Assistant Controller at Arkansas Talent Group in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Job description

• Arkansas Talent Group is searching for an Assistant Controller for a well-established Central Arkansas construction company with approximately 320 employees and $40 million in annual revenue, excluding an additional materials division.
• This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accountant who wants to move beyond traditional transactional accounting and develop a deeper understanding of construction operations, job and equipment costs, financial analysis, and business performance.
• The Assistant Controller will work closely with the Controller and CFO and oversee a five-person accounting team. The company is looking for someone who will initially take the time to learn the business from the ground up—including sitting alongside each member of the accounting team to understand their responsibilities, processes, and how information flows through the organization.

Responsibilities

• Help oversee the company's day-to-day accounting operations and ensure financial information is complete, accurate, and timely.
• Supervise and support a five-person accounting team, learning each team member's responsibilities and providing hands-on leadership when needed.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
• Oversee and support general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and other accounting functions.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the company's payroll processes and controls and serve as backup for payroll when the primary payroll employee is unavailable.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, account analysis, reconciliations, and management reporting.
• Support compliance with GAAP, tax requirements, company policies, and internal controls.
• Assist with audits and coordination with external accounting professionals.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting, controls, and efficiency.
• Work within Sage 300 (formerly Timberline) and utilize Excel extensively for accounting and financial analysis.
• Partner with the Controller, CFO, operations, and other departments to better understand the financial impact of operational decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, GAAP, general ledger accounting, and financial reporting.
• Solid understanding of payroll from beginning to end and the ability to confidently serve as payroll backup when necessary.
• Advanced or strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfort working throughout the Microsoft 365 environment.
• Experience with Sage 300/Timberline is highly preferred.
• Construction, heavy civil, materials, equipment, manufacturing, or another operationally complex accounting environment is strongly preferred.
• Cost accounting experience is highly valuable, although the company is open to someone capable of developing further in this area.
• Supervisory or accounting-team leadership experience is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and genuine curiosity about business operations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, nontraditional accounting environment where understanding what is happening in the field is just as important as understanding the general ledger.

Skills

Required

• Easygoing but accountable.
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft 365
• Sage 300 (formerly Timberline)

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Performance-based bonus opportunity based on company and individual performance.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Employee dental and vision premiums paid by the employer.
• Supplemental insurance options.
• PTO beginning with one week after the first year and two weeks after the second year.
• 401(k) eligibility after one year.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) eligibility after one year, giving eligible employees the opportunity to participate in the ownership and long-term success of the company.