Assistant Controller

About the role

Job Summary: Responsible for managing the lease accounting functions for PACCAR Leasing Company. This position interacts closely with a variety of departments and personnel throughout the corporate headquarters including Canada and Controllers’ organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop three accountants, including hiring, training, cross-training, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
• Provide technical accounting research and guidance to management and the Global Controllers’ Group on significant, complex, and non-routine lease transactions.
• Manage daily and month-end U.S. and Canadian lease accounting activities, including transactions, new volume, payoffs, dispositions, and financial reporting.
• Ensure timely, accurate preparation of monthly financial statements, analytical reports, and quarterly tax and external reporting packages.
• Review journal entries and general ledger reconciliations, and perform account analyses.
• Prepare and review lease accounting forecasts and month- and quarter-end forecast-to-actual variance commentary.
• Review executive commentary for the monthly financial report.
• Coordinate tax compliance, authority requests, audits, and inquiries with Corporate Tax and internal teams.
• Develop and implement system initiatives, including robotic process automation, to reduce cycle time and improve departmental efficiency and productivity.
• Maintain effective partnerships with PLC Operations, Corporate and PFC Treasury, PACCAR Tax, and other accounting teams.
• Coordinate quarterly reporting to Corporate Accounting and external auditors in support of SEC filings and other information requests.
• Maintain strong internal controls, participate in U.S. and Canadian control testing and operational reviews, and support internal and external audits.
• Lead and support special projects, system implementations, and process improvements using AI, Six Sigma, and data analytics tools.

Qualifications & Skills

• 8+ years of relevant accounting experience with increasing responsibility
• Supervisory experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; including effective written and verbal skills and the ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to communicate complex lease accounting issues at an executive level
• Strong technical and analytical accounting skills with intermediate to advanced computer skills in Excel (i.e. pivot tables, macros, charts and graphs) and data analytic tools (i.e. Tableau, PowerBI etc.)
• Problem solver with ability to work independently and self-motivated, handling multiple tasks and shifting priorities
• Positive attitude and “can-do” approach to issue resolution
• Strong working knowledge of lease accounting GAAP rules and regulations
• Master’s degree strongly preferred
• SAP experience preferred
• Public Accounting or audit experience
• Education: BS/BA Accounting degree
• CPA certification

Benefits

• 401k with up to a 5% company match
• Fully funded pension plan that provides monthly benefits after retirement
• Comprehensive paid time off – minimum of 10 paid vacation days (additional days are provided with additional seniority/years of service), 12 paid holidays, and sick time
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education
• Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
• Paid short- and long-term disability programs
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• EAP services including wellness plans, estate planning, financial counseling and more

Pay

The salary range for the Assistant Controller position is $104,100 - $162,900 annually.