Assistant Controller

Description We are looking for an Assistant Controller to join a growing finance team in Charlotte, North Carolina. This position offers broad exposure across accounting operations, financial reporting, and audit coordination, making it well suited for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment with diverse responsibilities. The role will contribute to accurate month-end and quarter-end reporting while supporting complex accounting activities tied to lending, revenue, and entity-level financial oversight. This individual will also help leadership with process improvement and policies as they continue to grow.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate external audit activities across multiple legal entities, preparing schedules, responding to requests, and helping drive timely completion of annual audits.
• Support the monthly and quarterly close process by reviewing general ledger activity, reconciling accounts, and ensuring financial data is complete and accurate.
• Prepare and assist with internal and external financial reporting deliverables in accordance with applicable accounting standards and company deadlines.
• Contribute to corporate accounting operations, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and analysis of key account fluctuations.
• Apply accounting guidance to revenue-related transactions to ensure recognition is recorded properly and consistently.
• Manage accounting activities associated with loan portfolios and assist with related reporting and analysis.
• Provide support for fund-level accounting matters as needed, including transaction tracking and reporting assistance.
• Participate in special projects that improve reporting quality, strengthen accounting processes, or support updates to the general ledger platform. Requirements
• At least 5 years of accounting and/or audit experience, including 3-5 years in public audit with financial services clients.
• Hands-on experience supporting financial statement audits and working through audit documentation requests.
• Strong knowledge of month-end close, general ledger accounting, and preparation of financial reports.
• Understanding of revenue recognition principles and their application in a corporate accounting environment.
• Experience with financial services/mortgage accounting and the ability to work with detailed, high-volume financial data.
• CPA is a big plus.

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