Assistant Controller

Job Description

Description:

Will lead a Team responsible for consolidation of the monthly results, internal monthly reporting, balance sheet reconciliation reviews, ad hoc analysis, accounting research, maintenance of the general ledger and support for the home office departments.

 

Organization Structure:

Reporting to the Corporate Controller, will manage a Team of 5 professional Accountants.

 

Responsibilities:

1.      Consolidation of the monthly results.  The timeliness and accuracy of these results is critical to the company.  This process has been largely automated and the Assistant Controller is responsible for maintaining and further improving this process.

 

2.      Weekly revenue and gross margin reporting.  The weekly revenue and gross margin results are distributed internally and are used extensively by the Management Team to make decisions that impact the direction of the company. 

 

3.      Balance sheet reconciliations.  The accountants are responsible for maintaining integrity of the balance sheet reconciliations.  The Assistant Controller is responsible for a thorough understanding of the contents of the balance sheet accounts,  reviewing the reconciliations on a monthly basis, providing guidance and training for the accountants where needed.  

 

4.      Payroll tax accounts.  Responsible for working closely with the Director of Tax and the Tax Team to understand the payroll tax process and understand how the payroll tax accounts function in the balance sheet.  

  

5.     Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the fixed asset system. 

6.     The Accounting Team receives numerous requests each month for analysis on accounts or activity with in the company that has not analyzed previously.  Responsible for understanding the various requests, assigning the work to the appropriate accountant, setting a realistic deadline for completion of the work, assessing the relative importance of the requests and ultimately reporting the end result.

 

7.      May be asked from time to time to perform accounting research, document the company’s position and gain approval from the external auditors. 

8.      Due to the importance of the general ledger in the Accounting Team for reporting the monthly results, performing the balance sheet reconciliations and ad hoc analysis working with the I/T Team, is also going to be needed.  

  

Job Qualifications

Key Competencies:

1. Excellent coaching, mentoring and motivating skills
2. Strong knowledge of technology and how to leverage within business
3. Financial modeling experience relevant to reporting, analysis and cost controls
4. Passion for results and improving the status quo
5. Minimum 10 years experience in relevant fields

Education and Other Requirements:

Undergraduate degree in Accounting

CPA

3+ years in public accounting

5 + years in industry

Experience with Hyperion preferred, ERP systems are a a plus