Assistant Controller
Listed on 2026-10-15
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Accounting
Financial Reporting, Financial Controller, Financial Compliance, Accounting & Finance
A growing financial institution is seeking an experienced CPA to join its Finance organization as an Assistant Controller. This is a senior, high-visibility position that will serve as a key partner to the Chief Accounting Officer across financial reporting, technical accounting, internal controls, regulatory reporting, and broader controllership initiatives. Compensation is targeted up to approximately $175,000 base
, depending on experience.
This is an opportunity for an ambitious accounting professional to gain broad exposure across a midsized financial institution rather than remain within a narrow accounting function. The Assistant Controller will work closely with senior accounting leadership, collaborate across business functions, and play a meaningful role in upcoming accounting, technology, and systems transformation initiatives.
The ideal candidate combines rigorous Big 4 training with hands‑on industry accounting experience
, preferably within financial services. The organization is particularly interested in someone who is commercially curious, wants to understand the business end‑to‑end, and has a clear long‑term interest in progressing toward a Controller, CAO, or CFO role.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with the Chief Accounting Officer across controllership activities and strategic initiatives.
- Take meaningful ownership of key accounting, financial reporting, and controllership processes.
- Support preparation and review of financial statements, management reporting, and regulatory reporting.
- Provide oversight across accounting for key financial products and balance sheet areas.
- Review journal entries, reconciliations, financial analyses, and supporting schedules.
- Strengthen internal controls across accounting and financial reporting processes.
- Support Call Report preparation and other applicable regulatory reporting.
- Research technical accounting matters and assist with accounting policy development.
- Coordinate with external auditors and resolve complex accounting and reporting matters.
- Partner with Operations, Technology, Risk, and other business functions to improve accounting processes.
- Participate in major accounting, technology, and systems transformation initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and strengthen accounting and reporting processes.
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