Assistant Controller- High Growth Home Services Company

About the Role

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.

What You’ll Do

Accounting Operations & Close

• 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).

Financial Reporting

• 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.

Compliance, Controls & Risk Management

• 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.

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership

• 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.

Systems & Process Improvement

• 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.

What Success Looks Like (First 90–180 Days)

• Close is completed on time with clear checklists, owners, and documented processes.
• Reconciliations are current; aging and reserves are defensible; balance sheet is clean.
• Compliance calendar is organized and predictable with zero surprises.
• CFO receives consistent reporting cadence with reliable operational insight.
• Identified and implemented 2–3 improvements that reduce errors and speed up close.

Requirements

Required

• 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.

Preferred

• 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.

Core Competencies

• Ownership mentality and attention to detail without losing speed.
• Ability to build structure in a changing environment.
• Strong communication skills—can explain financial issues to non-finance partners.
• Process-oriented: creates checklists, documentation, and controls that scale.

Benefits

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