Assistant Controller- High Growth Home Services Company

Home Brands•Columbia, SC

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About The Position

We’re a fast-growing home services company seeking an Assistant Controller to lead day-to-day accounting operations and strengthen our financial controls and compliance as we scale. This role will oversee all accounting and compliance, own the monthly close, and partner closely with the CFO on financial reporting, audits, and process improvements. You’ll build repeatable, scalable accounting workflows across a multi-branch, high-transaction environment.

Requirements

5+ years of progressive accounting experience (home services, construction, multi-location retail, or other high-volume transactional environments preferred).
Strong understanding of GAAP fundamentals and operational accounting.
Experience owning month-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
Comfort working “hands-on” while also leading/organizing others.
High proficiency with accounting systems (QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, etc.) and Excel/Google Sheets.

Nice To Haves

CPA or CMA (or active pursuit) strongly preferred.
Experience with multi-entity, multi-branch accounting and/or acquisition integration.
Familiarity with job costing, service agreements/memberships, and deferred revenue concepts.
Experience supporting audits, lender reporting, or private equity-backed environments.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly/quarterly/year-end close process and maintain an accurate, timely general ledger.
Prepare and/or review journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
Ensure balance sheet integrity (cash, AR, deposits/unearned revenue if applicable, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, accruals).
Oversee core revenue and expense accounting in a home services environment (e.g., deposits, service plans/memberships, job costing where applicable).
Produce timely, accurate financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) and management reporting packages.
Develop variance explanations and insights (by branch/line of business/region as applicable).
Partner with the CFO to improve KPI reporting and dashboards that support decision-making.
Oversee accounting policies and internal controls; document processes and establish approval workflows.
Manage compliance calendar and filings in coordination with external providers as needed: Sales/use tax, property tax, 1099s, payroll-related filings (as applicable) State/local registrations and other operational compliance impacting finance
Coordinate audits, reviews, and requests from banks/lenders/insurance providers.
Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team (AP/AR/payroll/bookkeeping as applicable); set expectations and drive accountability.
Partner with Operations, HR, and Customer Service to ensure clean handoffs for billing, collections, job costing, and payroll inputs.
Work with branch/field leaders to improve coding, purchasing, inventory/parts tracking (if applicable), and job profitability visibility.
Ensure accurate workflows between field service software/CRM, payments, and accounting (e.g., ServiceTitan/Housecall Pro/Jobber + QuickBooks/NetSuite).
Improve automation and controls around high transaction volume (credit cards, ACH, refunds, chargebacks).
Drive process improvements for scalability: close timelines, reconciliations, and standardization across branches/entities.