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Assistant Controller

Irmo, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
100000 - 120000 USD / Yearly
Our client is seeking an experienced Assistant Controller to join their accounting team and play a key role in supporting the Vice President & Controller. This position will help oversee the accounting function and ensure the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting across a multi-entity, multi-division environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on accounting professional who combines strong technical accounting expertise with leadership skills and a continuous-improvement mindset. The Assistant Controller will be highly involved in the monthly close, financial reporting, account reconciliations, job cost accounting, internal controls, financial analysis, and supporting accounting staff. Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.</li><li>Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.</li><li>Analyze balance sheet and income statement accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness.</li><li>Assist with monthly financial reporting packages</li><li>Maintain and strengthen accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.</li><li>Support external and internal audits, as well as tax-related requests.</li><li>Help ensure compliance with GAAP, company policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.</li><li>Evaluate accounting processes and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and controls.</li><li>Partner with the Controller in managing the accounting department.</li><li>Provide guidance, training, and support to staff accountants and other accounting personnel.</li><li>Assist with workload prioritization and departmental initiatives.</li></ul>
2026-10-17T00:00:00Z

Controller

Lugoff, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
85000 - 110000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for a hands-on Controller to lead core accounting activities and provide dependable financial insight for a growing business in Columbia. This role combines day-to-day accounting oversight with team leadership, accurate reporting, payroll administration, and continuous process improvement. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to keep financial operations organized, timely, and compliant in a small business setting. Responsibilities:• Direct the daily work of the accounting team, offering guidance, setting priorities, and ensuring essential functions are completed accurately and on schedule.• Review financial activity across payables, receivables, reconciliations, and ledger maintenance to uphold complete and reliable records.• Lead monthly and annual closing activities, including the preparation of journal entries, accruals, and other adjustments needed for accurate reporting.• Produce and evaluate periodic financial statements and supporting schedules, highlighting meaningful variances, trends, and key performance insights for leadership.• Reconcile general ledger accounts, research discrepancies, and implement corrective actions to maintain the integrity of financial data.• Administer payroll processing and monitor related taxes, liabilities, and expense postings to ensure timely and accurate employee compensation.• Support compliance efforts by coordinating documentation for tax filings, financial reviews, audits, and other external reporting requirements.• Strengthen accounting procedures and internal controls by identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and accuracy across workflows.• Contribute to budgeting, cash flow tracking, and broader financial planning efforts while partnering with company leadership on business decisions.
2026-10-21T00:00:00Z

Controller

Cayce, SC
onsite
Permanent / Full Time
75000 - 110000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for a Controller to lead accounting and financial operations for a growing construction business in Cayce, South Carolina. This position plays a central role in maintaining accurate reporting, supporting leadership with financial insight, and ensuring day-to-day fiscal activities are completed with precision. The ideal candidate brings strong construction accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to guide staff while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities: • Direct the company’s accounting operations across affiliated entities, ensuring financial records are complete, accurate, and aligned with reporting deadlines. • Lead and develop a small accounting team by providing oversight, coaching, and support that strengthens performance and accountability. • Manage core transactional functions such as weekly payroll, vendor and subcontractor payments, receivables oversight, and collection follow-up, including verification of required lien documentation. • Prepare and review monthly and year-end financial statements, bank reconciliations, cash position reporting, and other recurring reports for senior leadership. • Oversee progress billing and job cost reporting based on contract terms, while maintaining work-in-progress, backlog, and overbilling or underbilling analyses. • Partner with ownership and project leadership to build budgets, update forecasts, and evaluate financial performance against operational goals. • Administer tax filings, contractor licensing, business registrations, and audit support to help the organization remain compliant with regulatory and financial obligations. • Coordinate insurance and risk-related reporting, including workers’ compensation submissions, and assist with benefits and retirement program administration. • Maintain equipment cost allocation tracking and assign applicable charges to projects on a regular basis. • Support leadership with special projects, strategic planning initiatives, and financial scenario analysis related to growth opportunities.
2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

Accounting Manager/Supervisor

West Columbia, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
110000 - 125000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced accounting leader to oversee cash management operations within a financial services environment in West Columbia, South Carolina. This role is responsible for guiding daily department activity, strengthening controls, and ensuring cash transactions are recorded accurately and resolved promptly across key financial systems. The position works closely with senior leadership, compliance, and finance partners to improve procedures, support reporting accuracy, and maintain a well-controlled operating framework. Responsibilities:• Direct the day-to-day activities of the cash management function, setting priorities, guiding team performance, and ensuring consistent coverage for critical processes.• Oversee the full lifecycle of cash transactions, including receipts, disbursements, transfers, repayments, settlements, reversals, and related account activity, while confirming accurate posting across financial records and platforms.• Review bank, cash, and ledger reconciliations, investigate variances, and drive timely resolution of outstanding items to maintain complete and reliable records.• Monitor cash balances and exception items, leading research into unresolved, aged, residual, or unidentified amounts and ensuring appropriate corrective action is taken.• Approve account adjustments, fund movements, and closure activity only when documentation, authorization, and supporting records are complete and compliant with policy.• Build and maintain a strong internal control environment by enforcing approvals, separation of duties, access restrictions, independent review, and escalation of high-risk issues.• Identify workflow inefficiencies, develop improved procedures, document operating standards, and track performance measures to support continuous process improvement.• Partner with leadership, compliance, accounting, and finance stakeholders to address operational issues, support audit readiness, and improve the accuracy and transparency of cash-related reporting.• Coordinate with external banks, custodians, vendors, and internal system owners on operational matters, testing efforts, automation opportunities, and other departmental initiatives.
2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

