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Controller

The Conco Companies

Concord, CA

Filed under Construction

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The Role

This role is an exciting opportunity to join The Conco Companies based in Concord, California. This is a

chance to join a company that has been delivering premium concrete services throughout the Western

United States since 1959.


This position reports to and collaborates with the CFO and leads the company’s accounting function

across multiple operating and real estate entities. The ideal candidate has formal accounting education

including a CPA (preferred), possesses several years of construction and real estate accounting

experience, has a professional, self-motivated, positive attitude, can perform with minimal supervision,

and loves a challenge. The position also oversees the company’s corporate and owner tax planning

and compliance. The ideal candidate has the desire and capacity to grow with the company and

embraces the opportunity.


Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, mentor, and develop supervisors and their teams across the accounts receivable,

accounts payable, and general ledger departments, establishing goals and objectives and

ensuring a timely monthly close.

• Own monthly financial reporting for multiple operating and real estate entities — review and

distribute statements, add management commentary, and analyze results versus budget and prior

periods, identifying trends and concerns.

• Apply and maintain a strong understanding of GAAP (depreciation, capitalization, ASC 606

revenue recognition, purchase price allocation) and research and document technical accounting

matters.

• Review and revise accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to improve accuracy,

transparency, and control activities.

• Oversee daily banking and cash flow management, maintain banking relationships, ensure

compliance with financial covenants, and develop and maintain long-term cash flow forecasts.

• Direct job-cost and applied-cost analysis — monitor variances, identify trends, guide the cost

analysis process, and meet with estimators on material applied reports.

• Manage and evaluate physical inventory across multiple locations and review job cost and fixed

asset activity.

• Oversee the company’s corporate and owner tax planning and compliance, including quarterly

estimates, multi-state returns, sales/use and personal property tax, and coordination with the

outside CPA firm.

• Support the annual financial audit and preparation of published financial statements, including the

CPA PBC list, scheduling, and fieldwork.

• Assist the Risk Manager with corporate insurance renewals (GL, Workers’ Comp, Auto, OCIP),

audits, and actuarial review, and analyze payroll applied-cost rates.

• Review and approve financial information for subcontractor prequalification.

• Manage recurring balance sheet schedules, billings analyses, 1099 filings, and additional tasks

and schedules as requested.


Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA preferred.

• A minimum of 7 to 10 years of accounting and tax experience in a construction setting and/or

public accounting experience with construction clients required, including prior supervisory or

management experience.

• Excellent understanding of, and experience with, US GAAP, internal controls, financial reporting,

revenue recognition under ASC 606, corporate tax concepts, job costing and WIP reporting,

regulations and best practices.

• Strong knowledge of multi-entity and real estate accounting, including consolidations and

intercompany activity.

• Proficient with data analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving.

• Advanced MS Excel skills, MS Office proficiency, and experience with project/construction

accounting software.

• A track record of developing engaged, high-performing teams and implementing process

improvements.


Qualities

• Highly organized with a keen attention to detail, energetic, and deadline oriented.

• Ability to work well under pressure, set priorities, and maintain a positive attitude with strong

leadership and management skills.

• Able to see the big picture in terms of financial reporting accuracy and quality, and can build the

appropriate accounting, financial reporting, and forecasting processes to support the vision.

• Leadership, resilience, and persistence to implement change and collaboration that leads a team

through the obstacles or challenges that come with change.

• Strong interpersonal, communication, organization, and time management skills, ability to work

independently, and take initiative.

• Protects the organization’s value by keeping information confidential.


Compensation & Benefits

· Base Salary: $170,000 – $200,000

· Health, dental, and vision insurance

· Retirement savings plan with company matching

· Paid time off and holidays


About The Conco Companies

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefit package including Medical, Dental, Flexible

Spending Account, Life Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401k with Employer Match, Profit Sharing, Paid

Time Off and Paid Holidays.


The company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard

to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or protected Veteran status. We

participate in the US Federal Government E-Verify program to confirm the employment authorization of

employee upon hire.

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