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30 results for Assistant Controller in White Plains, NY

Controller

Uniondale, NY
onsite
Temporary / Contract
70 - 75 USD / Hourly
We are looking for an experienced Controller to support financial reporting and accounting operations for a long-term contract opportunity. This position will play a key role in strengthening the month-end close process, improving reporting accuracy, and helping deliver timely, high-quality financial statements across multiple entities. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, hands-on consolidation experience, and the ability to work effectively with detailed reconciliations and intercompany activity. Responsibilities:• Lead and refine month-end close activities to improve timeliness, consistency, and overall reporting quality.• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements for multiple companies, ensuring accuracy and completeness across entities.• Examine balance sheet reconciliations and account analyses to identify discrepancies and resolve outstanding issues.• Oversee intercompany account activity, including review, reconciliation, and elimination processes.• Assess financial reporting workflows and recommend practical improvements that support a faster and more efficient close cycle.• Review financial statements in detail to confirm compliance, accuracy, and alignment with supporting documentation.• Use CargoWise and Microsoft Excel to analyze financial data, manage reporting schedules, and support accounting operations.
2026-08-07T00:00:00Z

Controller

Mount Vernon, NY
onsite
Permanent / Full Time
150000 - 175000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced Controller to lead core accounting operations and provide reliable financial insight for leadership in Mount Vernon, New York. This role oversees close activities, reporting, job costing, payroll-related accounting, and compliance across project-based operations. The ideal candidate brings strong command of construction or project accounting, a disciplined approach to controls, and the ability to guide a team while partnering closely with operations and project leadership. Responsibilities: • Lead monthly and annual close activities by coordinating deadlines, reviewing account activity, and ensuring the trial balance is accurate, fully supported, and ready for audit review. • Prepare and analyze financial statements, including profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow reporting, while delivering meaningful variance commentary against prior periods and budget. • Maintain the general ledger structure, oversee journal entry preparation and review, and ensure reconciliations and supporting schedules meet U.S. accounting standards. • Direct cash management activities by reviewing daily liquidity, overseeing bank and credit card reconciliations, and helping support forecasting and treasury planning. • Supervise payroll accounting processes, including liability reconciliations, benefit-related accruals, and review procedures that help resolve deduction and withholding discrepancies in a timely manner. • Manage certified payroll and prevailing wage compliance for applicable projects, including report preparation, documentation uploads, subcontractor payroll tracking, and responses to audit or administrator requests. • Oversee billing, accounts receivable, and collections by guiding invoicing, reconciling pay applications to invoices, addressing billing corrections, and reducing aged balances and retainage exposure. • Own job costing and work-in-progress reporting by validating cost allocations, reviewing percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, monitoring change orders and retainage, and highlighting overbilling or underbilling risks. • Support tax and regulatory obligations through sales tax filings, related accounting entries, and coordination for insurance, workers’ compensation, and other financial audits. • Act as the accounting lead for the finance systems environment, including Sage Intacct, BuildOps, Coast, and certified payroll tracking tools, while improving procedures, strengthening internal controls, and developing the accounting team through consistent coaching and weekly review cadences.
2026-07-28T00:00:00Z

Controller

Newark, NJ
onsite
Permanent / Full Time
120000 - 150000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced Controller to lead financial oversight for a manufacturing operation in Newark, New Jersey. This role partners closely with plant leadership to strengthen accounting practices, improve cost visibility, and support sound operational decision-making. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical judgment with hands-on leadership and the ability to work effectively across departments while providing reliable reporting to management and executives. Responsibilities: • Direct the facility’s accounting activities, ensuring accurate financial records, timely close processes, and strong internal controls. • Collaborate with plant leadership to evaluate production costs, monitor inventory valuation, and identify opportunities to improve profitability. • Review financial results and investigate variances to provide clear insights and practical recommendations for operational and executive teams. • Develop and maintain reports that support department managers and senior leadership in planning, forecasting, and performance analysis. • Lead process improvement efforts within finance and related functions to increase efficiency, accuracy, and consistency. • Partner with cross-functional teams to support information technology needs connected to financial reporting and business operations. • Provide guidance and oversight to accounting staff while fostering accountability, teamwork, and high-quality execution. • Ensure adherence to company policies, financial procedures, and applicable standards across all areas of responsibility.
2026-08-11T00:00:00Z

Controller

Old Westbury, NY
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Temporary / Contract
70 - 80 USD / Hourly
We are looking for an experienced Interim Controller to support a nonprofit organization in Greenvale, NY through a Contract engagement. This role will lead core accounting operations, strengthen financial oversight, and help ensure the organization is fully prepared for its upcoming audit. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on expertise in financial close activities, reconciliations, budget management, cash and payroll oversight, along with hands-on experience with Workday Financial Management (ERP). Responsibilities:• Lead the preparation for external audit activities by organizing financial records, validating supporting documentation, and resolving accounting discrepancies.• Oversee monthly close processes to ensure timely and accurate reporting across the general ledger and related financial statements.• Perform detailed reconciliations for accounts and balance sheet items, investigating variances and correcting issues as needed.• Review payroll-related financial activity to confirm accuracy, completeness, and proper recording in the accounting system.• Manage treasury functions and monitor cash flow to support day-to-day operations and informed financial planning.• Assist with budgeting and forecasting efforts by analyzing historical results, current trends, and organizational needs.• Maintain strong oversight of financial data within Workday Financials ERP and support effective use of the platform for accounting operations.• Compile and organize key financial documents required for reporting, compliance, and audit readiness.
2026-08-11T00:00:00Z

Controller / Accounting Manager

Elizabeth, NJ
onsite
Permanent / Full Time
140000 - 150000 USD / Yearly
This role will oversee core accounting operations and financial reporting for the business. The successful candidate will have 7+ years of progressive general accounting experience within a manufacturing environment, with a strong command of inventory accounting. This is not a purely supervisory position—this role requires direct involvement in transactional and operational accounting.Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Manage and execute the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process</li><li>Prepare and review internal financial statements and supporting schedules</li><li>Oversee inventory accounting, including costing, reserves, and reconciliations</li><li>Handle or closely supervise accounts payable and accounts receivable</li><li>Perform general ledger accounting, journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis</li><li>Maintain and improve accounting controls, processes, and documentation</li><li>Support external auditors and year‑end reporting requirements</li><li>Partner with operations and management to support financial decision‑making</li></ul>
2026-07-17T00:00:00Z