Assistant Controller

**Summary/Objective **

The Assistant Controller plays a crucial role in the financial management of our overall operations, ensuring accuracy and compliance in all financial reporting. This position is responsible for assisting the Chief Financial Officer in overseeing the day-to-day financial activities, managing financial audits, and implementing effective financial controls, to provide accurate information to management.

**Essential Functions**

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintains confidence and protects business by keeping information confidential.
• Prepares and analyzes monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements/reports.
• Supports the CFO to ensure timely and accurate processing of financial transactions, banking and cash management, including lockbox implementation and in the continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial objectives
• Account réconciliations, journal entries and estimates/accruals
• Oversee general accounting entries and responsibility for month-end financial close
• Monitors monthly sales and use tax reporting and payments
• Monthly percentage of completion reports, reviews and entries
• External/internal audit support and responses, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Develop and implement tax strategies, annual budgets and analyze/report on variances to identify trends and provide actionable insights.
• Working with financial/admin team to create internal controls and policies and procedures to safeguard company assets.
  
  

**Skills and Qualifications**

• Expert knowledge of accounting and financial principles, regulations and best practices, including a thorough knowledge of GAAP and management accounting
• Strong ability to present financial information to a variety of audiences
• Proficient in accounting software, and solid Microsoft Office skills
• High levels of integrity and trustworthiness
• Highly organized with keen attention to detail, and ability to manage time and resources effectively
• Strong interpersonal skills. Good social skills in dealing with internal personnel, external auditors, field operations and other departments
• A leader who promotes teamwork and collaboration
• Strong organizational and communication skills-both written and verbal
• Able to handle confidential information appropriately
• Positive outlook and demeanor
• Demonstrates initiative in developing management information that aligns with, and effectively communicates performance against, strategic financial goals
  
  

**Risk Management**

• Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profile
• Construct and monitor reliable internal control systems
• Maintain appropriate insurance coverage
• Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements
• Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of auditors and government agencies
• Report risk issues to management
• Manage the external audit process
  
  

**Competencies**

Advanced Accounting

Leadership

Time Management

Communication

**Work Environment**

Office environment

**Physical Demands**

The Physical Demands Described Here Are Representative Of Those That Must Be Met By An Employee To Successfully Perform The Essential Functions Of This Job

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and bend, with occasional need to crouch, climb, and kneel. Lifting 10 lbs or under may be required.

**Position Type/Expected Hours of Work**

This is a full-time, exempt (salary) position

**Required Education and Experience**

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business
• 7 or more years progressive responsibility and experience in high growth companies
• Experience leading collaborative budgeting and financial p anning process, working closely with operating management and senior management colleagues
• M&A experience
• Experience consolidating and establishing new finance teams
• Experience in both construction and service companies highly desirable
• Experience in privately held companies with equity investors and board members
• Proven leadership skills and a high degree of emotional intelligence
• Must be a team player with ability to form close working relationships with all levels of employees
  
  

**Preferred Education and Experience**

• ** **Familiarity with construction and service based accounting standards
• CPA strongly preferred
• Experience in the following sectors: new construction, renovation, maintenance, retrofit and field services
  
  

**Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable)**

• Criminal Background Check/DMV
• Pre-employment drug screening
  
  

**AAP/EEO Statement **

CM3 Building Solutions, Inc. is an affirmative action employer and does not consider disability, color, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age 40 and over, or any other applicable status protected by state or local law, in any employment decision.

**Other Duties**

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.