Assistant Controller

Boly:Welch; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Professional development

Education allowance

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Boly:Welch is seeking an Assistant Controller in Portland to partner with leadership, strengthen financial operations, and scale the accounting function.

You’ll oversee WIP reporting, month-end close, GAAP compliance, and manage accounts payable, fixed assets, and intercompany accounting while coaching staff and ensuring audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience within construction.
• Prior team leadership experience.
• Strong working knowledge of construction WIP accounting.
• Construction ERP systems exposure.

Responsibilities

• Oversee full accounting function including reconciled balance sheets and journal entries.
• Lead WIP reporting, monitor job costs, and support month-end close and GAAP compliance.
• Manage accounts payable, vendor management, fixed assets, lease accounting, and internal cost allocations.
• Coach and develop accounting staff and ensure audit readiness.

Job description

Job Number: 32465

Salary: $100K-$120K with discretionary bonus

Industry: Construction

Must Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience within construction
• Prior team leadership experience
• Strong working knowledge of construction WIP accounting
• Construction ERP systems exposure

Your New Role

Some accounting roles are about keeping the books. This one is about helping shape the business. As Assistant Controller, you’ll partner with leadership to strengthen financial operations, improve processes, support a growing team, and build the kind of accounting function that scales alongside the organization.

You’ll play a key role in maintaining accurate, reliable financial reporting across multiple entities while helping leaders make informed business decisions. From overseeing WIP reporting and monitoring job costs to supporting month-end close and ensuring GAAP compliance, you’ll help keep the financial foundation of the business strong.

Your work will span the full accounting function. You’ll oversee reconciled balance sheets, guide journal entry preparation, support intercompany accounting, and ensure documentation is complete, accurate, and audit-ready. You’ll manage core operational accounting responsibilities, including accounts payable, vendor management, corporate card administration, fixed assets, lease accounting, and internal cost allocations.

Just as importantly, you’ll help build the team behind the numbers. You’ll coach and support accounting staff, foster consistency across processes, and keep audit readiness top of mind throughout the year — not just when audit season rolls around. If you enjoy solving problems, improving workflows, and creating systems that help people do their best work, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to make an impact here.

The ideal candidate brings strong construction accounting experience, a solid understanding of accounting compliance, experience managing accounting staff, and navigating the complexities of job costing and WIP reporting.

This role begins onsite at the company’s Portland office to support onboarding, collaboration, and relationship-building. Once you’re settled into the role, there are light WFH flexibilities.

Your New Organization

At this family-owned company, every employee plays a meaningful role in building and developing a lasting legacy and stronger community. The organization is known for its above-market benefits, mission-driven culture, and genuine investment in its people. Collaboration, employee development, and continuous improvement are woven into how the team works every day.

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
• a 401(k) with a generous match and additional retirement benefits
• above market PTO
• annual professional development
• a continuing education allowance
• free on-site parking

Please Note

Boly:Welch is a full-service recruiting and executive search agency representing a Boly:Welch partner in this search. As talent advisors, we will be the liaison between our partner and yourself during the recruitment process. You will directly join our partner client’s team if they select you as the successful candidate for this role.

We do not use AI to read resumes at Boly:Welch; every resume is reviewed by a member of our team to ensure we engage in an equitable and human hiring process. We look forward to seeing your application!

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