Assistant Controller

COBRA INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES INC•Houston, TX

About The Position

As the Assistant Controller for Cobra Industrial Activities, Inc., you will support and guide accounting team members while directly contributing to financial reporting, analysis, and continuous process improvements. Working under the guidance of the Controller, you will lead the general ledger functions, orchestrate financial close processes, and provide leadership to the team to streamline operational accounting.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related discipline.
6+ years of progressive accounting experience, with a strong preference for backgrounds within the EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) or related industrial sectors.
Advanced full-cycle accounting skills, alongside the ability to mentor, train, and develop junior accounting staff.
Advanced mastery of GAAP, financial ledger maintenance, project forecasting, budgeting, and project costing recoveries.

Nice To Haves

Professional accounting designation (CPA or equivalent) is highly preferred.
Bilingual Spanish is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring strict adherence to close calendars, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
Review and analyze journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations for accuracy, completeness, proper support, and timely resolution of reconciling items.
Oversee GL activity across all recurring and non-recurring accounts, including cash, cash clearing, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, leases, payroll-related entries, commissions, and accruals.
Support statement preparation and review of financial statements, management reporting, account analysis, and variance explanations in accordance with GAAP.
Act as first escalation point for close delays, reconciliation issues, unusual transactions, and general ledger questions prior to Controller involvement.
Provide leadership and oversight to the accounting team, who directly manages Accounts Payable (A/P) and Accounts Receivable (A/R) operations.
Monitor daily/weekly transactional functions including billing, check runs, collections, customer deposits, and revenue recognition.
Coordinate cross-team priorities between the GL, A/P, and A/R teams to resolve bottleneck dependencies and ensure accurate, timely reporting.
Review monthly forecasting, district/project recoveries, cash-flow cycles, and project costing principles prior to management submission.
Audit critical documentation including insurance, bonding, Subcontractor Default Insurance (SDI), workers' compensation, statutory declarations, and lien waivers.
Identify compliance and project risks (e.g., trade partner financial issues) and communicate proactively with project teams and executive management.
Assemble reporting packages for internal requirements (e.g., MOR, DRM/year-end) and external entities (e.g., government agencies, tax filings).