Assistant Controller

Assistant Controller – Business Unit & Corporate Accounting

Aurora, CO

$175,000-$185,000 + + Annual Incentive Bonus Eligibility

RK Industries is seeking an experienced Assistant Controller to oversee accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal controls for RK Mission Critical and the Service business, while supporting additional corporate accounting functions. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, you’ll lead month-end close activities, ensure accurate financial results across two business units using separate ERP systems, and strengthen accounting processes as the company continues to grow.

This is an opportunity to apply your technical accounting expertise, solve complex challenges, and make a meaningful impact across the business.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee accounting operations, general ledger accuracy, reconciliations, and internal controls for RK Mission Critical and the Service business.
• Lead month-end close activities and review financial statements, journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations for accuracy and timeliness.
• Investigate account fluctuations, discrepancies, and accounting variances while ensuring compliance with GAAP and corporate accounting policies.
• Oversee manufacturing, project, and service accounting, including inventory, work in progress (WIP), standard costing, work orders, revenue recognition, cost of goods sold, labor, and overhead allocations.
• Provide technical accounting guidance to business unit accounting personnel, including the RK Mission Critical Senior Project Accountant and Cost Accountant.
• Partner with Corporate Accounting, Operations, and IT to resolve system and accounting issues, improve financial accuracy, and support consolidated reporting.
• Strengthen accounting procedures, reconciliations, and internal controls while identifying opportunities to improve processes and support continued growth.
• Independently identify accounting risks, prioritize issues, and drive timely resolution of complex challenges.
• Support additional corporate accounting responsibilities and special projects as assigned by the Corporate Controller.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including accounting management or controllership responsibilities.
• Strong manufacturing, project-based, or operational accounting experience.
• Solid knowledge of GAAP, general ledger accounting, financial reporting, reconciliations, and internal controls.
• Experience with inventory, WIP, standard costing, revenue recognition, manufacturing cost accounting, and month-end close.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to independently resolve complex accounting and system issues.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across accounting, operations, and IT.
• Experience in a rapidly growing or changing business environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA certification.
• Experience with IFS ERP.
• Experience overseeing accounting across multiple business units or ERP platforms.
• Advanced Excel and financial data analysis skills.

Build bigger. Join a growing, second-generation family-owned company with diverse business units and opportunities to make a lasting impact.

Have a voice. Take ownership of complex accounting challenges and help strengthen financial processes, controls, and reporting.

Work as one team. Partner with Corporate Accounting, Operations, IT, and business unit leadership to support informed decisions and accurate financial results.

Grow your impact. Provide technical guidance, improve accounting practices, and help support the continued success of RK Mission…