Assistant Controller

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the general ledger account reconciliations.
• Perform month-end closing procedures and journal entries.
• Prepare and maintain accounting system documentation.
• Prepare and handle sales taxes returns and sales tax audits.
• Prepare work papers for federal and state tax returns for an outside accounting firm.
• Create and maintain audit schedules, audit interfaces, and perform various tax analyses to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Coordinate with the materials group for physical inventory counts and reconcile physical counts with the general ledger.
• Maintain property tax records and filings.
• Manage the Fixed Asset Register.
• Handle intercompany activity and confirmations.
• Assist with periodic forecasting and annual budgets.
• Coordinate semiannual reviews and annual audits with independent auditors, providing support and documentation.
• Ensure that the accounting department is integrated into the company's operations rather than being seen as a separate unit.
• Conduct cost accounting, including analysis of fixed, variable, direct, and indirect costs, variance analysis, and absorption costing.
• Monitor inventory control, reconcile inventory subledgers with the general ledger, perform cycle counts, and calculate obsolescence or slow-moving reserves.
• Ensure timely closing and compilation of financial statements, ensuring data accuracy through timely updates of expense activity.
• Support departments in identifying and measuring their activity relative to the company using metrics and measurements.
• Utilize standard computing functions and major accounting software, such as MS D365 Finance & Operations.
• Comply with company policies and procedures, maintaining quality and confidentiality in all tasks.
• Participate in implementing the company's strategic plan goals and quality program initiatives.
• Support lean enterprise techniques, good housekeeping practices, immediate corrective actions, and other company-wide initiatives aimed at improving productivity and profitability.
• Engage in and support the company's professional development and training activities.