POSITION OVERVIEW
The Assistant Controller will partner closely with the Controller to support the company's accounting operations, financial reporting, month-end close, reconciliations, audits, and construction-related financial analysis.
This position is ideal for a proactive and highly organized accounting professional who takes ownership, anticipates issues, and follows through to resolution. The Assistant Controller will keep the monthly close process on schedule, ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed accurately and timely, and work with accounting and operational teams to resolve outstanding items.
While this role does not currently have direct reports, candidates must possess previous experience leading accounting professionals. As the organization expands, the Assistant Controller will be expected to assume increasing leadership and supervisory responsibilities.
The successful candidate will have strong construction accounting experience and a desire to continue learning and advancing professionally. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and responsibilities in a rapidly evolving organization.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Month-End Close and General Accounting
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Coordinate and drive the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
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Maintain the month-end close calendar and ensure all accounting deadlines are met.
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Proactively identify delays, bottlenecks, and incomplete items that could affect the close.
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Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and general ledger activity.
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Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations are completed accurately and on time.
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Review outstanding reconciliation items and work with the appropriate teams to ensure they are researched, addressed, and resolved.
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Monitor aging reconciling items and escalate significant or recurring issues to the Controller.
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Ensure accounting transactions are properly recorded in accordance with GAAP and company policies.
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Support the maintenance and improvement of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
Financial Reporting
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Assist with the preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
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Prepare and review supporting financial schedules and management reports.
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Analyze account activity, financial results, and significant fluctuations.
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Investigate unusual trends, variances, or balances and communicate findings to the Controller.
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Assist with updating financial statements and supporting schedules when adjustments are required.
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Help ensure financial reporting is accurate, timely, complete, and supported by appropriate documentation.
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Assist in the preparation and coordination of the annual operating expense budget by department and branch.
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Monitor actual operating expenses against budget, analyze significant variances by department and branch, and communicate findings and recommendations to the controller.
Accounts Receivable and Collections Analysis
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Work with AR Manager to investigate unusual or aged overbilling and underbilling balances.
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Review accounts receivable aging and collection balances weekly.
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Monitor collection trends, aged balances, unresolved disputes, and other potential collection risks.
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Work with the Collections team and operational leaders to understand significant past-due balances.
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Identify accounts requiring attention and proactively alert the Controller to potential issues.
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Assist in improving collection reporting, follow-up processes, accountability, and visibility.
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Analyze recurring collection issues and recommend process improvements.
Sister Company Accounting
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Oversee the monthly accounting close for the company's sister entity.
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Ensure journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules are completed accurately and timely.
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Assist with the preparation and review of the sister company's financial statements.
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Ensure the sister company follows established accounting policies, financial procedures, and close requirements.
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Identify and resolve outstanding accounting issues related to the sister company's monthly financial reporting.
Audit and Compliance Support
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Assist with the annual financial statement audit and serve as a key point of contact for audit requests.
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Prepare and review audit schedules, account analyses, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
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Track audit requests and ensure information is submitted accurately and timely.
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Assist with insurance audits, workers' compensation audits, banking requests, and other external reviews.
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Work with internal teams to resolve audit questions and documentation gaps.
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Support the implementation of recommendations resulting from audits or internal reviews.
Process Improvement and Special Projects
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Identify bottlenecks, recurring issues, and opportunities to improve accounting processes.
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Recommend practical solutions that improve accuracy, efficiency, timeliness, and accountability.
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Assist with accounting system improvements, reporting enhancements, automation, and workflow development.
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Support special projects assigned by the Controller.
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Assist with acquisition-related accounting activities when requested; the Controller will retain overall responsibility for leading acquisitions and integration strategy.
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Help establish scalable processes that support the company's continued growth.
Leadership
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Initially operate as a senior individual contributor without direct reports.
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Use prior leadership experience to influence, guide, and coordinate work across accounting functions.
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Provide support, coaching, and direction to accounting team members when appropriate.
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Build strong working relationships with Accounts Payable, Billing, Collections, Operations, and Project Management.
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Help establish expectations, accountability, performance standards, and effective workflows as leadership responsibilities expand.
QUALIFICATIONS
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Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
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Approximately seven or more years of progressive accounting experience.
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Strong construction accounting experience is required.
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Previous experience managing, supervising, or formally leading accounting employees is required.
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Strong experience with month-end close, general ledger accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
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Experience reviewing work-in-progress schedules, overbillings and underbillings, job costs, and other construction-related accounting activity.
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Experience supporting annual financial statement audits and other external audits.
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Strong understanding of GAAP and internal accounting controls.
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Demonstrated ability to manage deadlines, coordinate multiple priorities, and follow issues through resolution.
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Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
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Experience working with accounting or construction ERP systems.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
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Experience working for a general contractor, specialty contractor, engineering firm, or other construction-related organization.
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Experience with percentage-of-completion accounting.
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Experience overseeing or partnering closely with Accounts Payable, Billing, and Collections teams.
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Experience with multiple entities or sister-company accounting.
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Experience supporting process improvements, system implementations, or accounting automation.
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Exposure to acquisition accounting, due diligence, or post-acquisition integration.
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Experience in a growing or rapidly changing organization.
MEASURES OF SUCCESS
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Month-end close deadlines are consistently achieved.
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Balance sheet reconciliations are accurate, current, and completed on schedule.
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Outstanding reconciliation items are resolved timely and do not remain open without clear ownership.
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Financial statements and supporting schedules are accurate and delivered on time.
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Audit requests are organized, complete, and submitted within established deadlines.
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Overbilling, underbilling, collection, and job-cost issues are identified and escalated early.
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The Controller receives timely notification of risks along with thoughtful recommendations.
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Accounting bottlenecks are reduced through improved processes and accountability.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
Acousti provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, gender, color, religion, age, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identify or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Office Work Environment:
This position operates in a professional office environment. The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. The employee may occasionally be required to travel to other office locations or attend off-site meetings.
Office Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit for extended periods; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Disclaimer - This description is based on management's assessment of the requirements and functions of the job as of the date this description was prepared. It is a general guideline for managers and employees, but it does not purport to be an exhaustive list of all the elements for the job. Management reserves the right to modify the description at any time, or to vary the duties and responsibilities of the job on a temporary or indefinite basis to meet the needs of the business.
This job description is only a summary of typical functions and is not a complete list of possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. Other duties as assigned by a manager will be required.I acknowledge that I have read this job description, and I am able to meet these requirements.
