Corporate Operational Controller (Cost)

Corporate Operational Controller

Our client, a large infrastructure and construction services company, is seeking a Corporate Operational Controller to lead its operations accounting organization and provide financial leadership across a complex, project-based business.

Location: North San Jose, CA. This role is on-site.

Job Description: This executive-level role will oversee operational accounting, revenue recognition, forecasting, internal controls, and team development while serving as a key advisor to senior leadership. The ideal candidate combines deep operational accounting expertise with strong leadership skills and experience supporting large-scale project environments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the operations accounting function and oversee accounting leadership supporting multiple business units and regions.
• Own enterprise-wide revenue recognition, margin analysis, cash flow forecasting, and operational accounting oversight.
• Analyze financial and operational performance metrics to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and profitability drivers.
• Partner with operational leaders to evaluate project revenue, cost projections, staffing needs, and business performance.
• Lead succession planning, hiring, professional development, and performance management for the operations accounting team.
• Establish internal control frameworks, accounting policies, and governance standards that support a growing organization.
• Drive automation initiatives, process improvements, and adoption of new financial technologies.
• Communicate financial performance, forecasts, and strategic insights to executive leadership and support key business decisions.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, ideally within construction, engineering, manufacturing, or another project-based environment.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including revenue recognition and long-term contract accounting.
• Demonstrated experience leading large operational cost accounting teams and developing future finance leaders.
• Strong experience with forecasting, internal controls, ERP systems, and executive-level financial reporting; CPA preferred.
• Must have experience from companies with $5B+ in revenues

Compensation: Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors, including but not limited to:

• The individual's skill sets, experience, and training;
• Licensure and certifications;
• Office location and other geographic considerations;
• Other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco by Highspring notes that the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.

By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.

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Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal .

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By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here ( https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/ ). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

· the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

· licensure and certification requirements;

· office location and other geographic considerations; and

· other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).