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.