Assistant Controller
About the role
DLC is an award-winning professional services firm specializing in finance, accounting, project management & financial systems integration projects. Our teams provide flexible, efficient & customized on demand execution addressing financial challenges under the office of the CFO. DLC serves clients across Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, & Orange County markets. This unique opportunity offers the best of both worlds with the variety & challenge of project-based work with the stability & continuity of a full-time position. As a DLC consultant, you will work with a talented team of professionals and make a significant investment in your career. You will help clients navigate critical accounting & finance initiatives from reporting and compliance to forecasting, systems implementations & transformations, process improvements & interim leadership support. Our clients include a mix of Fortune 1000 companies, Middle Market and private equity backed.
Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle accounting processes
- Improve and optimize the month-end close
- Prepare consolidated financial statements and reporting packages
- Support SEC filings, including 10-K, 10-Q, S-1, S-3 & S-4
- Analyze & implement new FASB pronouncements
- Support audits & post-merger integration efforts
- Develop & document internal controls, policies & procedures
- Develop annual operating plans, forecasts, & long-range plans
- Build & maintain financial models & decision-support tools
- Analyze pricing, profitability, capital expenditures & strategic investments
- Support acquisition & divestiture analysis
- Evaluate marketing ROI, benchmarking results & cost allocation approaches
- Support R&D budgeting & complex forecasting needs
- Lead or support financial systems implementations & upgrades
- Define business requirements & assist with software selection
- Partner across Finance and IT
- Design charts of accounts
- Create & execute testing plans
- Build reports using ERP & reporting tools
- Identify process improvement opportunities & support implementation
- Provide post-launch support & troubleshooting
- Document current-state processes through narratives & flowcharts
- Recommend & implement best practices
- Redesign workflows to align with system & business needs
- Strengthen compliance & operational efficiency
- Step into interim finance leadership roles during periods of growth, change, or transition
- Support organizations through reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions & relocations
- Clarify team roles & responsibilities
- Improve workflows & identify productivity opportunities
- Develop position descriptions & train incoming staff
- Define project scope, objectives, timelines & deliverables
- Coordinate cross-functional teams & stakeholders
- Build communication & project plans
- Identify & manage project risks
- Help ensure projects are delivered on time & on budget
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related area
- Holds an MBA and/or CPA or in process preferred
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS, public accounting experience strongly preferred
- 5+ years of demonstrated success inside a Fortune 1000 company required
- Experience in accounting, finance, FP&A, reporting, audit, systems, or transformation