Controller / Finance Manager

CONTROLLER / FINANCE MANAGER (Construction & Engineering)
Remote| Part-Time (20–30 hours/week)
About PrimECS
PrimECS is a fast-growing infrastructure construction firm delivering civil construction, engineering, surveying, project management, and consulting services on major transportation and heavy civil infrastructure projects across the Mid-Atlantic region. Our clients include state transportation agencies, transit authorities, Fortune 500 contractors, and some of the world's largest AEC firms.
We're building for the long term, with ambitious growth plans, disciplined execution, and a people-first culture rooted in ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Controller / Finance Manager to bring structure, clarity, discipline, and financial leadership to our growing organization. This is a hands-on, high-impact role suited for an experienced finance professional who enjoys building systems, improving processes, and helping leadership make better business decisions. You'll work directly with the President while collaborating with our administrative team, project managers, engineering staff, project controls personnel, and an external CPA to ensure our financial systems support profitable growth.
This is NOT a bookkeeping position. We're looking for someone who wants to build and own a finance function.
This role may begin part-time and expand in responsibilities and hours for the right person.
Who Will Thrive in This Role
This role is for builders. We're looking for someone who enjoys creating order from complexity, building systems that don't yet exist, taking ownership, and becoming a trusted member of our leadership team.
This isn't simply a finance position; it's an opportunity to help build the financial foundation of a growing company.
If you're excited by the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.
You'll likely thrive in this role if you enjoy:
Solving problems, improving systems, and taking ownership rather than complaining or waiting for direction.
Building and improving financial systems, not just maintaining them.
Taking ownership and solving problems with minimal direction.
Working directly with leadership to improve business performance.
Balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Partnering with operations, project managers, engineers, and administrative staff.
Working in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment where priorities evolve.
Being accountable for measurable improvements in cash flow, financial reporting, operational efficiency, and profitability.
Helping build a growing business rather than fitting into a large corporate finance department.
Continuously improving processes and finding better ways to operate.
Leveraging technology, automation, AI, and advanced Excel skills to improve speed, accuracy, and decision-making.
Continuously finding faster, smarter, and more efficient ways to accomplish work without sacrificing quality.
Learning and adopting new technologies that improve financial operations and reporting.
This role may not be the best fit if you prefer:
A highly structured corporate environment with narrowly defined responsibilities.
Advisory work without operational ownership.
Focusing exclusively on accounting rather than partnering with operations and leadership.
Waiting for direction instead of identifying opportunities and driving improvements.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role will be measured by your ability to build a finance function that allows Executives to spend dramatically less time managing day-to-day financial operations. You will own the company's financial operating system, supervise accounting processes, coordinate internal and external financial resources, improve financial visibility, and transform financial information into actionable business decisions. Within your first several months, you should be able to:
Build reliable financial reporting systems.
Develop dependable cash forecasting.
Improve financial visibility across all projects.
Strengthen internal controls and accountability.
Create executive dashboards that leadership relies on.
Significantly reduce the President's daily involvement in finance operations.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Oversight & Controls
Own the monthly financial close process.
Prepare accurate and timely:
Profit & Loss Statements
Balance Sheets
Cash Flow Statements
Accounts Receivable Aging
Accounts Payable Aging
Job Cost Reports
Review and improve the company's Chart of Accounts across all divisions.
Monitor labor coding, project costs, subcontractor costs, vendor spending, and overhead allocation.
Ensure financial reporting accurately reflects project performance and company profitability.
Establish and maintain strong financial controls and reporting standards.
Forecasting & Budgeting
Develop and maintain:
Rolling 13-week cash forecast
Rolling 12-month cash forecast
Assist leadership with annual budgets.
Develop project revenue and cost forecasts.
Analyze budget-to-actual performance.
Identify financial risks before they become operational problems.
Recommend actions to improve profitability, liquidity, and cash flow.
Treasury & Cash Management
Own the company's daily cash position and manage weekly cash planning.
Prioritize vendor payments based on due date and available liquidity.
Monitor working capital and improve cash conversion throughout the business.
Assist leadership in evaluating financing alternatives, lines of credit, and project funding opportunities.
Recommend strategies that improve liquidity while minimizing financing costs.
Accounts Receivable & Collections
Monitor Accounts Receivable aging.
Coordinate with Project Managers to ensure timely billing, accurate progress billings, Change Order invoicing, and collection follow-up
Minimize slow-paying customers and reduce Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).
Improve billing accuracy and collection processes.
Identify collection risks early and recommend corrective actions.
Compliance & Audit
Maintain General Ledger integrity and conduct internal financial audits to identify reporting errors, inconsistencies, and financial risks.
Coordinate with the company's CPA and support annual tax preparation and audits.
Ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
Maintain depreciation schedules, fixed asset records, and overhead allocations.
Executive Reporting
Prepare concise executive reporting packages for the President, including:
Daily Cash Position Dashboard
Weekly Executive Financial Dashboard
Monthly Financial Review Package
Project Profitability and KPI Dashboards
Financial Risk Register and Cash Flow Summary
Action-oriented recommendations for improving business performance
Systems & Process Improvement
Build scalable financial systems.
Improve financial workflows and internal processes.
Reduce manual work through automation.
Design dashboards that improve visibility into company performance.
Recommend software and technology improvements.
Improve reporting accuracy, speed, and usability.
Continuously improve efficiency across the finance function.
Team Leadership & Coordination
Supervise and coordinate day-to-day finance operations.
Review work performed by accounting support staff.
Coordinate with external bookkeeping resources and CPA.

Employment type
Full-Time

Work arrangement
Yes