Assistant Controller

Altus Emergency; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Altus Emergency, a private equity–backed emergency care group, seeks an Assistant Controller in Houston (hybrid). You will own the full AP cycle, oversee close across multiple entities, and support consolidation, revenue recognition, and intercompany transactions.

You will manage the team and coordinate with FP&A and operations, serving as the Controller's backup. Requirements include a Bachelor's in accounting, 7+ years in accounting (public experience preferred) and strong US GAAP knowledge

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• 7+ years in accounting including public accounting and 2+ years leading a close team.
• Multi-entity consolidation experience, including intercompany and non-controlling interest.
• Strong US GAAP knowledge, including ASC 606 and ASC 842.
• NetSuite or similar ERP; advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Close and facility books across entities and own the close calendar.
• Review consolidation, eliminations, intercompany and equity rollforward; prepare monthly intercompany reconciliations.
• Review revenue recognition under ASC 606 and related cash/billing reconciliations.
• Oversee AP, treasury and tax: AP subledger, bank reconciliations, tax estimates, notices and workpapers.
• Run internal controls, audits, and PBC deliverables; write memos for Controller review.
• Lead and mentor back-office bookkeeping team and outsourced partners; back up Controller.

Skills

US GAAP knowledge

Close management

Leadership

Multi-entity consolidation

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's in accounting

Tools

NetSuite

Excel

Job description

Description

Job Title: Assistant Controller

Reports to: Controller

Location: Houston, TX / hybrid

Summary

We are a private equity–backed, multi-entity emergency care group looking for an Accounts Payable Manager to own the full AP cycle across our entities. You will run AP and corporate cards in Ramp and NetSuite, keep vendors paid accurately and on time, and deliver clean AP data for close, treasury and our PE partners at the corporate level.

Role & Responsibilities:

Close and facility books

• Lead the monthly, quarterly and annual close across all entities and own the close calendar
• Review back-office entries, facility trial balances, P&L trends and balance sheet reconciliations; resolve anomalies and aged items before close
• Review accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, lease accounting (ASC 842) and payroll and incentive accruals
• Review budget-to-actual and month-over-month flux and explain significant variances

Consolidation and intercompany

• Review the consolidation, eliminations, non-controlling interest and the consolidated equity rollforward
• Prepare the consolidated cash flow statement and review the consolidated financial statements before Controller sign-off
• Evaluate accounting for new entities, acquisitions and divestitures, including consolidation and purchase accounting
• Prepare the monthly intercompany reconciliation and confirm charges follow approved intercompany arrangements

Revenue recognition

• Review net patient revenue under ASC 606, including implicit price concessions, true-ups and personal injury revenue and reserves
• Review billing system (GoRev) and cash receipt reconciliations to the GL and partner with Revenue Cycle on collection trends

AP, treasury and tax oversight

• Oversee the AP and treasury functions' accounting: AP subledger and bank reconciliations, reconciling items, and support for borrowing base and covenant reporting
• Act as the internal point of contact for external tax advisors: return and K-1 tracking, estimates, notices and workpapers

Controls, audit and systems

• Run internal accounting controls, the annual audit and PBC deliverables, disclosures and remediation of findings
• Research technical accounting matters and write memos for Controller review
• Support NetSuite integrity, cost allocations, entity profitability reporting and close automation

Team leadership

• Direct, train and review the back-office bookkeeping team and outsourced accounting partners
• Partner with FP&A and operations, and serve as the Controller's backup

Requirements

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in accounting
• 7+ years in accounting, including public accounting and 2+ years leading a close team
• Multi-entity consolidation experience, including intercompany and non-controlling interest
• Strong US GAAP knowledge, including ASC 606 and ASC 842
• NetSuite or a similar ERP; advanced Excel

Preferred: Healthcare revenue recognition (net patient revenue, implicit price concessions); Big 4 background; acquisition and purchase accounting; experience managing offshore or outsourced teams.