Hoxton Circle

Assistant Controller

Hoxton Circle  •  $165k - $225k/yr  •  New York City, NY (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

Assistant Controller

A fast-growing, PE-backed financial services platform is hiring an Assistant Controller to help scale its accounting infrastructure. The company is backed by one of the top private equity firms in the country and is expanding rapidly through acquisition. This is a newly created role with real ownership from day one.

The team is small, the environment is high-growth and unstructured, and the people who thrive here are the ones who roll up their sleeves, build what doesn't exist yet, and get comfortable working across a wide range of stakeholders.

The Role

You'll oversee day-to-day accounting operations across a portfolio of operating companies, with a mix of technical accounting, systems work, and cross-functional collaboration. Specifically:

  • Own the monthly close, GL processes, reconciliations, variance analysis, and financial statements across multiple entities
  • Apply US GAAP expertise in complex areas including revenue recognition, purchase accounting, and lease accounting
  • Serve as a key finance lead during post-acquisition integrations, onboarding entities onto NetSuite and other platforms
  • Partner with external auditors and internal stakeholders, including company leadership and founders
  • Help build and refine processes and controls as the company scales

What You Bring

  • 7+ years of accounting experience, with meaningful time at the Accounting Manager or Assistant Controller level in-house
  • CPA required
  • Real ERP experience, NetSuite strongly preferred. This is not a QuickBooks environment.
  • Background in a startup, PE-backed company, or high-growth environment where you've had to build, not just maintain
  • Strong communicator with the executive presence to work alongside challenging, high-performing stakeholders who aren't always process-oriented
  • Public accounting background preferred but not required

Compensation and Details

  • Base salary $165,000 to $185,000, with total cash up to $225,000
  • Manhattan, 5 days per week
  • Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, HSA with employer contributions, 401(k) with 4% match, unlimited PTO, and commuter benefits

Hoxton Circle is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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About Hoxton Circle

Hoxton Circle is a specialist search and recruitment firm that connects top-tier talent with standout opportunities across Accounting & Finance, HR, and Strategic Leadership.

Since 2016, we’ve partnered with private equity firms, PortCos, high-growth ventures, and established enterprises to deliver permanent, interim, and project-based hiring solutions nationwide—with a physical presence in New York, California, Texas, and Florida.

We’re boutique by design and high-touch by nature. Whether it’s a CFO hire, a finance transformation lead, or building out an executive team post-transaction, we work fast—without compromising quality.

Our Executive & Strategic Search practice is a core pillar of what we do.

We support clients with senior-level appointments that drive growth, improve control, and shape culture. From first-time CFOs and CHROs in PE-backed environments to transformation leaders in complex, multi-entity organizations—we help identify leaders who do more than check boxes. They create momentum.

With decades of executive search experience across the team, we bring the insight, instincts, and network it takes to deliver results where others fall short.

We cut through the noise of today’s market with a consultative, insight-driven approach that balances speed, discretion, and rigor. The result? Talent that sticks, performs, and elevates.

Roles we specialize in include:

CFO, Head of Finance, VP Finance, Finance Director, Controller, FP&A Lead, Technical Accounting, Transformation & Systems, HR Leadership, and other senior strategic hires.

At Hoxton Circle, we don’t just recruit—we advise, connect, and elevate. Because great hiring decisions aren’t just operational—they’re transformational.

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Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
New York, New York
Year Founded
Unknown
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