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Our client is a highly recognized, family-owned and run general contractor based in Bellingham, WA. With over 50 years in business they are targeting significant growth over the next decade and are hiring a Controller to oversee their Risk Management and Profit Centers. Reporting to the CFO and a peer of the operational Controller, this person will have responsibility for company-wide compliance and risk management, will manage the P&L and accounting operations for their multiple profit centers, and will lead the evaluation and implementation of additional profit centers and/or outside business opportunities.
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If you are interested in working as a Controller for this construction company in the Bellingham, WA area, please submit your resume using the form below. ​​​
​SEARCH FIRM:  ASP
CLIENT:  Confidential – Construction
POSITION:  Controller
LOCATION:  Bellingham, WA
SEARCH TEAM:  ​Perry Paden
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CLIENT SUMMARY

A 50+ year-old full-service family-owned and run general contractor serving Washington and Alaska. Now with many tens of millions in revenue their goal is to continue to expand their business substantially in the years to come. The company serves commercial, educational/governmental, industrial and residential customers and their expertise ranges from pre-construction to a wide variety of project delivery while always keeping quality, safety and sustainability top of mind. Their values are of utmost importance and include valuing safety, people, clients and partners. Highly active in their community they are also committed to increasingly embracing diversity in our ever-changing society.

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting directly to the CFO, this person will be a peer of the company’s existing Controller who oversees construction operations, payroll, accounts payable and receivables. The Controller – Risk Management and Profit Centers will have responsibility for company-wide compliance and risk management while managing the P&L and accounting operations for their profit centers that include their equipment fleet, tool yard, fabrication shop, real estate and more. Additionally, this person will lead the evaluation and implementation of additional profit centers and/or outside business opportunities.    

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Tangible qualifications include:
  • Required: a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, proven experience driving change in accounting and operations processes to accommodate significant growth related to organic and new business development, and prior Controllership or Director of Finance experience in the construction or related industries (manufacturing, logistics, seafood, native Alaska corporation.
  • Preferred: Post graduate business degree, CPA, or CMA certificate (active or inactive), professional work experience with a $100M+ company, experience with accounting/operations for an equipment fleet, tool yard and real estate of a construction or manufacturing company, experience managing, growing, and developing teams of at least 5 direct reports, and experience supporting profit centers and M&A activities.
 
Skills and abilities include:
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and passion for developing new business opportunities to help drive business growth.
  • Ability to simultaneously organize and manage to completion, on-time, and within budget, multiple high-priority projects.
  • Demonstrated ability to simply communicate financial and operational concepts to CFO, CEO and Executives.
  • A humble leadership mindset. Highly curious and always thinking around corners.
  • Values based leader who creates a best place to work culture for her/his team.
  • Demonstrated experience successfully leading diverse teams and building an inclusive culture.
  • Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred, but not required 
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