Assistant Controller

ABOUT US

At PARTNER, success starts with the right mindset: connection, compassion, and curiosity. Whether consulting with clients or collaborating with colleagues, these principles guide how we work. We deliver engineering, environmental, and energy consulting, plus design services across the Americas, Europe, and beyond. As a leader in Commercial Real Estate (CRE), we’re 1,600+ professionals strong in 40+ offices. Our mission is simple: create the best home for talented professionals.

If you value delivering exceptional experiences through problem-solving, coordination, and a mindset of care for clients and colleagues, you’ll feel right t approach has earned us recognition on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms, Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Companies, and Zweig’s Best Firms to Work For. Here, your ideas matter, your impact is real, and your work helps shape the future. Check out this role and join our team of talented professionals.

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SUMMARY

The Assistant Controller is a senior, hands‑on accounting leader responsible for the execution, quality, and continuous improvement of financial reporting and accounting operations across a complex, multi‑entity and multinational organization. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong people leadership, and the confidence to make and support judgment‑driven decisions in a fast‑paced environment.

This position partners closely with the Controller, takes day‑to‑day ownership of core accounting functions, and plays a critical role in strengthening processes, developing talent, and preparing the organization for continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Close Ownership

• Take primary ownership of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes
• Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, consolidation entries, and supporting schedules
• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP
• Lead variance analyses and partner with FP&A and Operations to explain results
• Identify recurring close issues and drive durable solutions that improve accuracy and speed

International & Multi‑Entity Accounting

• Own accounting oversight for foreign subsidiaries with differing functional currencies
• Review FX remeasurement, translation, and consolidation adjustments
• Manage intercompany accounting, eliminations, and settlement processes across legal entities
• Ensure consistent accounting application across domestic and international entities

Senior Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and develop an accounting organization of at least five professionals across multiple levels
• Set clear expectations for quality, deadlines, and ownership, particularly during close
• Review staff and manager work product; provide coaching on both technical matters and professional judgment
• Act as a trusted escalation point for complex accounting issues and decisions
• Build depth and succession within the accounting team

Complex, High‑Volume Operating Environment

• Oversee accounting in a high‑volume, low‑dollar contract environment
• Ensure revenue and expense recognition reflect contractual terms and economic substance
• Partner cross‑functionally with Legal, Operations, FP&A, and IT to resolve accounting implications of business activity
• Identify where processes need structure versus flexibility and implement pragmatic improvements

Tax & Entity Structure Support

• Oversee accounting considerations related to a complex S‑corporation structure with 80+ shareholders
• Support accounting impacts of multi‑state tax nexus across approximately 40 states
• Partner with external tax advisors to ensure accounting, compliance, and reporting are aligned
• Review accounting positions that require coordination between tax and financial reporting

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