VP Accounting/Controller

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you're in the right place.

DLR Group has an opening for an Enterprise Controller. This role could be based in the following offices:

• Dallas, TX
• Omaha, NE

Position Summary 

DLR Group is seeking an Enterprise Controller to lead, evolve, and continue elevating our corporate accounting function. As a trusted partner to the CFO and key member of the financial leadership team, you will oversee all aspects of technical accounting, financial reporting, compliance, tax, and treasury while strengthening internal controls and driving process improvements to support the firm's growth. This role is ideal for a hands-on, strategic leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about building high-performing teams, optimizing accounting operations, and ensuring financial accuracy and integrity across the organization.

What You Will Do

• Take ownership of the corporate accounting function, including general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, and treasury operations
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in compliance with applicable accounting standards, internal policies, and best practices
• Oversee the month-end close process, proactively manage all audit activities, and prepare periodic and full-year financial statements and supporting schedules
• Maintain strong relationships with external auditors, advisors, consultants, and banking partners
• Drive continuous improvement of accounting systems, workflows, and internal controls to enhance efficiency, scalability, and accuracy
• Oversee billing, invoicing, payments, and collections while maintaining robust controls around the movement of funds
• Coordinate with external tax advisor to prepare and file required federal, state, and local tax returns and to meet all other tax obligations of the company
• Support mergers and acquisitions activities by providing technical accounting guidance and advice
• Develop and maintain clear, effective written accounting policies and procedures
• Lead, mentor, and develop accounting team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and growth

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• 10 years of progressive accounting leadership experience, ideally with 5+ years in architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) or similar in the professional services industry
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent certification
• Strong expertise in GAAP, technical accounting topics (ASC 606), and financial reporting standards
• Experience overseeing core accounting functions including general ledger, reporting, compliance, and treasury operations
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing and developing high-performing teams
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• Experience in architecture, engineering, construction, or related industry
• Background in public accounting or experience working with large, complex organizations
• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions or other transaction-driven environments
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise accounting systems and financial planning tools like Oracle or TM1; familiarity with Deltek Vantagepoint is a plus
• Experience completing process improvements, system implementations, or finance transformation initiatives
• Exposure to international accounting standards (IFRS) and global operations

#LI-MIS

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients' success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values - commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork - we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.