Assistant Controller

TL;DR

Assistant Controller (Finance): Supporting financial leadership for an industrial business through accurate reporting, disciplined close processes, forecasting, internal controls, and operational financial analysis with an accent on controllership, service finance, backlog management, and compliance. Focus on resolving revenue, cost, margin, invoicing, and reporting discrepancies, improving forecast accuracy, and coaching accounting staff across a matrix organization.

Location: Office-based in Arlington, Texas, United States; standard business hours with flexibility during close, audits, budgeting, and forecasting. Occasional travel between departments, offices, or site locations may be required.

Company

A global engineering and technology organization delivering solutions for industries shaping the future of energy, environment, and manufacturing.

What you will do

• Manage month-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, allocations, intercompany accounting, and reporting.
• Prepare and analyze financial results, management reports, profitability data, balance sheet activity, and ad hoc business analyses.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual service forecasting cycles and support budgeting with business and Service management.
• Manage backlog and open orders through project reviews, variance analysis, data validation, and revenue and margin accuracy checks.
• Resolve discrepancies across revenue, costs, invoicing, AP, AR, cash flow, and invoice coding with cross-functional teams.
• Support audits, statutory reporting, internal controls, accounting policies, process improvements, and accounting staff development.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of related accounting, finance, controllership, or manufacturing accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Experience with month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, audits, and internal controls.
• Strong knowledge of financial statements, reconciliations, journal entries, intercompany accounting, and shared services workflows.
• ERP experience required; SAP experience preferred, along with advanced Microsoft Office and Excel skills.
• Ability to lead or coach accounting staff, analyze financial data, communicate clearly, and work independently in a matrix organization.

Nice to have

• Manufacturing, industrial, plant, site finance, or project-based business experience.
• Experience with cost accounting and inventory management.
• CPA, MBA, or another advanced degree or certification.
• Experience with SAP BO, Sage, or other ERP and reporting platforms.
• 7+ years of relevant experience or prior supervision of accounting staff.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent employment in an office-based finance role.
• Collaboration with business leadership, Service management, shared services, corporate finance, HR, and accounting teams.
• Focus on integrity, confidentiality, compliance, standardization, simplification, and continuous improvement.
• Work environment includes standard office equipment and occasional movement between departments or site locations.