Controller Assistant Controller Jobs in Houston, TX

Overview:

Our client, seeks accomplished Controller.

*** Candidate must be authorized to work in USA without requiring sponsorship ***

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Location(s): DFW Area, TX

Duration: Full-Time / Direct Hire / Permanent

Base Salary: Flexible depending upon experience level

Notes:

• Role is primarily remote but will require in-person meetings with clients throughout DFW area.
• As part of the standard workflow, the role includes maintaining daily time entries (work hours) in the company system.

Top Accountabilities:

• Client Financial Leadership, Service, and Accountability.
• Close Excellence, Financial Integrity, and Risk Management.
• Team Leadership, Scalable Delivery, and Continuous Improvement.

Description:

• Controller is the accountable accounting leader for an assigned portfolio of clients.
• You will own close quality, financial reporting, issue resolution, and client communication while leading onshore and offshore accounting resources.
• Success means accurate, decision-ready financials delivered on time, risks surfaced early, and repeatable processes with clear owners, review gates, and backup coverage.
• Serve as the primary accounting partner and trusted advisor to client leadership, communicating clearly, surfacing risks early, and following through on commitments.
• Lead, develop, and hold the accounting team accountable to clear outcomes, service standards, close deadlines, documentation expectations, and high levels of accuracy and integrity.
• Establish clear decision rights, review thresholds, and escalation paths so work is completed at the appropriate level, and Controller review is focused on judgment, risk, and material issues rather than routine transactions.
• Ensure each client has documented SOPs and checklists, clear owners, defined review gates, and backup coverage; balance engagement scope, portfolio capacity, and team resources, raising risks before service levels or deadlines are affected.
• Own the monthly close and reporting calendar for assigned clients, driving timely completion and escalating blockers before deadlines are at risk.
• Review and approve timely, accurate financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and other reporting required by the client engagement.
• Perform a thorough balance sheet reconciliation review and sign off on ending balances; drive timely resolution of reconciling items, aged balances, unusual transactions, and unsupported balances.
• Review general ledger and financial statement variance analyses, ensuring the team identifies root causes and recommends appropriate corrective action.
• Review material or complex journal entries and maintain appropriate review thresholds so routine entries can be prepared and approved at the right level.
• Ensure accounting is performed in accordance with GAAP, client accounting policies, and applicable contractual or regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate complete, organized accounting support for audits, tax preparation, lenders, due diligence, and other third-party requests.
• Direct, coach, and review the work of Assistant Controllers, Accounting Managers, Staff Accountants, and offshore resources; set clear instructions, deadlines, and quality expectations.
• Maintain and continuously improve close checklists, SOPs, recurring deliverable calendars, and system workflows; support clean onboarding, transitions, and handoffs; use automation and AI responsibly to improve consistency.
• Proactively communicate close status, open items, risks, decisions needed, and recommendations to clients and leadership—no surprises.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including 2 to 3 years as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or in a role with comparable ownership of close and financial reporting.
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP, month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, financial statement preparation, and accounting issue resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple client or entity priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong Excel skills and proficiency with QuickBooks Online.
• Strong client-facing communication and executive presence, including the ability to explain accounting issues, risks, and recommendations clearly to non-accountants.
• Experience working with mid-market and smaller companies.
• Must have experience handling multiple clients simultaneously.
• Must be able to follow established processes.
• Should be creative and effective in communicating with clients.
• Must be willing to perform hands-on Controller and technical accounting work, including bank reconciliations.
• Must have experience managing Staff Accountants.
• Proven ability to lead distributed teams through effective delegation, coaching, review, and accountability without becoming a workflow bottleneck.
• Comfort with new technologies and automation, including tools such as Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT, and a willingness to adopt them responsibly to improve accounting workflows.
• Willingness to travel throughout DFW as required.

Nice to haves:

• A bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) in accounting, finance, or a related field is preferred.
• Professional certification such as CPA or CMA is a plus.
• Fractional, outsourced accounting, or professional-services experience is preferred.
• Experience with multiple accounting systems or ERPs and the ability to learn new client systems quickly is strongly preferred.
• Construction experience would be ideal.
• Experience working as an Accounting Technical Lead or in a similar technical accounting leadership capacity is preferred.
• Direct experience in construction and/or manufacturing is a strong plus.

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I'd love to talk to you if you think this position is right up your alley, and assure a prompt communication, whichever direction. If you're looking for rewarding employment and a company that puts its employees first, we'd like to work with you.

Satwinder “Sat” Singh

Lead Technical Recruiter

Company Overview:

Amerit Consulting is an extremely fast-growing staffing and consulting firm. Amerit Consulting was founded in 2002 to provide consulting, temporary staffing, direct hire, and payrolling services to Fortune 500 companies nationally; as well as small to mid-sized organizations on a local & regional level. Currently, Amerit has over 2,000 employees in 47 states. We develop and implement solutions that help our clients operate more efficiently, deliver greater customer satisfaction, and see a positive impact on their bottom line. We create value by bringing together the right people to achieve results. Our clients and employees say they choose to work with Amerit because of how we work with them - with service that exceeds their expectations and a personal commitment to their success. Our deep expertise in human capital management has fueled our expansion into direct hire placements, temporary staffing, contract placements, and additional staffing and consulting services that propel our clients’ businesses forward.

Amerit Consulting provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Applicants, with criminal histories, are considered in a manner that is consistent with local, state and federal laws.