[Hiring] Assistant Controller @SEH

Role Description

As our Assistant Controller, you'll play a key role in leading accounting operations, supporting the annual audit process, and partnering with the Controller and senior leadership on financial strategy, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives. This is an opportunity to earn a seat at the table, contribute your ideas, influence decisions, and provide meaningful input on the direction of the business while continuing to grow as a finance leader.

• Lead all accounting operations, including monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Proactively evaluate emerging accounting standards and regulatory changes, advising leadership on impacts and implementation strategies.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with external auditors to support efficient audits, strong controls, and continuous improvement.
• Manage treasury activities including daily cash positioning, forecasting, bank relationships, and covenant monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and corporate accounting policies.
• Prepare and review financial statements, management reports, and variance analyses.
• Partner with operations and leadership to support budgeting, forecasting, and cost management initiatives.
• Lead, develop, and mentor accounting staff.
• Collaborate with the Controller on financial strategy, process improvements, and special projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• CPA, Active or Inactive.
• Previous experience as an Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller or Controller.
• Experience being a part of an annual financial statement audit.
• Broad, hands-on expertise across end-to-end accounting operations, including AP, AR, treasury, audits, close processes, financial reporting, and contract review.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP.
• Proven ability to manage and develop accounting teams.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Excel; ability to leverage systems to improve processes.
• Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Requirements

• Previous experience working with an AEC firm (preferred).
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience (preferred).
• Fifteen (15) – Twenty (20) years of relevant accounting experience (preferred).
• Submit a cover letter describing your demonstrated experience in accounting that is not detailed on your resume, including specific examples of your involvement in audits, financial reporting, close processes, and other essential responsibilities.

Benefits

• Collaborate on amazing projects of varying size and complexity that positively impact communities.
• Being 100% employee-owned means we all share in the company’s success.
• Career development through continued education, licensure/certification, skills, and technical training.
• Work arrangements that promote work/life balance.
• Flexible holidays enable individuals to tailor their festivities.
• Paid Family Leave provides time to care for loved ones, whether family by birth or family by choice.

Company Description

SEH is an employee-owned engineering, architectural, planning, and environmental company, offering a wide variety of services. We've been helping government, industrial, and commercial clients find solutions to complex challenges since 1927. Our 900+ employee-owners across the US unite behind our core purpose of Building a Better World for All of Us®.