Assistant Controller

What you’ll do

Core Responsibilities

• Succession Planning & Knowledge Transfer: Actively engage in the transition of Controller duties over a several year period, including taking a leading role on special projects, documentation of key control processes, and strategic financial initiatives as directed by the current Controller
• Financial Reporting & Close: Ensure timely and accurate monthly financial close and upstream reporting of subsidiary results to the public company parent
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Execute monthly forecasting and annual budgeting processes (covering Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash, and CapEx)
• Cash Management & Revenue Cycle: Oversee Billing and Accounts Receivables, including accurate and timely cash collection and application. Manage work production documentation for recording revenue and subcontractor costs
• Procurement & Payables: Direct Accounts Payable activities, including 1099s, W-9 verification, diversity reporting, and unclaimed property returns
• Tax & Fixed Assets: Verify and/or prepare various tax filings, including Sales & Use Tax and Property Tax Returns. Manage capital requisition and fixed asset tracking
• Job Costing: Create and maintain accurate job cost reporting

Leadership & People Management

• Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and support accounting and finance personnel
• Field Support: Provide management, mentoring, and support to personnel in field offices responsible for transaction input and related operational activities

Compliance, Control & Audit

• Controls: Support and enforce SOX compliance and Internal Controls
• Audit Management: Serve as a key point of contact for external and internal audits, as well as miscellaneous audits from various government agencies
• HR Compliance Support: Assist with areas like wage and hour regulations and I-9 verification
• Payroll: Work with corporate on multi-state payroll processing

Strategic & Operational Partnership

• Business Partner: Function as a value-added business partner to the President and/or as requested by the Corporate Office, covering all areas as needed
• Operational Partnership & Field Engagement: Serve as the direct financial partner for Operations, requiring frequent interaction and collaboration with Construction Foremen, Project Managers (PMs), and field leadership to ensure accurate job costing, billing, and project-level financial controls
• Process Improvement: Act as a change agent in both financial and operational areas
• Operational Oversight: Provide process and project management partnership, support, and oversight for select operational areas