# Controller - Clean Energy & Renewable Energy

> AlphaX · Santa Cruz, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-06

**Salary:** USD 115,000–140,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

We are seeking a hands-on **Controller** to take ownership of the accounting and financial operations for a growing project-based contractor serving the **clean energy, renewable energy, and infrastructure markets**.

This role will lead the company’s finance function while partnering closely with operations, project management, and executive leadership. The ideal candidate brings strong **construction accounting expertise**, including job costing, WIP and percentage-of-completion accounting, union and prevailing-wage payroll compliance, intercompany accounting, financial analysis, and ERP implementation experience.

This is a **build-and-improve role**, not simply a position maintaining an established accounting department. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience developing processes, strengthening financial controls, improving reporting, and helping a growing organization scale its finance function.

Experience in **solar, EV, microgrid, renewable energy, or related infrastructure** is a plus but is not required.

Key Responsibilities

-   Own day-to-day accounting operations, including **general ledger, AP, AR, billing, reconciliations, month-end close, and financial reporting**.
-   Lead **construction job costing and WIP accounting**, including percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, cost-to-complete analysis, project margins, and variance reporting.
-   Oversee **union and prevailing-wage payroll compliance**, including certified payroll, fringe benefit reporting, and multi-local wage and rate requirements.
-   Prepare, review, and analyze financial statements and investigate discrepancies, unusual activity, trends, and potential financial risks.
-   Manage **intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and eliminations** across related entities.
-   Lead **ERP implementations, migrations, system conversions, consolidations, and major accounting-system changes**.
-   Oversee ERP data migration, testing, implementation, workflow development, and process optimization.
-   Build and redesign accounting processes, internal controls, reporting structures, and financial workflows as the organization grows.
-   Develop budgets, forecasts, cash-flow projections, and financial models to support business decisions.
-   Partner with project managers and operations leadership to monitor **job costs, billing, margins, cash flow, and project profitability**.
-   Provide leadership with timely financial reporting, analysis, and actionable recommendations.
-   Identify opportunities to improve accounting accuracy, financial controls, efficiency, and scalability.
-   Operate effectively in a **lean, hands-on environment**, taking ownership of critical finance functions without relying on a large accounting team.

## Requirements

-   **5+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience**, including Controller, Assistant Controller, or comparable senior-level responsibility.
-   **Construction or contractor accounting experience is required.**
-   Strong hands-on experience with **job costing, WIP schedules, and percentage-of-completion accounting**.
-   Proven experience with **union and prevailing-wage payroll compliance**, including certified payroll, fringe benefits, and multi-local wage requirements.
-   Demonstrated experience **leading an ERP implementation, migration, system conversion, or accounting-system consolidation**.
-   Proven track record of **building, redesigning, or substantially improving finance and accounting processes** rather than simply maintaining an existing system.
-   Experience with **intercompany accounting, reconciliations, and eliminations**.
-   Strong financial statement analysis skills, including the ability to identify **anomalies, discrepancies, trends, and financial risks**.
-   Experience working in a **small-to-mid-sized organization** where independence, ownership, and hands-on execution are essential.
-   Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
-   Ability to work closely with **operations, project management, and executive leadership**.
-   **Solar, EV, microgrid, renewable energy, or clean-energy experience is preferred but not required.**

## Benefits

-   Competitive salary based on experience.
-   Health insurance and retirement plan options.
-   Paid time off and company-sponsored benefits.
-   Opportunity to **build and lead a growing finance function**.
-   Direct involvement in strategic financial and operational decision-making.
-   Exposure to complex construction, infrastructure, and clean-energy projects.
-   Professional development and long-term career growth opportunities.
-   Collaborative environment within a growing clean-energy and infrastructure business.

## Apply

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