Woodstock, Georgia, About Meadows Landscapes
Meadows Landscapes is a growing commercial landscape construction and maintenance company operating across the Southeast. We are customer centric and quality obsessed, combining strong field leadership with disciplined financial management to deliver consistent results for our clients.
Meadows Landscapes operates as a commercial construction specialty subcontractor with a strong emphasis on operational discipline, production accountability, and financial transparency. We invest heavily in systems that connect field performance to real time financial insight, allowing leadership and project teams to make informed decisions quickly. As we expand into new markets and service lines, we are intentionally building the financial structure, reporting, and controls needed to support growth without sacrificing margins, culture, or accountability. This role offers the opportunity to shape financial systems that will support the company for years to come and to grow with the organization as it expands its geographic footprint and service capabilities.
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Why Join Meadows Landscapes
Competitive salary plus profit sharing tied directly to company performance
High trust, low ego leadership culture with direct access to executive leadership
Opportunity to build scalable financial systems, not just maintain existing processes
Meaningful operational impact across multiple markets and divisions
Stable, well capitalized company with a clear and intentional growth strategy
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The Opportunity
This is not a back office accounting role. The Controller at Meadows Landscapes is a core member of the leadership team who owns the finance function while actively partnering with operations and executive leadership.
You will be responsible for ensuring financial accuracy and compliance, but equally important, you will help translate operational performance into financial insight that protects margins and supports smart growth. You will play a central role in strengthening financial discipline, improving forecasting, and building scalable systems that keep pace with expansion.
If you enjoy building structure in growing organizations and want real influence on how a company operates, this role is designed for you.
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What You Will Own
Financial Leadership and Close
Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes with clear timelines and accountability
Ensure integrity of general ledger, reconciliations, and financial statements
Prepare management financials including income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and KPI reporting
Establish and maintain internal controls and accounting policies
Construction Accounting, Job Cost, and WIP
Oversee job cost accounting, WIP schedules, and percentage of completion reporting
Ensure accurate and timely cost capture from field production systems into accounting systems
Partner with operations and project leadership to identify margin erosion, cost overruns, and production inefficiencies
Support contract billing, retainage tracking, and revenue recognition compliance
Cash Flow, Forecasting, and Risk Management
Lead rolling cash flow forecasts and working capital planning
Monitor accounts receivable aging, collections effectiveness, and credit exposure
Support banking relationships, bonding, insurance audits, and lender reporting
Identify financial and operational risks and recommend mitigation strategies
Systems, Data, and Process Improvement
Own financial systems and data flow between Aspire, accounting platforms, and reporting tools
Improve dashboards and reporting used by leadership and department heads
Drive process improvements across AP, AR, payroll coordination, and expense management
Support financial setup and controls for new markets, divisions, and growth initiatives
Leadership and Strategic Partnership
Lead and develop accounting staff and or outsourced accounting partners as applicable
Serve as a financial thought partner to the COO and executive leadership
Support pricing models, bonus structures, and performance based incentive programs
Contribute to long range planning and capital allocation discussions
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You Will Be a Strong Fit If You
Take ownership and accountability personally
Enjoy building structure in fast growing environments
View finance as a partner to operations, not a policing function
Prefer solving root problems over treating symptoms
Want influence and collaboration, not just responsibility
What We Are Looking For
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting or Finance, CPA strongly preferred but not required
Seven (7) or more years of progressive accounting experience with significant landscape, construction, or contracting exposure
Deep understanding and expertise in job cost accounting, WIP, and percentage of completion methods
Proven experience owning full cycle accounting and management reporting
Strong systems mindset with the ability to improve workflows and data accuracy
Advanced Excel skills and comfort working across integrated software platforms
Experience with QuickBooks Enterprise or QuickBooks Online and construction project systems, Aspire highly preferred
Ability to clearly communicate financial insight to non financial leaders
Base salary depends on experience, plus profit sharing per company policy and full benefits.