The Assistant Controller is a key member of the finance leadership team, responsible for technical accounting, financial reporting for internal and external stakeholders, and oversight of complex transactions. This role owns critical audit relationships, supports preparation of annual financial statements, and serves as the primary technical accounting resource for significant and non-routine matters, including debt, equity, and acquisition accounting. The Assistant Controller partners cross-functionally in a private-equity-owned environment to ensure accurate, timely, and well documented financial reporting, while supporting the Company’s continued growth and increasing transaction complexity.

Financial Reporting & Audits

• Own and manage external audits, including the annual financial statement audit, FAR audit, and 401(k) audit.
• Oversee preparation of annual financial statements and support quarterly and other reporting to external stakeholders.
• Serve as a primary liaison with external auditors; ensure audit ready documentation and timely issue resolution.
• Anticipate reporting and documentation needs of internal stakeholders, private-equity ownership, auditors and lenders.

Technical Accounting and Complex Transactions

• Act as lead technical accounting resource and principal author of accounting memos for complex and non routine transactions.
• Own accounting for debt arrangements, including new or amended credit agreements, interest expense, covenant compliance, derivatives/swaps, and related disclosures.
• Oversee equity related accounting, including stock based compensation and shareholder transactions.
• Lead acquisition accounting, including purchase accounting and subsequent accounting for goodwill, intangible assets, earnouts, and valuation inputs, coordinating with valuation specialists and auditors.
• Oversee accounting judgments related to legal accruals and other contingencies.

Close, Operations & Process Improvement

• Serve as subject matter expert for assigned areas during month end close.
• Ensure accounts are accurate, clearly supported, and well documented, with explanations for significant activity and variances.
• Provide direction, review, and mentorship to accounting staff, with direct supervision as applicable.
• Lead continuous improvement of accounting, close, and reporting processes; influence across teams and functions, including without direct authority.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; CPA required.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, including debt accounting, equity and stock based compensation, acquisition accounting, and complex estimates.
• Proven experience managing external audits and preparing audit ready financial statements and technical accounting documentation.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex accounting matters clearly.
• Demonstrated ability to manage processes, prioritize effectively, and lead through influence

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in acquisitive or highly complex accounting environments.
• Experience supporting financial reporting and analysis in a private equity owned environment.

About Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (Westwood)

At Westwood, our purpose is to create a better world for people through our work. We transform the energy grid, design resilient infrastructure, and develop communities that will flourish today and for future generations. With over 50 years of experience and a legacy of innovation, we stand at the forefront of our industry, dedicated to understanding the unique needs of the markets we serve.

Our approach revolves around people. We are committed to building a culture that attracts, retains, and develops high performers. Our team values relationships, innovation, dedication, initiative, and growth. We believe fostering a collaborative “One Team” mentality yields superior outcomes in everything we do.

We customize our technical capabilities and geographic reach to meet our clients where they are and help them realize their vision. 

We are partners in our clients’ success, driving to provide solutions that make a lasting difference. Safety, sustainability, and operational excellence are not just facets of our work; they are intrinsic to our identity, guiding every decision we make. 

We are deeply invested in the communities we serve. Through our projects and giving-back initiatives, we enrich the lives of those we serve, engage others within our industry, and create a lasting impact on communities around the world. To us, success transcends the completion of projects; it is reflected in the lives we have positively impacted by our work. 

Join us in creating a better world.

In 2024, Zweig Group ranked Westwood nationally at #13 and #40, respectively, on its Hot Firms and Best Firms to Work for lists. Zweig also awarded Westwood one national 1st place award for Marketing Excellence. Westwood was recently recognized as #83 in the ENR Top 500 Firms in 2024. The firm consistently ranks on the industry's top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement in award-winning projects nationwide.

Westwood 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. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business. 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.