Assistant Controller

Responsibilities

• Manage the monthly close process, including reconciliation of bank accounts and other financial accounts.
• Help ensure timely and consistent monthly close activities are completed in accordance with GAAP.
• Maintain the monthly trial balance workbook.
• Prepare and post payroll journal entries in QuickBooks.
• Complete quarterly balance sheet review activities.
• Upload budgets into QuickBooks as needed.
• Aid in the preparation of the monthly Board financial package, financial analysis, and Board slide deck.
• Oversee preparation of monthly departmental management reports.
• Assist, as needed, in preparation of budgets and forecasts.
• Support special financial analysis and reporting projects as assigned.
• Partner with Human Resources to review payroll and support shared payroll accountability.
• Review and approve bi-weekly payroll and funding of payroll.
• Serve as a backup to process payroll when needed.
• Assist, as needed, with payroll tax related issues.
• Provide process oversight for the employee expense reimbursement process and ensure employee expense reimbursements are processed timely and in accordance with company policies.
• Submit approved employee expense reimbursements for repayment on the agreed-upon schedule.
• Oversee expense reimbursement process and ensure appropriate receipts and documentation are obtained for employee expense reimbursements.
• Aid, as needed, in responding to reimbursement inquiries and serve as backup support for reimbursement processing as needed.
• Support FSA and HSA reconciliations.
• Provide information to CPA firms for quarterly tax estimates and annual tax return preparation.
• Aid with the quarterly estimated income tax process, including payments as needed.
• Aid with quarterly investor tax distribution and income allocation communications.
• Respond to investor information requests and questions as needed.
• Distribute annual K-1s via email.
• Review tax-related mail and notices, forward to Human Resources or the CPA firm as appropriate and follow up as needed.
• Aid with auditor requests during the company financial audit.
• Assist with escheat-related activities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required.
• CPA required.
• 7+ years of related accounting, finance, or assistant controllership experience.
• Experience with both public accounting and industry accounting environments.
• Experience with monthly close, reconciliations, financial reporting, and GAAP-based accounting processes.
• Experience reviewing payroll and partnering with Human Resources or People Operations on payroll-related activities.
• Experience supporting tax, audit, and investor-related financial information requests.
• Experience with due diligence, buy-side, or sell-side transaction support is strongly preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel experience, utilization of QuickBooks required.