Assistant Controller

About the Company:

Our client is privately-held and has a long and successful history of product innovation and is driven to explore, invent, and innovate new tools, products, and ideas to make their company thrive.

About the Role Responsibilities:

Lead monthly close process efficiently and produce monthly financial statements in collaboration with the FP&A team.

Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior managers and protect the company and departmental budget thresholds.

Have a strategic mindset and keep company goals in mind while running the accounting function.

Guide financial decisions by applying company policies and procedures to the current economic landscape.

Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines. Maximize payroll efficiency through innovative process development.

Help develop and support short- and long-term operational strategies. Have a growth, automation and intrapreneurial mindset.

Responsibilities:

Detailed GL level management in Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Maintain internal safeguards for revenue receipts, costs, and team and organizational budgets and actual expenditures.

Manage AP, AR, Banking, Bank Reconciliation, Credit Card receipts and payments, and manufacturing labor absorption.

Establish (in coordination with CFO) financial and operating benchmarks, cost monitoring, and reporting standards on biweekly, monthly, and annual basis.

Implement consistent accounting policies, practices, and procedures across all programs, adhering to national and local legal standards while remaining knowledgeable of proposed legislation.

Develop and enforce internal controls to maximize protection of company assets, policies, procedures, and workflows.

Oversee and support the accounting team with dynamic leadership that creates an environment of trust and productivity.

Maintain and develop the Daily Cash Flow, manage payments keeping in mind treasury thresholds and inform the CFO of risks.

Manage monthly and quarterly investor and bank covenant reporting.

Lead the financial, inventory and sales tax audit.

Lead tax preparation (in collaboration with the CFO).

Qualifications Required Skills:

8+ years of professional accounting experience, preferably in ecommerce and manufacturing.

Strong understanding of banking processes and financial data analysis.

Working knowledge of national and local tax regulations and compliance reporting.

Experience in managing payroll, with focus on streamlining accounting processes.

Experience in running onshore and offshore accounting function and cross collaboration across departments.

Experience with MS Dynamics 365.

Education:

This position requires a bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, or related field. An MBA or advanced degree is a plus.