<p>We are looking for a hands-on Controller to lead core accounting activities and provide dependable financial insight for a growing business in Columbia. This role combines day-to-day accounting oversight with team leadership, accurate reporting, payroll administration, and continuous process improvement. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to keep financial operations organized, timely, and compliant in a small business setting.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Responsibilities</u></strong>:</p><p>• Direct the daily work of the accounting team, offering guidance, setting priorities, and ensuring essential functions are completed accurately and on schedule.</p><p>• Review financial activity across payables, receivables, reconciliations, and ledger maintenance to uphold complete and reliable records.</p><p>• Lead monthly and annual closing activities, including the preparation of journal entries, accruals, and other adjustments needed for accurate reporting.</p><p>• Produce and evaluate periodic financial statements and supporting schedules, highlighting meaningful variances, trends, and key performance insights for leadership.</p><p>• Reconcile general ledger accounts, research discrepancies, and implement corrective actions to maintain the integrity of financial data.</p><p>• Administer payroll processing and monitor related taxes, liabilities, and expense postings to ensure timely and accurate employee compensation.</p><p>• Support compliance efforts by coordinating documentation for tax filings, financial reviews, audits, and other external reporting requirements.</p><p>• Strengthen accounting procedures and internal controls by identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and accuracy across workflows.</p><p>• Contribute to budgeting, cash flow tracking, and broader financial planning efforts while partnering with company leadership on business decisions.</p>
We are looking for a Controller to lead accounting and financial operations for a growing construction business in Cayce, South Carolina. This position plays a central role in maintaining accurate reporting, supporting leadership with financial insight, and ensuring day-to-day fiscal activities are completed with precision. The ideal candidate brings strong construction accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to guide staff while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct the company’s accounting operations across affiliated entities, ensuring financial records are complete, accurate, and aligned with reporting deadlines.<br>• Lead and develop a small accounting team by providing oversight, coaching, and support that strengthens performance and accountability.<br>• Manage core transactional functions such as weekly payroll, vendor and subcontractor payments, receivables oversight, and collection follow-up, including verification of required lien documentation.<br>• Prepare and review monthly and year-end financial statements, bank reconciliations, cash position reporting, and other recurring reports for senior leadership.<br>• Oversee progress billing and job cost reporting based on contract terms, while maintaining work-in-progress, backlog, and overbilling or underbilling analyses.<br>• Partner with ownership and project leadership to build budgets, update forecasts, and evaluate financial performance against operational goals.<br>• Administer tax filings, contractor licensing, business registrations, and audit support to help the organization remain compliant with regulatory and financial obligations.<br>• Coordinate insurance and risk-related reporting, including workers’ compensation submissions, and assist with benefits and retirement program administration.<br>• Maintain equipment cost allocation tracking and assign applicable charges to projects on a regular basis.<br>• Support leadership with special projects, strategic planning initiatives, and financial scenario analysis related to growth opportunities.