Fractional Controller, Construction Clients at Redpath and Company – White Bear Lake, Minnesota

At Redpath, you’ll be valued for who you are and supported in where you’re going. We’ve created a culture rooted in trust, teamwork, and genuine relationships, where caring is at the core of how we treat each other and our clients. You’ll do meaningful work here with people who bring a positive, solution-focused mindset to every challenge. Our team is proactive in all we do, taking initiative, clearing roadblocks, and staying ahead for our clients and each other. Here, your voice matters, your growth is a priority, and your work drives real impact. We’re driven to improve, grow, and deliver excellence together, personally and professionally. This isn’t just a job. It’s a place to build a career and a community.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Fractional Controller to support our construction clients. Our Fractional Controllers typically work directly with a number of clients during a month to support their financial reporting, system, and operational initiatives.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary up to $150K
• Hybrid work schedule with flexibility
• Hands-on, high-impact role supporting active construction operations
• Supportive team environment within the Redpath company of CPAs
• Direct collaboration with client owners and project managers

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee all aspects of client construction accounting and financial reporting, including WIP schedules, job cost accounting, and percentage-of-completion reporting
• Manage client project-level budgets, forecasts, and cash flow, ensuring alignment with operational and financial targets
• Monitor job cost performance, identify variances, and partner with client project managers to address risks and improve profitability
• Support client leadership with financial analysis, dashboards, and ad hoc reporting to inform strategic decision-making
• Ensure client financial records are maintained with a high level of accuracy, compliance, and confidentiality
• Complete monthly close ensuring timely and accurate financial statements
• Oversee Redpath associates processing accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and subcontractor billing, including lien waivers and compliance documentation
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls, policies, and procedures to support client company scalability and risk management

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (CPA or CMA preferred)
• 5+ years of accounting experience, with significant exposure to construction or project-based accounting
• Strong knowledge of job cost accounting, WIP reporting, revenue recognition, and construction financial controls
• Experience partnering with client-facing operations and project teams in a fast-paced, consulting environment
• High level of attention to detail, ownership, and professionalism
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing deadlines, and proactively solve problems
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights

About Redpath and Company:

• Caring - We show genuine care for our clients and colleagues through meaningful relationships, collaboration, and a constant commitment to adding value in everything we do.
• Proactive - We take initiative, resolve potential obstacles, and are intentional with solutions provided to stay ahead of challenges and opportunities for our clients.
• Positive - We cultivate a solution-oriented culture that embraces change, encourages collaboration, and thrives in the face of challenges.
• Driven - We maintain an unwavering focus on excellence, consistently improving and delivering beyond expectations across all our projects.

Redpath and Company helps clients make more informed decisions that contribute to their financial well-being by providing proactive, innovative, and value-driven CPA and advisory services for closely-held businesses, private equity, government entities, and nonprofit organizations. Core commercial industries served include manufacturing and distribution; construction, real estate, and engineering; and technology. Areas of service expertise include audit and assurance; personal, business, and international tax; state and local tax; sales and use tax; and succession and estate planning. Redpath also guides clients throughout the entire business life cycle with performance optimization and process improvement; M&A advisory, including corporate and deal strategy, due diligence (financial, tax, operations, and IT), financial modeling, and M&A integration; accounting and management outsourcing; and valuations. The firm was founded in 1971. With offices located in St. Paul and White Bear Lake, the firm ranks as one of the top CPA and advisory firms in Minnesota. Redpath is a member of HLB International, a global network of independent advisory and accounting firms. For more information, visit www.redpathcpas.com.

Redpath and Company offers a comprehensive benefit package, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• HSA and FSA
• Voluntary Long-Term Disability
• Company paid Short-Term Disability
• Paid parenting leave
• 401k plan with company match after 6 months of service

This role is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on individual and firm performance.