Assistant Controller

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly operational, hands‑on Assistant Controller to lead and transform the accounting and financial reporting function for a fast‑paced rental and project services division. This role is responsible for stabilizing and upgrading an accounting environment that currently lacks strong financial controls, technical accounting leadership, standardized processes, accurate cutoff procedures, and reporting discipline. The ideal candidate is a builder and operator who can create structure, improve accountability, accelerate the close process, and deliver accurate financial reporting in a complex operational environment involving equipment rentals, field operations, project‑based services, and multi‑location activity.

• Drive the timely and accurate completion of the month‑end close process.
• Manage revenue and expense cutoff processes to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls across accounting operations.
• Oversee project accounting to ensure accurate job costing and profitability reporting.
• Drive financial accountability across accounting and operational teams.
• Partner with operations leadership to provide financial guidance and support business performance.

• Lead all divisional accounting operations and financial reporting activities.
• Own the month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close process.
• Drive a disciplined and accelerated close timeline with clear accountability.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
• Review and approve journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Establish proper cutoff procedures for revenue, payroll, AP, expenses, and project activity.
• Maintain integrity of the general ledger and chart of accounts.
• Eliminate reconciliation backlogs and unsupported account balances.
• Develop and maintain standardized close checklists and reporting packages.
• Deliver financial reporting and operational analysis to executive leadership.

• Oversee AP, AR, billing, payroll, fixed assets, and cash management processes.
• Improve accounting workflows and transaction processing discipline.
• Ensure billing accuracy, timely collections, and proper revenue recognition.
• Strengthen controls around approvals, coding, reconciliations, and financial review.
• Develop and enforce accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Improve compliance with GAAP and company financial policies.
• Ensure proper accounting treatment for leases, prepaid expenses, accruals, fixed assets, and inter‑company transactions.
• Monitor working‑capital performance and cash flow management.
• Support external audits, tax reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Partner with leadership to identify and mitigate operational and financial risk.

• Lead project accounting, job costing, and profitability analysis across operations.
• Improve visibility into labor, equipment, subcontractor, fuel, and operational costs.
• Ensure accurate project setup, cost tracking, and revenue recognition.
• Oversee rental revenue accounting and utilization reporting.
• Partner with operations leadership to improve margins, pricing, and operational efficiency.
• Analyze project performance, billing trends, utilization, and operational KPIs.
• Improve tracking and accounting for rental fleet assets and operational equipment.
• Identify operational inefficiencies, margin leakage, and reporting inconsistencies.
• Deliver actionable financial insights to operations leadership.

• Evaluate and redesign accounting and reporting processes with efficiency in mind.
• Build scalable SOPs, workflows, and accountability structures.
• Improve ERP utilization, reporting reliability, and financial data integrity.
• Reduce manual processes and improve automation where possible.
• Standardize processes across locations and business units.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards to improve operational decision‑making.
• Lead cleanup initiatives related to reconciliations, reporting issues, and process…