Assistant Controller - Hydrovac

Peak Utility Services Group; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Peak Utility Infrastructure is an integrated engineering and construction firm providing services to electric, natural gas, and telecom sectors. The Assistant Controller leads hands-on accounting, strengthening internal controls and delivering timely financial reporting across units.

This role partners with Finance and Operations to drive performance, improve processes, and ensure accuracy in WIP and project accounting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
• Five+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Experience with construction accounting and WIP reporting preferred.
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred.
• Experience with ERP or accounting systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly financial close and reporting.
• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements.
• Analyze variances against budget and forecast.
• Maintain internal controls over financial reporting.
• Assist with external audits and schedules.
• Analyze capital expenditures and pricing decisions.
• Provide actionable financial insights to management.
• Collaborate with Operations to improve processes.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Construction accounting

WIP accounting

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

Communication

Teamwork

Ownership & accountability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

CPA or CPA candidate preferred

Tools

ERP/accounting systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Peak Utility Infrastructure is an integrated engineering and construction company that serves the Electric, Natural Gas, and Telecommunications industries. We provide a full suite of engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance services, including repair, replacement, maintenance, and installation of natural gas, telecommunications, and electric infrastructure through our operating subsidiaries: SiteWise, Kelly Cable, Riley Brothers, 5 Star Electric Superior Pipeline Services and Superior Hydrovac.

Our Core Values: Guided by Safety. Focused on Communities. Powered by Care.

Classification: Exempt

Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The Assistant Controller provides hands-on accounting and financial leadership and serves as a key partner to the Controller. This position supports the integrity and accuracy of the company’s financial reporting, month-end close, internal controls, budgeting and forecasting, work-in-progress accounting, and financial analysis.

The Assistant Controller works closely with Finance and Operations to provide timely financial information, identify trends and variances, and support sound business decisions.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support and help manage the monthly financial close process, ensuring timely and accurate completion of financial reporting.
• Prepare and review monthly financial statements, including the balance sheet, consolidated and departmental income statements, statement of cash flows, variance analysis, and management discussion and analysis (MD&A).
• Prepare timely, accurate, and meaningful financial reporting for business units and management.
• Analyze actual results against budget, forecast, and prior-year results, identify significant variances, and partner with Finance and Operations to explain the underlying business drivers.
• Partner closely with Finance and Operations to identify opportunities for continuous financial and operational improvement.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls over accounting and financial reporting, including controls over accounting transactions.
• Monitor compliance with company accounting policies and procedures, internal controls, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Assist with external audits and other financial or compliance reviews, including preparation of schedules and supporting documentation.
• Perform financial analysis to support business decisions, including capital expenditures, pricing decisions, contract bids, and contract negotiations.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting, systems, and data quality.
• Provide accounting guidance and support to operational and financial stakeholders as needed.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Success Factors:
The successful Assistant Controller will demonstrate:

• A hands-on, detail-oriented approach with a high degree of ownership and accountability
• Strong knowledge and practical application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Strong understanding of construction accounting and WIP accounting.
• Ability to analyze complex financial information and translate results into clear, actionable insights for management.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly identify trends, anomalies, and underlying causes within complex financial data.
• Advanced spreadsheet and data-analysis capabilities and the ability to work effectively with accounting, ERP, and reporting systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate financial information to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities, changing demands, and tight reporting deadlines.
• Highly hands-on and self-directed; willing and able to personally research issues, analyze data, reconcile accounts, and drive tasks through completion.
• Demonstrates strong ownership and accountability, taking responsibility for deliverables rather than relying on others to resolve or complete assigned work.
• Able to move effectively between high-level financial analysis and detailed transactional review when necessary.
• Proactively identifies issues, determines root causes, and develops practical solutions with minimal direction.
• A collaborative, team-oriented approach and the ability to partner effectively with Operations.
  
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.
  
• Sound judgment, discretion, and a commitment to maintaining the accuracy and integrity of financial information.
• Working knowledge of applicable state and federal financial and tax required.

Experience and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field required.
• Five or more years of progressive accounting or finance experience required; construction industry experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with construction accounting, WIP reporting, month-end close, financial reporting, and internal controls preferred.
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred.
• Experience working with ERP/accounting systems and advanced Microsoft Excel skills preferred.
• An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.

Additional Requirements/Licenses/Certifications:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Residence Driver’s License is required within two weeks of employment.
• Candidates must pass criminal and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) background checks and pass a pre-employment drug screen.

Notes: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Travel Required

No .

Equal Opportunity Employer

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