Controller Jobs in Michigan

The Project Controller is the primary financial partner to Project Managers, responsible for maintaining accurate project financials and providing timely analysis across the full project lifecycle, from setup through closeout. This role oversees project cost control, budgeting and forecasting, and financial reporting while ensuring compliance with accounting standards, company policies, and contractual requirements.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own financial setup, maintenance, reporting, and closeout of assigned projects.

• Validate project costs, cost-to-complete estimates, margins, contingencies, and expected financial outcomes.

• Analyze actual results against forecasts, budgets, and prior periods, identifying variances, trends, risks, and opportunities.

• Partner with Project Managers to maintain accurate job costs, purchase orders, billing plans, change orders, provisions, and project forecasts.

• Prepare project financial summaries, dashboards, KPIs, and margin analyses for management and project review meetings.

• Support quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, month-end close, reconciliations, audits, and ad hoc financial analysis.

• Ensure adherence to accounting policies, internal controls, contractual terms, and project closeout procedures.

• Identify and implement improvements to financial processes, controls, reporting quality, and project-team accountability

• Performs other duties as required.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

Experience: Three (3) or more years of progressive accounting experience, including experience in project or job-cost accounting or related roles, preferably within a manufacturing or automated logistics environment.

Travel: 10% of travel as required. Some international travel possible.

Skills & Abilities

• Strong knowledge of POC revenue recognition, job costing, forecasting, progress billing, change orders, and project cash flow.

• Experience with project financial reporting, month-end close, budgeting, reconciliations, and audit support.

• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, organizational, and communication skills.

• Ability to translate complex financial topics into clear, actionable insights.

• Collaborative and accountable, with strong attention to detail and the ability to handle confidential information appropriately.

Physical and Cognitive Requirements

• Ability to remain stationary at a desk for prolonged periods of time.

• Ability to lift and carry supplies and materials up to 20 lbs on occasion.

• Ability to use office equipment, computers, and various electronic devices constantly throughout workday.

• Ability to move around office environment and reach with hands and arms regularly.

• Ability to communicate with others verbally and in writing, on a frequent basis.

• Ability to focus and complete tasks throughout workday in office environment.

The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Requirements

This position may require work at TGW customer sites. TGW’s customers may require background checks before accessing their sites. Refusal to participate in a customer-required background check may result in a customer barring access and a subsequent reduction in work.

Equal Opportunity Employer

TGW Systems Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.