Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
We are looking for an Assistant Controller to join a growing finance team in a contract-to-permanent capacity. This role is ideal for a hands-on accounting leader who can balance month-end responsibilities with process-focused project work across multiple business entities. The position will play a key part in creating more consistent accounting operations, strengthening controls, and supporting long-term improvements that help the organization scale effectively.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee core month-end close activities, ensuring entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules are completed accurately and on time.
- Examine balance sheet reconciliations in detail, identify gaps or inconsistencies, and recommend corrective actions to improve reliability.
- Partner with finance leadership to standardize accounting workflows across multiple entities, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and inventory-related processes.
- Evaluate existing accounts payable procedures, uncover root causes of payment timing issues, and help design a more controlled and efficient process.
- Support initiatives to document accounting procedures and establish consistent practices that improve visibility, accountability, and execution across the organization.
- Contribute to process improvement and implementation projects, adapting priorities as new findings emerge and business needs evolve.
- Assist with consolidation-related accounting activities and help ensure financial information is aligned across separate operating businesses.
- Work through recommendations from prior advisory assessments, helping determine which improvements are practical, valuable, and ready for execution.
- Participate in finance technology and automation efforts, including projects related to streamlining payable workflows and supporting broader software implementation needs.
- Prior experience in an Assistant Controller or Accounting Manager role with broad responsibility for accounting operations and close activities.
- Strong knowledge of month-end close, general ledger accounting, and financial reporting fundamentals.
- Demonstrated success improving processes, documenting workflows, and implementing more efficient accounting procedures.
- Ability to manage shifting priorities and remain effective in an environment with multiple concurrent projects.
- Experience reviewing reconciliations, supporting internal controls, and driving accuracy across balance sheet accounts.
- Familiarity with consolidations, financial statement audit support, and multi-entity accounting environments.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust, collaborate across teams, and support long-term organizational goals.
- Comfort participating in software implementation or automation initiatives within an accounting or finance function.