Corporate Controller

The Corporate Controller is responsible for overseeing all accounting and financial activities for the company. This role ensures the financial health and performance of the company while providing strategic and financial guidance. The Controller maintains full fiduciary, leadership, and operational oversight, even when delegating responsibilities to subordinates. This position also supports related companies through monitoring, auditing, and making recommendations, and may serve in a backup leadership role across divisions, operations, bidding, and negotiations. In collaboration with other company controllers, the Controller helps align policies and practices to promote efficiency and implement best practices across the organization.

At PPC Partners we believe in the Power to Serve along with the Pursuit of Excellence. As such the following values guide our behaviors: A Servant's Heart - Focus on the Needs of Others, Wisdom - Insightful, Integrity - Honesty and Trustworthy, Courage - Decisive and Confident in Others, Humility - Modest and Respectful, Passion - Unfailing Dedication

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Planning & Organizing:

• Partner with operational leadership to develop strategic plans and objectives
• Work with financial leadership to provide accounting/finance guidelines for the entire organization
• Establish and improve policies, procedures, schedules, standards, and current flow charts of all major processes for the department and company
• Review monthly contract billings and initiate corrective actions where required
• Maintain internal auditing and reconciliation procedures to ensure consistent company-wide accounting practices
• Participate with IT and Operations in reviewing functions of ERP system
• Identify outdated accounting procedures and workflow bottlenecks; recommend solutions
• Ensure effective internal controls are in place and that all practices comply with company policy, GAAP, and applicable laws and regulations
• Consistently review insurance needs of the organization and works to ensure adequate risk coverage

Finance:

• Lead the annual budgeting process and manage financial planning and forecasting
• Manage engagements with external auditors (including financial audits, tax preparations, and other special projects)
• Manage contractual relationships including bonding, banking, insurance, legal, and other key business relationships
• Oversee Owner/Contractor Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIP/CCIP)
• Ensure effective treasury management including cash flow analysis, disbursement authorization, working capital requirements, and line of credit
• Facilitate licensing requirements for various states, counties, cities, and occupations
• Maintain current database of various licenses
• Understand and facilitate proper sales tax reporting in all applicable jurisdictions
• Assess the quarterly financial statement, balance sheet, WIP analysis and P&L

Personnel Leadership & Development:

• Manage performance reviews and development plans
• Pursue team development opportunities and ensures effective training
• Partner with senior financial leadership to develop succession plans for accounting and finance functions
• Evaluate business support function structures and team development plans for continual improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of all business support functions
• Develop the capacity and promotability of reports and cross-train in all functions

Safety/Hazard Recognition & Elimination:

• Pre-plan and identify the methods to eliminate hazards daily by work task.
• Execute skill in observing habits and hazards of others and bringing it to their attention.
• Uphold safety as the most important goal of our company. Support goal of achieving zero accidents.
• Promote and encourage open communication between field and office regarding all safety concerns, suggestions, improvements, and PPE needed.
• Obtain safety training as expected by all company personnel.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) status required
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, or related field required
• Minimum of 10 years of related accounting/financial experience required
• Minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience required
• Knowledge of all relevant Federal, State, and local requirements
• Demonstrated commitment to company values
• Competence to maintain strict confidentiality of company information

Experience, Skill and Abilities

• - both are non-negotiable
• Proven ability to establish and maintain effective relationships across departments and organizational levels
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey information and ideas in letters, emails, memos, and presentations
• Highly motivated and results-driven
• Exemplary interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively

Physical Requirements

• Office environment, requiring sitting and standing and extended amounts of time using a computer/keyboard at a single workstation.

PPC Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

PPC Partners is the holding company for several leading electrical, mechanical, automation and construction companies and their affiliated branches serving the Midwest and Southeastern United States.

We provide employees the freedom to grow in a unique culture of empowerment and servant leadership, within a company committed to quality, safety and high ethical standards. We give our people a lot of autonomy and responsibility, and we facilitate continuous learning. No matter the job, our people have the opportunity to lead, mentor and serve. It's how they grow.