Assistant Controller - People People

SUMMARY: This position provides management and leadership for the accounting and finance operations (general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll) to ensure the accuracy and reasonableness of financial reporting and recorded financial transactions within GAAP guidelines. This position leads the month-end close process; ensures the company has sound, effective, and continually improving internal controls, financial systems, and policies and research, develops, and maintains a variety of reports for executive management.

JOB DUTIES:

• Protect organization's assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing financial policies, procedures, internal controls and reporting systems including future SEC, SOX, Audit and other bank/investor compliance reporting requirements.
• Provide comprehensive financial updates to management by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting appropriate data points.
• In conjunction with the CFO and Controller, establish financial and operating budgets, benchmarks, and reporting standards on a periodic, monthly, and annual basis.
• Develop, monitor, and analyze business financial statements and performance metrics.
• Help develop and support short and long-term operational strategies.
• Support accounting team with dynamic leadership that creates an environment of trust and productivity.
• Develop and maintain high performing team through regular coaching, counseling, development.
• Direct the general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll functions. Supervise, train, provide guidance and monitor performance for applicable personnel.
• Direct the annual audit process and corporate tax requirements.
• Accurately and timely direct the month-end close, disbursements review and approval, payroll tax and reporting compliance, sales/use tax compliance, employee expense reports, bank reconciliations, and account analysis.
• Direct organization's treasury functions such as maintaining cash controls and reports, establishing of bank accounts, initiating cash wires within scope of authority.
• Serve as payroll backup to the payroll function.
• Take charge of all aspects of billing, receivables, and treasury functions for the company.
• Research accounting issues for compliance with GAAP principles and/or IRS requirements.
• Lead the development and execution of all reports concerning tax, audit, and compliance matters for the organization.
• Own the management of the monthly financial statements and accompanying records.
• Drive process change and re-engineering to improve efficiencies in accounting and business processes.
• Other duties as assigned by Controller.

BASIC SKILLS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree AND CPA required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
• 2+ years of public accounting experience in audit or transactional services required;
• Manufacturing experience a HUGE plus
• 7+ years of relevant experience in Corporate accounting
• Excellent organizational and communication skills; both verbal and written.
• Strong analytical skills required with the proven ability to use analysis to drive and solve for business problems
• Outstanding skills in accounting systems and comprehensive ERP systems, and Office 365 expert user.
• Ability to work with people at all levels of organization

PREFERRED SKILLS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Working knowledge of NetSuite, Avalara, and ADP