Remote Assistant Controller

Summary

Join our team as an assistant controller and play a crucial role in managing client engagements. This position involves overseeing A/P and A/R, maintaining accounting records, participating in month-end close processes, and coordinating with the client leadership team to produce timely reports.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of US GAAP including recent pronouncements and proposed updates
• Working knowledge of varied accounting software, supporting tech stack (including third party payers) and Excel
• Ability to work within engagement’s budgeted time while maintaining attention to detail
• Respectful and collaborative approach to managing internal staff where appropriate
• Cooperatively work with other staff in a team environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a periodically stressful environment, to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and to meet established deadlines
• Ability to prioritize work tasks, effectively and efficiently allocating and managing time
• Strong customer service, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to solve practical problems, including interpreting and applying common sense from a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Ability to identify and assess client activities that may require further information, research, or guidance

Responsibilities

• Ensure US GAAP treatment where appropriate
• Support controller in managing preparation of monthly financial statements
• Prepare special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
• Responsible for overseeing low to moderately complex allocations and tracking of depreciation, prepaid expenses, deposits, accruals, revenue, and payroll
• Work with client management to develop internal control guidelines, policies, and procedures for AP and AR
• Contribute to financial decisions by supporting and adhering to client’s policies and procedures
• Work with client management to track financial KPIs
• Complete 1st level review of monthly work papers
• Oversee client engagement through limited management of internal teams
• Support and develop relationships with clients while recognizing opportunities to expand client engagements
• Collaborate across internal teams to enhance client experience
• Understand the budgeted hours for each client engagement and monitor monthly
• Attend, engage in and utilize company trainings on varied topics such as industry specific accounting, soft skills, engagement management, etc

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home
• Wellness Resources