{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"b229e8944bc177e18e2d8774","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/b229e8944bc177e18e2d8774","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/b229e8944bc177e18e2d8774","title":"Assistant Controller","description":"The Assistant Controller is responsible for supporting the accounting, budgeting, planning, control, cash management, treasury, and tax handling functions. This position assists the Controller and CFO in overseeing organizational accounting functions, financial reporting, and any activities related to the budgeting and forecasting of financial data. In this role you may be required to travel up to 10% of the time.\nResponsibilities:\n\nReport on key developments at senior level accounting staff meetings.\nPerform any month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close procedures, including but not limited to making journal entries and reconciling the general ledger. Also includes but not limited to revenue and gross profit recordkeeping for each job, investment and liquidity portfolio, accounts receivable, fixed assets and depreciation, backlog reports for surety providers, any risk management reports for insurance companies, monthly insurance accrual, community foundation reporting, accruals and long term debt.\nAssist the Controller in publishing all accounting periods’ financial divisional reports to division heads and corporate financial reports to senior accounting management for their review.\nSupport the annual budgeting and quarterly projection process and work with division heads to insure all general ledger accounts are budgeted, for each division, for each company.\nAssign accounting work tasks to employees, mentor, train, and work with team members to resolve problems.\nAttend monthly staff meetings (either job team or divisional), report on progress, problems, and recommended solutions.\nWork with the IT group to make sure reporting systems are serving the company adequately.\nCoordinate financial audits, provide support to the audit processes, and participate in recommendations for procedural improvements.\nAssist in special projects as requested by Accounting and Finance leadership.\nRequirements:\n\nBachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field\nCertified Public Accounting (CPA) Preferred\n5-7 years of experience in public accounting serving construction industry clients, or five years related experience in a corporate accounting role in the construction industry.\nKnowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems.\nExperience analyzing financial data and preparation of financial reports, statements and projections.\nWorking knowledge of short and long term budgeting and forecasting, rolling budgets and product-line profitability analysis.\nHigh level of knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and how each transaction impacts the balance sheet and income statement of the company.\nProficiency in MS Office\nValid Driver's License Required\nPhysical Demands and Working Environment:\nThe conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.\nEnvironment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment with extensive public contact and frequent interruptions.\nPhysical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight 50 lbs; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.\nVision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.\nHearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction\nEOE - Vets/Disabilities\nHoar does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of Hoar without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of Hoar.\n#AlwaysInProcess #corporateservices","company":"Hoar","rawCompany":"hoar","city":"Birmingham","state":"AL","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-16T15:17:56.878Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-2011.00","title":"Accountants and Auditors","slug":"accountants-and-auditors"},{"code":"43-3031.00","title":"Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks","slug":"bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks"},{"code":"11-3031.01","title":"Treasurers and Controllers","slug":"treasurers-and-controllers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541219","title":"Other Accounting Services","slug":"other-accounting-services"},{"code":"236220","title":"Commercial and Institutional Building Construction","slug":"commercial-and-institutional-building-construction"},{"code":"551114","title":"Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices","slug":"corporate-subsidiary-and-regional-managing-offices"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Assistant Controller","description":"The Assistant Controller is responsible for supporting the accounting, budgeting, planning, control, cash management, treasury, and tax handling functions. 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