Assistant Controller POST NUMBER: 452874
Key Responsibilities
- Support and coordinate with subsidiary Controllers/accounting staff to ensure timely and accurate monthly close and reporting.
- Prepare and review executive financial reporting packages, including consolidated income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.
- Perform variance analysis comparing actual results to budget and forecast and provide commentary to leadership.
- Assist with audit preparation, including documentation and schedules, and serve as a primary point of contact with external auditors.
- Oversee the timely completion and accuracy of balance sheet reconciliations and standardized procedures.
- Assist with purchase accounting for newly acquired businesses, including fair value analysis and opening balance sheet entries.
- Support Corporate Controller with integration of new acquisitions, including implementation of new ERP, banking institution, and corporate credit cards.
- Partner with corporate accounting to support forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning efforts.
- Drive process improvements and consistency across entities related to financial controls and reporting.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required; CPA preferred.
- 5 years of progressive accounting experience; public accounting preferred
- Proven experience in strengthening internal controls and leading process improvements related to balance sheet reconciliations, with a strong focus on ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards.
- Prior experience in HVAC, construction, field services, or private equity-backed environments is a plus.
- Strong technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP, consolidations, and purchase accounting.
- Experience supporting financial statement audits and working with external auditors.
- Proficient in ERP systems (Viewpoint Spectrum, ServiceTitan, or similar a plus) and advanced Excel and Power Query skills.
- Proven ability to analyze data, identify trends, and communicate findings to executive stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead across functions in a hybrid work environment.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.