Assistant Controller - Path to Multi-Entity Finance Leadership

Hartford Homes; Timnath (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Holidays

401k and match

Job summary

Hartford Homes is seeking a hands-on, analytical Assistant Controller to join our Finance team. This role offers meaningful ownership of accounting and reporting responsibilities today while paving the way for broader leadership opportunities as senior Finance members transition over the next three to six years.

You will work directly with the Senior Controller and VP of Finance, supporting multiple homebuilding and land development entities, with a focus on improving reports, analyzing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field.
• Five or more years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including substantial month-end close, financial reporting, reconciliation, and analysis experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency and demonstrated experience developing financial reports, models, dashboards, process improvements, or analytical tools.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and general ledger accounting.
• Experience in homebuilding, land development, construction, real estate, or another project- or inventory-based industry is strongly preferred.
• Experience with multi-entity accounting, lender draws, budgeting and forecasting, external audits, or accounting-system reporting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform and increasingly lead the monthly close process, including journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, variance review, and issue resolution.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and executive reporting for homebuilding, land development, and affiliated companies.
• Develop, improve, and maintain Excel-based reports, dashboards, schedules, and analytical models that are accurate, repeatable, documented, and useful to management.
• Analyze cash forecasts, gross margins, budgets, forecasts, communities, projects, and operating results; clearly explain significant changes, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Use advanced Excel tools such as PivotTables, XLOOKUP or INDEX-MATCH, SUMIFS, dynamic arrays, conditional formatting, charts, and Power Query or comparable data-transformation tools.
• Prepare lender and equity draws for assigned development projects and support cash management, debt reporting, covenant reporting, and banking requirements.
• Maintain and improve accounting policies, procedures, internal controls, close checklists, and reporting documentation.
• Support annual audits, tax preparation, insurance reporting, Accounts Payable, and other accounting functions as needed.
• Serve as a trained backup for payroll processing and assist Human Resources with payroll-related reconciliations and reporting, employee data maintenance, and other assigned HR administrative tasks while maintaining confidentiality and appropriate internal controls.
• Participate in structured cross-training with the Senior Controller and assume increasing ownership of assigned responsibilities as proficiency is demonstrated.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial reporting

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

PivotTables

XLOOKUP

INDEX-MATCH

SUMIFS

Power Query

Excel

Job description

Hartford Homes is seeking a hands-on, analytical Assistant Controller to join our Finance team. This role offers meaningful ownership of accounting and reporting responsibilities today while paving the way for broader leadership opportunities as senior Finance members transition over the next three to six years.

You will work directly with the Senior Controller and VP of Finance, supporting multiple homebuilding and land development entities, with a focus on improving reports, analyzing