Assistant Controller

**POSITION SUMMARY:** The Assistant Controller supports the Controller in overseeing the company’s accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls and compliance activities. This position plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial statements while maintaining a strong internal control environment. The Assistant Controller partners with the Controller, Chief Financial Officer, department managers, and external auditors to improve financial processes, support strategic decision-making, and ensure compliance with accounting standards, company policies, and regulatory requirements. **RESPONSIBILITES AND DUTIES:** - Assist the Controller in overseeing and managing the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting. - Prepare and review consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. - Develop reporting packages for executive leadership - Perform financial analysis and explain significant balance sheet and income statement fluctuations. - Ensure accounting records are complete, accurate, and fully supported. - Exercise independent judgment in evaluating accounting issues, resolving financial reporting matters, and recommending improvements to accounting policies, internal controls, and processes. - Coordinate annual financial statement audits and reviews. - Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors for financial reporting matters. - Ensure compliance with GAAP and corporate governance requirements. - Develop scalable accounting processes capable of supporting rapid organizational growth. - Improve financial reporting efficiency through automation and ERP optimization. - Implement best practices in accounting operations, financial close, reconciliations, and reporting. - Design, document, and improve financial reporting controls and business processes. - Perform risk assessments and identify opportunities to strengthen financial governance. - Coordinate management testing of internal controls. - Lead special projects and perform additional duties as assigned. - Lead and mentor members of the accounting team. - Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. **REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:** - Experience preparing financial statements. - Extensive knowledge of fixed asset accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, asset tracking, disposals, and account reconciliations. - Excellent technical accounting research and documentation skills. - Strong project-management, organizational, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment. - Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills. - Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP and financial-reporting systems. - Ability to thrive in a dynamic, deadline-driven, high-growth environment. - Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to interact effectively with executives, auditors, and legal counsel. - Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive financial information professionally. - Ability to work independently while collaborating with accounting, finance, operations, and leadership teams. **QUALIFICATIONS:** - Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field required. - Minimum of five (5) years of progressive accounting, audit, financial close, financial review, or general ledger experience required. - Prior audit, internal controls, or public accounting experience strongly preferred. - Experience with month-end close, financial statement review, reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and variance analysis required. - Experience with ERP implementations and financial systems optimization. - Supervisory experience leading accounting professionals required. - CPA, CPA candidate, or related accounting certification preferred but not required. **PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:** - Prolonged p…