Assistant Corporate Controler $140-175k + bonus

Summary:

The Assistant Corporate Controller is a senior leadership role within the North American region. This position is responsible for managing the Corporate Accounting team, overseeing Accounts Payable, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting, leading the annual external audit process, and maintaining a strong internal control environment. The role works closely with regional finance teams, executive leadership, and external auditors, to ensure consistent finance processes across the organization. As part of a structured development plan, the Assistant Corporate Controller will progressively assume additional responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and develop the corporate accounting team providing direction, coaching, prioritization, and performance management. Manage day-to-day corporate accounting operations and ensure timely execution. Drive standardization and consistency across accounting processes. Own and continuously improve the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close process. Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules. Monitor intercompany accounting, lease accounting, hedge accounting and debt accounting, Oversee consolidated financial reporting and ensure timely submission of internal and external reporting packages maintaining accuracy of multi-entity consolidation, intercompany eliminations and related party transactions. Support preparation of financial information for executive leadership, the Board, and lenders. Lead all aspects of the annual external audit and serve as the primary liaison with external auditors. Support audits related to pension plans, benefit plans, insurance plans, ABL field exams and other statutory requirements. Monitor compliance with debt covenants and prepare covenant calculations and certifications Research and document technical accounting matters and accounting policy decisions. Ensure compliance with US GAAP and corporate accounting policies. Lead implementation of accounting process improvements and control enhancements. Review significant reserves, accruals, and accounting estimates. Partner with regional finance teams to ensure consistent accounting treatment across the organization. Oversight of the centralized Accounts Payable function. Support implementation of new systems, reporting tools, and accounting technologies.

Requirements:

Accounting or Finance degree and CPA license. 7+ yrs of Solid GAAP experience. Experience with consolidated financial reporting. Proven experience supervising an Accounting team. Multi-entity and multi-location experience. Experience as an auditor in public accounting or having overseen annual external audit. Big 4 or National CPA firm experience preferred. Strong Excel and ERP systems understanding.