Controller - Gilbert Mechanical

Gilbert, 5251 West 74th St., Edina, Minnesota, United States of AmericaReq #1705

Monday, August 19, 2024

Gilbert Mechanical, a Legence company

For more than 40 years, it has been Gilbert's (https://www.gilbertmech.com/) mission to provide outstanding mechanical, electrical, plumbing, controls, and fire protection services in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Today, Gilbert employs more than 200 people in the Twin Cities market, and its clients represent a diverse range of technical market sectors, with specialization in the healthcare industry. Our fun, open and innovative culture is supported by forward thinking industry leaders who are united in collaboration and the pursuit of breakthrough ideas. Gilbert’s philosophy includes mutual respect for all individuals, application of innovation and a rigorous serve-the-customer mentality. We create a culture of teaching and learning through cross mentoring that spans generations, disciplines, interests and talents. We strive to give each person exposure to the widest array of experiences possible to help them grow further and faster than they could anywhere else.

Location: Edina, MN

The successful candidate has demonstrated proficiency in the following areas:

• Strong construction / engineering accounting background.

• Develop relationships and communicate across all company functions.

• Properly prioritize and manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.

• See challenges as opportunities to make improvements and effectively manage a team.

• Be detail-oriented and deadline/results/accuracy driven.

• Have a controls and risk-based mind set while executing daily, monthly, quarterly tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Policies & Controls - Ensure that efficient policies and procedures and the proper internal controls are in place. Review journal entries, account and bank reconciliations.

• Financial Reporting - Responsible for month-end close process and coordinate the closing of the division’s accounting books. Report financial results in conformity with GAAP together with financial and accounting policies established by Corporate Accounting.

• Percentage of Completion Accounting - Develop and maintain effective Percentage of Completion forecast capability. Assess adequacy of resource deployment commensurate with known project schedules and workload. Ensure adequate cost accumulation on each project. Oversee the construction project accounting process from start to finish. Prepares and analyzes month-end reporting (WIP report, over/under, gross margin, revenue recognition, and revenue projection, a shift of work and variances to plan, forecast adjustments, earnings fade/gain, preconstruction costs).

• Project Forecasting - Work closely with the project managers and operation officers to ensure accurate data on jobs and cost accounting.

• Cash Management – oversee and manage cash inflows and outflows, managing collections to ensure strong cash position.

• Audits - Partner with external auditors to support annual audit procedures, along with ad-hoc insurance, tax, project, fringe benefit and sales tax audits. Ensure timely communication and provide accurate documentation, including “Prepared by Client” deliverables.

• Transaction Processing and Team Management - Manage/Supervise AR, AP, Job Costing, General Ledger, Contracts Management, Purchasing, Payroll and HR. Indirect management of service department billing and contract staff.

• Monthly Performance Review - Maintain KPI dashboards and steer monthly analytical process to assess operational and financial performance, including labor efficiency and productivity, margin scalability, and cash conversion. Review expense projections and provide recommendations regarding cost reduction as well as opportunities to redeploy resources across projects and departments. Assess risks and opportunities spanning revenue growth, margin expansion and cash conversion.

• Financial Planning & Analysis - Support annual planning cycle, including preparation and consolidation of budget requests across businesses, analytics, management review and Board presentations.

• Lead various operational and financial analyses and prepared other ad hoc operational and financial reports as requested.

• ERP and System Deployment/Optimization of existing ERP - Aid in the implementation of any new ERP/optimization of existing ERP and any additional software tools to modernize and scale the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.

• 3-7+ years’ accounting experience.

• Construction industry experience preferred, CCIFP certification ideal. CFMA member.

• Certified Public Accountant preferred

• Well-developed financial analysis capabilities to support reporting and Company objectives.

• Great analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail

• Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities and meet expected deadlines.

• Problem solver with excellent follow-up and customer service skills Responsive and action-oriented.

• Team player with excellent communication skills including the ability to develop relationships.

• Demonstrated success developing teams using strong leadership and talent development strategies.

• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel. Experience with Sage 300 CRE ideal. IFS or OneStream a plus.

• Positive attitude, good judgment and strong sense of responsibility and ownership.

• Impeccable work ethics, slow to judge, objective and candid with desire to drive for transparency.

• Accountable and willing to make personal commitments to drive the transformation of the Finance function. Follow through on commitments, drive for closure and deliver sustainable results.

We are unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

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Health and Welfare Benefits

• Health and Welfare

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Prescription drug

• Employee assistance program

Personal Benefits

• Paid vacation

• Company-paid holidays

• Sick leave

Financial Benefits

• 401(k) retirement savings plan

• Company-paid long-term disability insurance

• AD&D insurance

• Life insurance

About Legence

Legence, a Blackstone portfolio company, is an Energy Transition Accelerator™ that provides advisory services and implementation focused on financing, designing, building, and servicing complex systems in mission-critical and high performance facilities. With five decades of expertise in the built environment, Legence has a proven track record of reducing carbon emissions, implementing renewables, lowering utility costs through efficiency consumption, and making systems run better at unmatched speed and scale. To learn more about Legence and its services, visit https://www.wearelegence.com/ .

Contingent Employment Statement

Offers of employment for this role may be contingent upon successfully passing a background check and/or drug screen. Execution of screens will vary based on role requirements and Company policy. All background checks and drug screens will be done in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local law.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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Legence and its affiliate companies will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Other details

• Pay TypeSalary

• Travel RequiredYes

• Required EducationBachelor’s Degree

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• Gilbert, 5251 West 74th St., Edina, Minnesota, United States of America