Assistant Controller

CFS

Odenton, MD
Today

$135,000–$165,000 Per Year

Highlights

Lead and mentor a team of 4-8 accounting professionals while expanding your leadership experience. Gain significant visibility with executive leadership and corporate finance teams.

Numbers & Facts

Location	Odenton, MD
Industry	Financial Services
Salary	$135,000–$165,000 Per Year
Company Size	500 to 999 employees
Year Founded	1994
Website	http://www.cfstaffing.com/

Description

Working with a company in the area looking to hire an Assistant Controller. They are a growing company, they offer great benefits (i.e. the company pays 100% healthcare for the employee and family), and it's a very cohesive group!

Assistant Controller

Salary: $135,000 - $165,000

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:

Join a well-established and growing organization backed by a larger industry leader.
Gain significant visibility with executive leadership and corporate finance teams.
Take ownership of the financial close process and strategic reporting initiatives.
Lead and mentor a team of 4-8 accounting professionals while expanding your leadership experience.
Work in a role with broad exposure across accounting, operations, project finance, and budgeting.
Be a key contributor to process improvement and system optimization initiatives.
Utilize sophisticated financial tools and reporting platforms to drive business decisions.
Play an active role in audit, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
Opportunity to deepen expertise in construction accounting, WIP reporting, and ASC 606.
Competitive compensation and a highly visible position with long-term growth potential.

Key Responsibilities for the Assistant Controller:

Oversee month-end close, account reconciliations, journal entries, and accruals.
Prepare and analyze financial statements, KPI reporting, budgets, and forecasts.
Manage WIP reporting, project forecasting, and percentage-of-completion accounting.
Supervise AR, AP, job costing/contracts, fixed assets, and general ledger activities.
Support annual audits, quarterly reviews, tax schedules, and compliance requirements.
Lead process improvement initiatives and strengthen internal controls.

Qualifications for the Assistant Controller:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
7+ years of accounting experience
CPA
Construction industry experience
Knowledge of ASC 606/percentage-of-completion accounting preferred.

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About Company

Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.