Assistant Controller

Assistant Controller

$110,000-$130,000 base salary (depending on experience)

Greater Salt Lake City, UT (Hybrid - 3 Days On-site)

Vaco has partnered with an exciting construction company to hire an Assistant Controller. This role offers the opportunity to take on a key leadership position within a growing organization, partnering closely with the Controller to support financial operations, reporting, and process improvement initiatives. You'll play an important role in developing the accounting team, strengthening controls, and helping scale the finance function as the company continues to grow.

• Rapidly growing company with immense growth opportunity
• Flexible hybrid schedule
• Supportive, team-oriented culture

• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statements to maintain reporting accuracy and compliance.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop accounting staff while providing leadership and technical guidance.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and key financial analysis initiatives.
• Strengthen internal controls, support audits and lender reporting, and serve as a key partner to the Controller.

• Bachelors in accounting or finance required
• Construction experience preferred
• PE Backed experience preferred

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer:
Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied.

Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact

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