Senior Branch Controller

PCI is seeking an operations-minded Senior Branch Controller to support our Bay Area, CA businesses based in Alameda, CA. This individual’s primary role is to function as a key member of the branch management teams and to be responsible for the overall financial management of these operations.

Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Lead the development and management of the branch’s annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and overall financial planning process. 
• Analyze financial and operational data across assigned businesses to identify material trends, risks, and opportunities that inform business outlooks and strategic priorities.
• Translate financial and operational insights into a clear short- and long-term perspective on business performance and the implications for leadership decisions.
• Partner with project managers and operations leaders on project kickoff, forecasting, and elevated-risk reviews; provide timely recommendations on significant project, contract, cash-flow, and control matters.
• Recommend growth, capital, staffing, and resource allocation priorities to branch and regional leaders, and drive accountability for timely execution of agreed actions.
• Build effective working relationships across Operations, Estimating, Administration, project teams, and corporate functions to support coordinated planning and execution.

Financial Controls

• Maintain effective internal controls, promote policy adherence and drive timely resolution of identified exceptions to protect company capital and mitigate financial and operational risk.
• Oversee day-to-day financial operations for the branch, ensuring accuracy in all financial reporting.
• Ensure the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of financial statements and subledgers.
• Effectively manage the cash flow and assets of the branch.
• Ensure proper cost tracking for projects, including labor, materials and all other costs.

Salary Range: $127,700-$170,000 annual salary plus non-guaranteed annualized bonus program.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Construction Management or related discipline.
• 8–15 years of progressive finance, accounting, construction or related business experience, including ownership of complex forecasting, project-finance or business-performance processes.
• Advanced knowledge of construction finance, job costing, revenue recognition, forecasting, cash-flow management, project risk and internal controls.
• Ability to synthesize multiple data sources, exercise sound judgment with incomplete information and make timely recommendations in complex or changing business conditions.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly adapt to changing business needs, leverage technology effectively and bring an innovative, continuous-improvement mindset to financial and operational processes.
• Ability to communicate complex financial matters clearly and credibly, influence decisions and build trusted partnerships across project, branch and senior regional leadership teams.
• MBA, CPA or other relevant certification preferred, but not required
• Willingness & ability to visit project sites in the Bay Area and surrounding areas.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft 365 suite, with the ability to learn and effectively use ERP, reporting and AI-enabled productivity tools.
• Ability to travel to Corporate office in Kansas City and other locations for company meetings on a minimal basis.
• Experience in the construction industry preferred.