Assistant Controller

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Assistant Controller to join our team in Woburn, Massachusetts. In this role, you will play a critical part in managing financial close processes, consolidating reporting deliverables, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. This is a long-term contract position offering the opportunity to contribute to the organization's financial integrity and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including accruals, cut-off procedures, and estimates.

• Prepare and maintain supporting schedules for consolidation entries, intercompany eliminations, and foreign currency gains and losses.

• Coordinate international accounting deliverables and review monthly financial results for accuracy and completeness.

• Manage legal entity consolidation and prepare financial statements including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.

• Ensure accuracy in journal entries and maintain reconciliations for general ledger accounts on a monthly basis.

• Drive improvements in close processes to meet accelerated reporting timelines and enhance efficiency.

• Safeguard the control environment by maintaining documented evidence of transaction reviews, approvals, and reconciliations.

• Support external financial and regulatory audits by preparing necessary schedules and documentation.

• Lead periodic reporting efforts, including monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field is required.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in accounting, consolidation, and financial reporting, with multicurrency financial statement preparation preferred.

• At least 5 years of experience managing teams responsible for financial close processes and statement preparation.

• Strong knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and regulatory requirements.

• Proven ability to analyze and present complex financial data effectively.

• Excellent organizational and project management skills to handle multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.

• Proficiency in accounting functions, financial reporting, and intercompany accounting.

• Experience in auditing, consolidations, and month-end close processes.