Assistant Controller

Hoxton Circle • New York, NY

31d • Hybrid

About The Position

A well-established, institutionally backed specialty trade contractor with a dominant market presence across the tri-state area is seeking an Assistant Controller to join a lean, senior finance team at a pivotal moment. The finance function is led by a hands-on, commercially minded CFO who has been working directly inside the close process and knows exactly what needs to improve. The Controller is a long-standing member of the team who will be transitioning in the near term — and this role was built with that succession in mind. The path to Controller is real, explicit, and on a 1 to 2 year horizon. The CFO followed this exact trajectory himself and will tell you that story directly. The Role Reporting directly to the CFO, you will take ownership of the monthly close, drive meaningful process improvement, and build the discipline and rigor the team needs to operate at the next level. This means strong reconciliations across key accounts, journal entry review, intercompany and prepaid accounting, internal controls documentation, and improving the Excel-based workflows that underpin the close. You will also support the annual audit cycle and contribute to management reporting as the function scales. This is not a maintenance role. It is a build role — for someone who sees inefficiency and wants to fix it.

Requirements

• 5 or more years of accounting experience
• At least two years in a corporate accounting environment
• Strong Excel skills
• Hands-on close process experience with a track record of improving it
• Reconciliations depth (bank, intercompany, prepaid, and key accounts)
• NYC or NJ based
• Comfortable splitting time between offices across both states

Nice To Haves

• Public accounting background is a plus, but you must have already made the move to industry
• CPA preferred, not a hard requirement for the right candidate
• Collaborative, team-oriented, and genuinely motivated by building something
• Thrives in a collaborative, in-person environment

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the monthly close
• Drive meaningful process improvement
• Build the discipline and rigor the team needs to operate at the next level
• Ensure strong reconciliations across key accounts
• Perform journal entry review
• Handle intercompany and prepaid accounting
• Document internal controls
• Improve Excel-based workflows that underpin the close
• Support the annual audit cycle
• Contribute to management reporting as the function scales

Benefits

• Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision
• 401(k)
• 20% performance bonus
• Travel between locations is fully expensed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed