Construction Controller - Commercial General Contractor

Location: Chicago area

Looking for your next step in construction finance? A commercial general contractor in the Chicago area needs a Controller who already understands general contractor accounting and wants real growth. Over the next few years, this role is designed to prepare you for CFO-level responsibility—working alongside ownership, not just reporting to it.

What You Bring

• Hands-on construction accounting experience with a general contractor
• Fluency in job cost, WIP reporting, and percentage-of-completion accounting
• Experience supervising accounting staff or coordinating across billing, AP/AR, and payroll
• CPA preferred, not required
• Interest in moving into broader financial leadership over time

What You'll Do

• Direct day-to-day accounting operations and the period close
• Maintain accurate job cost and WIP schedules tied to project performance
• Deliver financial packages and forecasts leadership can act on
• Oversee cash management, billing cycles, payables, receivables, and payroll handoffs
• Coordinate with outside auditors, lenders, and bonding/insurance partners
• Take on increasing strategic work with ownership as you grow toward a CFO track

What We Offer

Competitive compensation and benefits, close partnership with ownership, and a genuine path toward the CFO seat within the next few years. This is a finance leadership role inside a commercial general contractor—not a corporate accounting seat disconnected from the work.

Let's Talk

Advance your career in construction. Apply today and send your resume to Jenn LaQua, your construction recruiter at GPAC.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.