Job Overview
Location
United States
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Accounting
Date Posted
May 13, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • The Assistant Controller will help maintain a high-quality, scalable, and well-controlled finance function as ghSMART continues to grow as a global advisory business, playing a key role in ensuring accurate, timely, and decision-useful financial reporting.
- • Day-to-day responsibilities include supporting core accounting processes, strengthening the control environment, improving reporting quality, and helping simplify and scale finance operations to enable confident leadership decision-making.
- • The role involves close collaboration with the Controller and CFO, external auditors, and cross-functional partners, reporting directly to the Controller while building trusted relationships across the firm and elevating operating discipline within accounting.
- • The position offers the opportunity to contribute to a finance organization that supports future growth, gain deep exposure to financial operations in a premier leadership advisory firm, and develop expertise in scaling finance functions within a dynamic, professional services environment.
🎯 Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- • CPA certification or active pursuit thereof
- • Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in professional services or public accounting
- • Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting standards
- • Experience with month-end close, financial statement preparation, and internal controls
- • Proficiency in accounting software and ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, QuickBooks, or similar)
🏖️ Benefits
- • Fully remote work arrangement within the U.S. (Central or Eastern time zones required)
- • Opportunity to work with a prestigious leadership advisory firm serving top-tier clients
- • Collaborative and innovative culture with a focus on professional growth
- • Exposure to senior leadership and cross-functional initiatives
- • Support for continuing education and professional development
Skills & Technologies
About ghSMART & Company Inc.
ghSMART is an executive leadership consulting firm founded in 1995 that provides assessment, coaching, and talent advisory services to boards, CEOs, investors, and senior teams. Using proprietary predictive analytics and behavioral interviews, the firm evaluates senior executives and emerging leaders, advises on succession planning, and supports leadership development for private equity, Fortune 500, and government clients. Its consultants, many former McKinsey, military, or industry leaders, operate globally from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. ghSMART also publishes research on leadership effectiveness and hosts the annual CEO Genome Project. The ghsmartjobs site lists open roles within the firm.
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