Assistant Controller

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.

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.

• 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

• 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 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
  • Lead accounting preparation for external audits, including review of audit schedules and PBC materials
  • Serve as a key point of contact for auditors on accounting matters
  • Ensure internal controls are operating effectively and evolve with business complexity
  • Proactively identify risk areas and implement controls that balance rigor and efficiency
  Required Qualifications
  • Active CPA license (required)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field (Master’s preferred)
  • 8+ years of progressive accounting experience
  • Experience in public accounting and/or complex industry environments
  • Proven experience managing and developing teams of 5 or more accounting professionals
  • Strong command of U.S. GAAP, consolidations, and technical accounting
  • Ability to operate comfortably in both detailed execution and higher‑level review and decision‑making
  Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with international subsidiaries and foreign currency accounting
  • Exposure to pass‑through entities,…