in Process (WIP) meetings with operations management
- Build and improve accounting processes and internal controls
- Ensure compliance with tax filings (local, state, federal) and licensing requirements
- Work directly with banks, auditors, bonding, and tax partners
- Partner with operations to improve job cost visibility, profitability, and decision-making
- Lead, coach, and develop the accounting/finance team
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent education and/or experience
- 4–6+ years of construction or project-based accounting
- CPA is a plus
- Strong experience with job cost, WIP, revenue recognition, and month-end close
- Proven leadership managing a team of 5–10 people
- Hands-on mindset—able to lead while doing the work
- Strong Excel and accounting system skills
- Clear communicator who can explain numbers in plain language
- Organized, accountable, and comfortable in a fast-moving environment
Compensation & Benefits
Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO.
Compensation based on experience.
The right person will be comfortable working in a blue-collar, fast-moving business where accuracy matters, deadlines matter, and financial information needs to be useful — not just technically correct.
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