Assistant Controller

Assistant Controller – Technical Accounting & Operations

About Us: At Silver Creek Modular, we build with purpose—to provide high-quality modular solutions that empower California communities. With over 20 years in the modular industry, we have built award-winning campuses, classrooms, and community buildings across hundreds of school districts and communities. We take pride in our commitment to research-based design, speed, quality, and efficiency.

Position Summary: The Assistant Controller serves as the company's technical accounting resource and is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and efficiency of the accounting function. This is a highly hands-on individual contributor role reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

The ideal candidate combines technical accounting expertise, accounting discipline, strong manufacturing and project accounting knowledge, advanced systems capabilities, and a proven track record of improving accounting processes while strengthening controls and increasing efficiency.

This role is particularly well suited for an experienced Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller, Audit Manager, or Technical Accounting professional from a mid-large public or private enterprise environment who enjoys building scalable processes and maintaining hands-on involvement in the accounting function.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the financial close and cash forecasting processes ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare and review journal entries, account analyses, financial schedules, and supporting workpapers.
• Own the balance sheet reconciliation process, ensuring all accounts are reconciled, supported, and reviewed on a timely basis, investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies, unreconciled balances and process control issues.
• Support and serve as primary contact for tax and audit work by Public Accounting Firm; lead audit preparation activities, including audit schedules, supporting documentation, account analyses, and resolution of audit inquiries.
• Manage accounting processes related to manufacturing, inventory, physical inventory takes and project-based cost accounting and operations.
• Identify, develop, and implement accounting process improvements that strengthen controls, reduce errors, improve reporting quality, and increase efficiency.
• Become a power user of the company's ERP, financial systems, advanced Excel and data analysis tools.
• Develop and maintain clear accounting policies, process documentation, standard operating procedures, and training materials.
• Collaborate effectively with Manufacturing Operations, Field Operations, Project Management, Sales, Human Resources, Engineering and executive leadership to monitor profitability, cost variances, and opportunities to improve margins.
• Support the CFO with special projects and other business efforts as needed.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting experience, including significant responsibility for financial close, financial reporting, reconciliations, and audit support.
• Demonstrated expertise in both manufacturing cost accounting and project-based/construction accounting environments required.
• Strong experience with: Job costing, WIP accounting, Revenue recognition, Inventory accounting, Cost accounting, and Financial statement preparation.
• Experience supporting external financial statement audits and interacting directly with external auditors required.
• Significant ERP experience required, including process improvement, reporting optimization, and systems implementation or enhancement initiatives.
• CPA designation preferred.
• Experience within a public company, large multi-entity organization, private-equity-backed company, or public accounting firm preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Advanced knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, account reconciliation, internal controls, and month-end close best practices.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing cost accounting, inventory accounting, project accounting, and revenue recognition.
• Expert-level Microsoft Excel skills, including advanced formulas, pivot tables, Power Query, financial analysis, and reconciliation techniques.
• Demonstrated success improving accounting processes through automation, standardization, workflow redesign, and system optimization.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and investigative skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to identify root causes of accounting and process issues and implement sustainable solutions.
• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with executives, operational leaders, auditors, consultants, and external business partners.
• Proven ability to document complex processes, train others, and transfer knowledge effectively.
• Ability to influence and coordinate work across teams without direct supervisory authority.

Compensation:

$130,000–$145,000 annually, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including skills, relevant experience, internal equity, and market conditions.

Benefits:

Comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Professional development opportunities

This position will require to be onsite at our Perris, CA location.