Fractional Project Controller (Ogle Architecture & Design)

The Role

We are seeking a highly driven, meticulously organized, and technically proficient Fractional Controller to oversee our financial strategy and project accounting. We don’t need a full-time presence; we need a "once-a-week" expert who can audit our project health, streamline our revenue recognition, and provide the Principals with clear, data-driven insights.

This position demands a professional who thrives in a structured, fast-paced, and highly accountable corporate-style management environment. As our in-house billing and profitability specialist, you must possess an uncompromising standard for precision and timeline management.

Key Responsibilities

• Phase-Based Invoicing: Review project schedules and "percent complete" statuses with Principals. Draft and finalize monthly invoices based on AIA phases (SD, DD, CD, etc.).
• Hourly "Culling" & Auditing: Review staff timesheets for accuracy. Proactively identify and "cull" excessive or miscategorized hours to ensure we stay within fee caps while maintaining professional standards.
• WIP Analysis: Monitor Work-in-Progress (WIP) to ensure we are billing for all earned revenue and not leaving money on the table at the end of a phase.
• Client Liaison: Act as the point of contact for client billing inquiries, ensuring a high level of professional "SF-style" service.
• Consultant Reconciliation: Manage the "pass-through" billing for our engineering and specialty consultants.

Required Qualifications

• Industry Expertise: Minimum 5+ years of accounting leadership specifically within an Architecture, Engineering, or Construction (AEC) firm. You must speak "Architectese" (understand overhead rates, direct vs. indirect labor, and AIA billing).
• AEC Billing Expert: You understand how architecture projects move through phases. You know that a "Drafting" entry might actually belong in "Design Development."
• The "Editor" Mindset: You have the backbone to tell a Principal when a project is burning through its fee too fast and the judgment to trim hours that aren't defensible to a client.
• Efficiency: Able to move through a month's worth of data in a single focused day.