Assistant Controller

About the role

Lead all accounting operations, including monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting. Proactively evaluate emerging accounting standards and regulatory changes, advising leadership on impacts and implementation strategies. Build and maintain effective relationships with external auditors to support efficient audits, strong controls, and continuous improvement. Manage treasury activities including daily cash positioning, forecasting, bank relationships, and covenant monitoring. Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and corporate accounting policies. Prepare and review financial statements, management reports, and variance analyses. Partner with operations and leadership to support budgeting, forecasting, and cost management initiatives. Lead, develop, and mentor accounting staff. Collaborate with the Controller on financial strategy, process improvements, and special projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead all accounting operations, including monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Proactively evaluate emerging accounting standards and regulatory changes, advising leadership on impacts and implementation strategies.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with external auditors to support efficient audits, strong controls, and continuous improvement.
• Manage treasury activities including daily cash positioning, forecasting, bank relationships, and covenant monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and corporate accounting policies.
• Prepare and review financial statements, management reports, and variance analyses.
• Partner with operations and leadership to support budgeting, forecasting, and cost management initiatives.
• Lead, develop, and mentor accounting staff.
• Collaborate with the Controller on financial strategy, process improvements, and special projects.

Requirements

This is a remote opportunity open to candidates residing in the majority of US states. (See below for exceptions.) If you are open to relocation, please highlight this in your application.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• CPA, Active or Inactive
• Broad, hands-on expertise across end-to-end accounting operations, including AP, AR, treasury, audits, close processes, financial reporting, and contract review
• Strong knowledge of GAAP
• Proven ability to manage and develop accounting teams
• Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Excel; ability to leverage systems to improve processes
• Strong analytical, communication, and cross functional collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working with an AEC firm

Benefits

Base compensation is expected to be in the range of $110,000 and $140,000 based on skill set and experience. Check out our full benefits package at SEH Hiring Journey.

Pay

Base compensation is expected to be in the range of $110,000 and $140,000 based on skill set and experience.

Schedule

This is a remote opportunity open to candidates residing in the majority of US states. (See below for exceptions.) If you are open to relocation, please highlight this in your application.

Application Instructions

All offers of employment for this position are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check which meets company standards. This will be conducted post-offer acceptance. Please note interns are not required to complete a background check during the hiring process.