Assistant Controller

Hoxton Circle•Aptos, CA

About The Position

Hoxton Circle is partnering with a growing, vertically integrated clean energy company that engineers, builds, and operates distributed energy infrastructure. The company is seeking a hands-on Assistant Controller to own accounting across the company and its related entities and improve or rebuild the systems behind it as the business scales. The Assistant Controller reports to the CFO and leads a small finance team. The role owns the full month-end close, financial statements, management reporting, construction accounting, and project and business unit analysis. It oversees accounts payable and receivable, subcontractor payments, payroll accuracy, revenue recognition, fixed assets, intercompany accounting, internal controls, accounting policies, and financial packages for banking, bonding, lending, and insurance relationships. The Assistant Controller also evaluates accounting systems and processes, leads transitions when systems need replacing, and manages external finance vendors by reviewing their work before delivery.

Requirements

At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years as a Controller or in senior accounting leadership.
Construction accounting experience, including job costing, WIP, and percent-complete revenue recognition under ASC 606.
Experience with a construction ERP such as Jonas Premier, Sage 300 CRE, Foundation, or Viewpoint.
Working knowledge of California prevailing wage and certified payroll.
A track record of improving or replacing accounting systems and processes.
Experience holding external service providers accountable for quality and scope.
Strong Excel skills, including building reconciliation and reporting models.

Nice To Haves

IBEW or other union payroll and benefit fund reporting.
Multi-entity accounting and intercompany eliminations.
Solar, electrical contracting, or renewable energy EPC experience.
Bonding and lender reporting.

Responsibilities

Own the full month-end close, financial statements, and management reporting on a set close calendar, including earned revenue reporting for management and billed-basis reporting for lenders and bonding.
Manage job-cost and construction accounting in Jonas Premier, including WIP schedules, over/under billings, backlog analysis, and ASC 606 percent-complete revenue recognition.
Provide project and business unit margin analysis and actionable KPIs for leadership.
Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, subcontractor payments, and lien waiver compliance.
Be ultimately accountable for payroll accuracy, including field payroll, prevailing wage, certified payroll, and union fringe benefit remittance, working with an outsourced payroll provider and compliance firm.
Manage incentive and grant revenue recognition, warranty reserves, fixed assets, and multi-entity intercompany accounting.
Maintain internal controls and written accounting policies, and prepare financial packages for banking, bonding, lender, and insurance relationships.
Regularly evaluate accounting systems and processes and lead transitions when systems need replacing.
Manage external finance vendors and review their work before it is delivered.
Lead a small finance team.