Hiring: Financial Controller - Solar & Energy Infrastructure Company: AlphaGov Location: Santa Cruz, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 21:14:35 About the job Experience: •5+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including Controller, Assistant Controller, or similar senior-level responsibility Required Skills: •Lead the full accounting function, including general ledger, AP, AR, billing, reconciliations, month-end close, and financial reporting •Manage construction job costing and WIP accounting, including percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, project profitability, cost-to-complete analysis, and variance reporting •Oversee union and prevailing wage payroll compliance, including certified payroll, fringe benefit reporting, and multi-local wage requirements •Review and analyze financial statements to identify discrepancies, trends, risks, and opportunities •Manage intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and eliminations across related entities •Lead ERP implementations, migrations, system changes, or accounting-system consolidations, including planning, data migration, testing, implementation, and process redesign •Build and improve accounting processes, internal controls, reporting structures, and financial workflows •Develop budgets, forecasts, cash-flow projections, and financial analyses to support business decisions Qualifications: •Direct construction or contractor accounting experience required •Strong experience with job costing, WIP schedules, and percentage-of-completion accounting •Applied hands-on capability in union and prevailing wage payroll, including certified payroll, fringe benefits, and multi-local rate management •Proven experience leading an ERP migration, implementation, or system consolidation •Demonstrated experience building or substantially redesigning accounting or finance processes from the ground up •Strong financial statement analysis skills, with the ability to identify anomalies, trends, discrepancies, and potential business risks •Strong communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills •Solar, EV, microgrid, renewable energy, or clean-energy experience is a plus, not required Compensation: •$115,000 - $140,000 / year •Health insurance and retirement plan options may be available Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!