Assistant Controller

Assistant Controller

The Assistant Controller supports the accounting and financial operations of a small to mid-sized organization. This role serves as the primary backup to the Controller and acts as a bridge between day-to-day transactional accounting and higher-level financial analysis and decision-making.

This position requires strong experience in project-based accounting environments, including job costing, project billing, and compliance. The Assistant Controller plays a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining internal controls, and providing timely insights to support business performance and project success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, job cost reconciliations, WIP schedules, and variance analysis

• Maintain and oversee general ledger activity

• Prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP

• Manage job cost accounting, including cost tracking, budget-to-actual analysis, and variance reporting

• Support cash flow forecasting and daily cash management activities

• Oversee and assist with accounts payable processing, including checks and ACH transactions

• Support capital project tracking, including approvals and spend monitoring

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations

• Serve as backup support for payroll processing, including certified payroll when applicable

• Assist with reconciliation and payment of union-related benefits, as applicable

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field

• 5 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, ideally within a project-based or construction environment

• Strong understanding of GAAP and job cost accounting

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• High attention to detail and accuracy

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Team-oriented with a willingness to support hands-on accounting functions as needed

Preferred Experience:

• 6 years of accounting experience

• Direct experience in construction or project-based accounting environments

• Exposure to reporting within larger or multi-entity organizations

• CPA designation

• Experience with ERP systems (construction-focused systems preferred)

• Familiarity with multi-state and/or union payroll environments

• Experience working with subcontractors, vendors, and project teams