assistant controller

Overview We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Assistant Controller to join our finance team. This role is integral to maintaining accurate financial records, supporting accounting operations, and ensuring compliance with company policies. The ideal candidate will have strong technical accounting skills, excellent analytical abilities, and the confidence to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. This position requires a motivated accounting professional who can manage competing priorities, maintain financial accuracy, support management decision-making, and contribute to the continuous improvement of accounting processes and internal controls. Key Responsibilities: * Maintain the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger, including preparing and posting adjusting, closing, and post-closing journal entries. * Assist in the preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely reporting. * Coordinate and support financial closing procedures, including the preparation of supporting schedules, reconciliations, and required adjustments. * Prepare and review general ledger account reconciliations, bank reconciliations, and supporting financial schedules. Investigate and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner. * Monitor and analyze job costs, ensuring accurate allocation of expenses, appropriate accruals, and reliable project costing. * Assist in developing annual operating budgets, preparing financial forecasts, and analyzing variances between actual and budgeted results. * Support inventory accounting, valuation, reconciliations, and inventory control procedures to ensure accurate financial reporting. * Assist with external audits, including preparing supporting documentation, responding to auditor inquiries, and ensuring financial records are complete and organized. * Support the development, implementation, and ongoing monitoring of internal accounting controls, policies, and procedures to safeguard company assets and maintain financial integrity. * Utilize Microsoft Excel and other analytical tools to prepare financial reports, identify discrepancies, evaluate financial performance, and provide meaningful insights to management. * Leverage technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) tools, to improve reporting efficiency, streamline accounting processes, and enhance data analysis. Required Qualifications: * Diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline. * Minimum five years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in a role involving general ledger management, financial reporting, and month-end closing. * Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including financial analysis, complex formulas, and spreadsheet development. * Demonstrated experience preparing financial statements, budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses. * Strong knowledge of accounting principles, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial closing procedures. * Experience supporting external audits and preparing related financial documentation. * Understanding of internal accounting controls and financial reporting procedures. * Familiarity with AI-powered tools and their practical applications in accounting, reporting, and process improvement. * Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills. * Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy. * Proven ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and consistently meet tight deadlines. Preferred Qualifications * Previous experience using Spire accounting software. * Experience with inventory accounting and job costing in a manufacturing, construction, or similar operational environment. * Experience identifying opportunities to strengthen internal controls and improve accounting procedures. Pay: $65,000.00-$70,000.00 per year Benefits: * Dental care * Disability insurance * Life insurance * Paid