Assistant Controller

Assistant Controller

Assistant Controller support the Company and the Accounting-Tax-Finance (ATF) team. The role is deliberately structured across three areas of responsibility – accounting operations, financial planning and analysis, and financial systems – and the incumbent is accountable for delivering in all three. This is a safety sensitive position requiring work on construction sites with various safety hazards inherent in heavy construction. This position is subject to drug testing and compliance policies associated with our status as a Federal Contractor.

Wagman is a multi-faceted construction firm with operations in heavy civil, general construction and geotechnical construction services. Founded in 1902, Wagman is a fourth-generation family-owned company with offices in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Wagman Heavy Civil Inc. has grown to become a nationally recognized leader within the industry. Wagman Heavy Civil Inc's core competencies include design-build, infrastructure, marine construction, modified concrete, grooving and grinding and geotechnical construction services.

Qualifications

• Maintain the highest personal integrity and ethical standards.
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic, possess sound critical thinking skills and be a team player.
• Have a strong technical accounting background and demonstrate exceptional attention to detail.
• Be self-motivated, able to work independently, a fast learner, and focused on continuous improvement.
• Possess excellent communication skills (both written and oral).
• Maintain a professional, yet personal demeanor who can work with diverse personalities.
• Be highly proficient in use of ERP and other business systems.
• Balance recurring close and reporting obligations against forward-looking analytical commitments and protect the latter without external prompting.
• Explain financial results, forecast assumptions and analytical conclusions to non-financial audiences, including project managers and operations leadership.
• Supervise, mentor and develop accounting staff.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Accounting Operations and Financial Reporting

• Supervising and directing day-to-day activities for all general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed asset accounting and financial reporting.
• Managing the Staff Accountant, Accounting Administrator and the Accounts Payable staff, including mentoring, developing, and retaining those team members.
• Managing the month-end closing process for a consolidated group of companies, joint ventures and other related entities including making journal entries, preparing account reconciliations and other closing activities.
• Preparing accurate and timely financial statements and management reports.
• Managing monthly accounting and reporting for the company's employee benefit plan.
• Monitoring, tracking, and ensuring timely filing of regulatory applications including prequalifications and business licenses.
• Assisting Controller with:
• Tax compliance related to applicable statutory requirements, including but not limited to federal, state, and local income, real and personal property, franchise, value-added, sales and use and other taxes in all jurisdictions in which the Company operates.
• Successful completion of external financial audits and tax return preparation, including timely preparation of workpapers, financial statements, and footnotes.
• Establishing and monitoring compliance with company policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Ensuring compliance with and maintaining professional education with respect to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Owning the Company's consolidated financial budget/forecast, including driver development, scenario construction, sensitivity analysis and written documentation of underlying assumptions.
• Coordinating the forecast cycle with division heads and project managers against a published calendar, including the schedule for submission, the required format and level of detail, and the on-time completion of each cycle.
• Monitoring submitted budget/forecast for completeness, internal consistency, reconciliation in total to the approved projection, and conformity with Company convention.
• Performing reasonableness review of forecast phasing, testing the monthly cost and revenue curve against supporting data, and raising questions directly with the responsible division head or project manager where the phasing appears unsupported.
• Escalating unresolved forecast questions to the Controller and the CFO, together with the supporting analysis.
• Aggregating operations budgets/forecasts into the Company budget/forecast, reconciling period-over-period movement to project-level drivers, and preparing the monthly forecast update and written variance commentary for management reporting.
• Providing decision support and ad hoc analysis to the CFO and the Controller.

Financial Systems and Reporting Platform

• Serving as the single accountable owner of the Company's Datarails implementation (intended to be the principal tool for all financial reporting, planning and analysis), including scope, sequencing, configuration, testing, user adoption and training, measured against named deliverables and dates.
• Establishing source-data standards for the department and directing the Senior Staff Accountant's source-data readiness workstream.
• Evaluating, piloting and, where warranted, deploying artificial intelligence capabilities within the finance function – including variance commentary drafting, anomaly detection across job cost data, natural-language query of financial data, and document extraction – and exercising judgment as to where such capabilities do and do not add value, in coordination with the Controller and the CFO.
• Developing, testing and maintaining financial and operational dashboards according to established close schedules.
• Measuring and reporting on close-cycle time and manual effort displaced by the platform.
• Participating actively in business process improvement projects.
• Performing other duties and projects, as assigned.

Education

Required: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Experience

Candidate should have 7+ years of progressive experience in the field of accounting/finance, including at least two years of direct supervisory responsibility (experience in public accounting is preferred). Demonstrated experience personally designing and building driver-based financial models in Microsoft Excel is required. Candidates will be asked to walk through the architecture of a model they built from inception. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required, including structured tables, Power Query and multi-sheet model construction. Working knowledge of percentage-of-completion revenue recognition and work-in-process reporting is required. Experience in the construction industry is strongly preferred. Hands-on experience implementing, administering or materially extending a financial planning and analysis platform (Datarails, Vena, Planful, Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan or comparable) is strongly preferred. CPA, MBA or CCIFP is a plus. Experience with Viewpoint V6/Vista construction software is a significant plus. Experience with SQL, Power BI, Tableau or comparable data and visualization tools is a plus.

Physical Requirements

Able to sit for extended periods while working at a computer performing routine office tasks. Able to lift and carry up to 25 lbs. occasionally. Occasional standing, walking, bending, reaching, and carrying items. Must be able to perform simple grasping and fine manipulation tasks with both hands. Must have acceptable corrected vision and hearing. Ability to travel to project sites occasionally.

Job Benefits

Wagman wants to keep employees and their families happy and healthy and offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes: Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care, Disability and Life Insurance, Wellness Programs that include Orthopedic Care, 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Matching Contribution, Tuition Reimbursement, Adoption Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, 8 paid holidays, Paid Time Off.

Our Values

Wagman's Core Values of integrity, mutual respect, safety, innovation, sense of urgency, and community are an integral part of every decision and every plan made at Wagman and these values have laid the foundation for our success and longevity for our past, present, and future. Consistently being recognized with national and regional awards for projects, safety and community is a testament of our commitment to these values. Beyond the buildings and bridges which connect and improve our communities, Wagman has community engagement programs and initiatives which help to build better, for our people.

Wagman Culture

Wagman is committed to cultivating a workforce and preserving a culture built on our core values. Our people are our most valuable assets. We value the diverse identities, experiences, perspectives, backgrounds capabilities and talents that our people bring to Wagman. From hiring to training, development, and promotions to special events, Wagman is committed to providing equal and equitable opportunities and rewarding experiences. As a family business providing a safe and healthy work environment in accordance with our mission, we foster diverse and inclusive work experiences and a sense of belonging.

Wagman is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We recognize and value our diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity