Assistant Controller - Construction

Job Description

Job Description

Assistant Controller - This position is 100% in office

The Assistant Controller is responsible for financial reporting, costing, accounting, budgeting, and analysis of the company. Analyses and interprets financial data. Directs accounting practices and reports. Supervises accounting team. This individual will have hands on responsibilities of doing journal entries and closing the books.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain all general ledger and accounting practices including inventories and fixed assets
• Manage monthly close process, including account reconciliation, journal entries, and financial statement preparation
• Manage the Company’s accounting, costing, analysis, and financial reporting
• Oversee preparation of monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports and monitoring financial records and maintaining accounts
• Assist in audit preparation
• Assure that accounting records are prepared, maintained and reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and that all ledgers reconcile
• Conducts financial analysis at the highest level to interpret trends, variances from budgets and variances from standards and provides advice and counsel consistent with established financial policy
• Directs maintenance of fixed asset records and reports including depreciation accounts
• Establishes methods to assure proper capitalization and expensing by class
• Approves departmental schedules, procedures, systems and methods to ensure timely, informative and accurate reporting of all financial data
• Prepares reports required by regulatory agencies
• Performs assignments as supervisors and superiors may direct; establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the Company and the vendor community
• Completes reporting to governmental agencies accurately and timely
• Ensures that accounting policies are administered correctly
• Exercise discretion and independent judgement that is free from immediate supervision in relation to items with significant impact on the business

Qualifications:

• A complete and extensive knowledge of construction accounting
• Expert in Excel
• Leadership ability
• Strong analytical skills – must perform analysis
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Team player, willing to pitch in and help wherever needed
• Working knowledge of construction software
• Ability to work in a dynamic work environment

Experience:

• Bachelors Degree
• 5-7 years construction accounting experience
• Experience in both accounting and finance