Accounting Manager/Supervisor

Columbia, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
95000 - 120000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced accounting leader to support investment accounting operations in Columbia, South Carolina. This role oversees critical reporting, reconciliation, and review activities while partnering with internal teams and external stakeholders to resolve complex accounting matters. The position also contributes to operational improvement efforts, staff development, and high-priority projects that strengthen the accuracy and effectiveness of investment-related financial processes. Responsibilities: • Lead oversight of investment accounting operations by reviewing reports, reconciliations, and journal activity to maintain accurate and dependable financial records. • Provide support across investment operations functions as needed, including daily banking and investment workflow coverage and issue resolution. • Investigate complex accounting questions, communicate findings to leadership and business partners, and recommend practical solutions that improve financial processes. • Direct special assignments involving reconciliations, research, and analysis, ensuring timely completion and clear documentation of results. • Coordinate year-end accounting activities by preparing entries, reconciling balances, assembling reporting packages, and supporting audit and financial statement requests. • Serve as a key contact for internal and external partners, including treasury-related stakeholders, to facilitate collaboration on investment accounting matters and implementation-related initiatives. • Supervise and develop team members by providing guidance, setting expectations, and fostering a high-performing, service-oriented work environment. • Evaluate existing procedures, update process documentation, and introduce improvements that strengthen control, efficiency, and consistency across the function.
2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

Accounting Manager/Supervisor

Columbia, SC
onsite
Permanent / Full Time
60000 - 75000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced Accounting Manager to lead core accounting activities and provide dependable financial insight for a commercial construction company in Columbia, South Carolina. This role is responsible for all daily accounting operations, payroll administration, and financial reporting while helping project and operational leaders understand cost performance, cash position, and areas of financial exposure. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in general accounting together with practical knowledge of construction job costing, work-in-progress reporting, and percentage-of-completion accounting. Experience using Sage 300 is especially valuable for success in this position. Responsibilities:• Direct daily accounting functions, including general ledger maintenance, journal entry review, accruals, and the completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles.• Prepare and validate reconciliations for bank accounts, balance sheet accounts, and supporting schedules to maintain accurate and complete financial records.• Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable activities, ensuring proper invoice coding, timely disbursements, accurate cash application, and effective follow-up on outstanding balances.• Administer biweekly payroll processing, maintain payroll records, record related expenses and liabilities, and ensure payroll tax filings and payments are completed accurately and on schedule.• Produce financial reports in alignment with generally accepted accounting principles and established construction accounting practices, while supporting audits, cash flow planning, and related analysis.• Strengthen internal controls, refine accounting procedures, and identify opportunities to improve workflow efficiency and reporting accuracy.• Maintain fixed asset records by tracking acquisitions, disposals, depreciation, and related reconciliations.• Develop and analyze work-in-progress schedules, including project costs, billings, estimated costs to complete, and projected margins across active jobs.• Collaborate with project managers and operational leaders to review job performance, assess budget variances, evaluate cost-to-complete estimates, and flag potential overruns or financial risks.• Manage accounting activity within Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate across key modules such as general ledger, job cost, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll, while supporting accurate revenue recognition and change order tracking.
2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Accounting Manager/Supervisor

Columbia, SC
onsite
Permanent / Full Time
65000 - 85000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced Accounting Manager/Supervisor to oversee core financial operations for a law firm based in Columbia, South Carolina. This position will be hands on handling day-to-day accounting activities, supporting accurate financial reporting, and providing reliable updates to firm leadership and governance stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings strong accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to keep billing, receivables, payables, and month-end processes running efficiently. Responsibilities:• Oversee daily accounting functions to maintain accurate and timely financial records across the firm.• Manage client billing processes, monitor incoming payments, and ensure deposits are recorded correctly.• Administer accounts receivable and accounts payable activities, including reviewing transactions and resolving discrepancies.• Lead month-end close procedures by preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and validating general ledger activity.• Produce recurring financial reports and summaries to support business decisions and operational planning.• Present financial information and key updates to the finance committee and firm shareholders in a clear, thorough manner.• Maintain organized accounting documentation and support compliance with internal financial policies and reporting standards.• Assist with continuity of finance operations during leadership transition and help preserve consistent accounting practices.
2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

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