Lead multi-entity monthly, quarterly, and annual close; review consolidations, intercompany activity, reconciliations, revenue recognition, and financial statements. Oversee AP, treasury accounting, tax coordination, controls, audits, technical accounting, NetSuite integrity, and close automation. Manage bookkeeping and outsourced accounting teams while supporting FP&A, operations, and the Controller.
Description
Job Title: Assistant Controller
Reports to: Controller
Location: Houston, TX / hybrid
Summary
We are a private equity-backed multi-entity emergency care and community health platform looking for a hands-on Assistant Controller to own the execution and quality of our close. You will lead a back-office accounting team, review facility books, consolidation and intercompany, and make sure results are timely, accurate and GAAP-compliant. You will also be the internal point of contact for our external tax advisors.
Role & Responsibilities:
Close and facility books
- Lead the monthly, quarterly and annual close across all entities and own the close calendar
- Review back-office entries, facility trial balances, P&L trends and balance sheet reconciliations; resolve anomalies and aged items before close
- Review accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, lease accounting (ASC 842) and payroll and incentive accruals
- Review budget-to-actual and month-over-month flux and explain significant variances
Consolidation and intercompany
- Review the consolidation, eliminations, non-controlling interest and the consolidated equity roll forward
- Prepare the consolidated cash flow statement and review the consolidated financial statements before Controller sign-off
- Evaluate accounting for new entities, acquisitions and divestitures, including consolidation and purchase accounting
- Prepare the monthly intercompany reconciliation and confirm charges follow approved intercompany arrangements
Revenue recognition
- Review net patient revenue under ASC 606, including implicit price concessions, true-ups and personal injury revenue and reserves
- Review billing system (GoRev) and cash receipt reconciliations to the GL and partner with Revenue Cycle on collection trends
AP, treasury and tax oversight
- Oversee the AP and treasury functions' accounting: AP subledger and bank reconciliations, reconciling items, and support for borrowing base and covenant reporting
- Act as the internal point of contact for external tax advisors: return and K-1 tracking, estimates, notices and workpapers
Controls, audit and systems
- Run internal accounting controls, the annual audit and PBC deliverables, disclosures and remediation of findings
- Research technical accounting matters and write memos for Controller review
- Support NetSuite integrity, cost allocations, entity profitability reporting and close automation
Team leadership
- Direct, train and review the back-office bookkeeping team and outsourced accounting partners
- Partner with FP&A and operations, and serve as the Controller's backup
Requirements
Educational Qualifications:
- Bachelor's in accounting
- 7+ years in accounting, including public accounting and 2+ years leading a close team
- Multi-entity consolidation experience, including intercompany and non-controlling interest
- Strong US GAAP knowledge, including ASC 606 and ASC 842
- NetSuite or a similar ERP; advanced Excel
Preferred: Healthcare revenue recognition (net patient revenue, implicit price concessions); Big 4 background; acquisition and purchase accounting; experience managing offshore or outsourced teams.
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