Hands-On Assistant Controller: Lead Multi-Entity Finance

Hartford Homes LLC; 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 LLC is seeking a hands-on Assistant Controller to join our Finance team. You will own meaningful accounting and reporting tasks and grow into broader leadership roles as senior team members transition toward retirement over the next few years.

You will work with the Senior Controller and VP of Finance across homebuilding and land development entities, improving reports, analyzing results, and turning data into insights for business leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Five+ years of progressively responsible accounting experience with month-end close and financial reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency and experience developing financial reports, models, dashboards, or analytical tools.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and general ledger accounting.
• Experience in homebuilding, land development, construction, real estate, or related industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform and increasingly lead the monthly close process, including journal entries, account reconciliations, 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 used by management.
• Analyze cash forecasts, gross margins, budgets, forecasts, communities, projects, and operating results; explain significant changes, risks, and opportunities.
• Use advanced Excel tools such as PivotTables, XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, SUMIFS, dynamic arrays, conditional formatting, charts, and Power Query.
• Prepare lender and equity draws for 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 HR with payroll reconciliations and reporting.
• Participate in structured cross-training with the Senior Controller and assume increasing ownership of responsibilities.

Skills

Advanced Excel

GAAP knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Excel dashboards

ERP systems

Power Query

Job description

Hartford Homes LLC is seeking a hands-on Assistant Controller to join our Finance team. You will own meaningful accounting and reporting tasks and grow into broader leadership roles as senior team members transition toward retirement over the next few years.

You will work with the Senior Controller and VP of Finance across homebuilding and land development entities, improving reports, analyzing results, and turning data into insights for business leaders.