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The team is seeking an experienced, versatile and hands-on Assistant Corporate Controller who operates with an open mindset and “values the human” in all interactions.  This position is responsible for ensuring the integrity of world-wide accounting operations by providing process knowledge, technical expertise, business collaboration, and reporting leadership, with a strong desire to improve processes and controls.  This position reports to the Corporate Controller and will manage a growing team that includes Corporate Accounting & Consolidations and Procure to Pay.  As a fast growing and nimble company, this role will span into areas including tax, treasury and insurance as needed.  The successful candidate is someone who can be a strong mentor and coach but who enjoys rolling up their sleeves when necessary.  This is a pivotal role which will contribute significantly to the success of the Controllership organization.

We are searching for an experienced, collaborative & engaged leader who enjoys problem solving, working with highly motivated and fun individuals, team building and developing & maintaining SOX compliant processes that will scale in a fast paced, high growth environment.  

 Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership to strengthen the accounting team with a commitment to recruiting, training and mentoring of staff
• Lead the accounting team in implementing internal control procedures (SOX) and identification of inefficiencies and implementation of process improvements
• Oversee the management of the monthly/quarterly/annual accounting close process
• Review monthly financial statements and trend analysis to ensure completeness and accuracy of results in accordance with GAAP and compliance to internal policies, ensure account balances are fully reconciled, and manage the preparation of financial results in a timely manner
• Manage and ensure accurate, timely and efficient processing of all transactions which include Bank Reconciliation, Journal Entries, Fixed Asset, Prepaid Expenses, Monthly Accruals, and all Balance Sheet and P&L account reconciliations and analysis
• Assist the Controller with interfacing with the Company’s external auditors and coordination of quarterly and annual audits
• Expand the Corporate Accounting team to build and manage a procure to pay function in a SOX compliant environment; manage through change and evolve accrual accounting
• Assist in the implementation of new accounting standards and the accounting for non-standard transactions as needed
• Ability to flex into technical accounting areas including tax, equity and lease accounting working with Effectus as needed as a reliable level of review
• Liaise and participate in workflow design with Engineering, Sales, HR and other system administrators on processes, policies, systems and compliance

Qualifications:

• CPA required (Active or Inactive)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required
• Public company experience required
• Excellent knowledge of GAAP
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience; ideally, a public accounting/private industry mix
• Leadership skills to providing extensive support and guidance to the accounting team, proved ability in strengthened accounting process; hands on experience on establishing goals, negotiation, assigning tasks, coaching, issue identification and problem-solving
• Experience designing and implementing new policies and procedures
• Must be trustworthy and confidential
• Must have excellent communication skills and ability to present to senior management
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Proven ability to identify and drive process and system improvements
• Positive attitude and open mindset, not afraid to roll up your sleeves
• Team player, strong interpersonal skills including conscientiousness, diplomacy, flexibility, dependability, and, last but not least, a good sense of humor