High growth role We are looking for an Assistant Controller to help lead accounting activities and strengthen financial oversight for a manufacturing and project-driven business. This position works closely with the Controller to support accurate reporting, reliable cost tracking, and timely close activities while helping maintain sound accounting practices. The role is well suited for a finance specialist who can connect operational results with financial performance and contribute to continuous improvement across reporting and costing processes.

Responsibilities:

• Support month-end, quarter-end, and annual close activities to ensure financial records are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Prepare and evaluate journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reports to maintain dependable accounting information.
• Refine job costing methods to capture labor, material, overhead, and subcontract-related costs across projects or production work.
• Review project and production results against budgets, identify spending trends, and explain significant cost variances.
• Assist with revenue recognition using percentage-of-completion methods, including analysis of earned revenue, remaining costs, and overall job profitability.
• Work with operations and project leadership to assess schedules, contract activity, backlog, and change order impacts on financial outcomes.
• Contribute to inventory and cost accounting processes, including standard costing, overhead application, and variance analysis.
• Help uphold internal controls related to reporting, costing, billing, and revenue recognition while supporting audit preparation and requests.
• Provide financial analysis, cash flow insight, and forecasting support, and guide accounting team members as business needs require.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• At least five years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within manufacturing or other project-based environments.
• Demonstrated experience with job costing and percentage-of-completion or similar revenue recognition practices.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger activity, month-end close procedures, and financial statement preparation.
• Familiarity with inventory accounting, cost accounting, and variance analysis in an operational setting.
• Advanced Excel capability and experience working with ERP or other enterprise accounting systems.
• Solid understanding of internal controls and the ability to support external audit requirements.
• Strong analytical and cross-functional communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with operations, production, and project teams.

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