Assistant Controller -Remote

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Oversee the Finance team's role in the end-to-end integration of new acquisitions and new-build locations (ie. onboarding veterinary practices, aligning accounting policies, and establishing opening balance sheets).
• Review consolidated financial statements, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analyses for multi-unit operations.
• Maintain, monitor, and enhance internal control frameworks across all accounting functions to mitigate risk.
• Cook up and manage external audit processes, serving as the primary point of contact and managing the preparation of PBC (provided by client) schedules.
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to streamline financial workflows, improve scalability, and support strategic corporate objectives.
• Provide mentorship, technical guidance, and professional development to the Accounting department.
• Manage complex accounting treatments, including revenue recognition, purchase accounting for acquisitions, and multi-unit lease accounting.
• Aid with ad-hoc financial reporting and special projects as requested by leadership.
• Escalate significant financial risks, issues, or technical accounting questions to senior management.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Responsible for the supervision, performance management, and leadership of the Accounting team, currently consisting of ten staff members.

Preferred Education & Experience

• The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated track record as a successful financial leader in a high-growth, multi-unit retail or veterinary care environment (or similar).
• Required Experience includes Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred. Alternatively, candidate can demonstrate proficiency with sufficient and relevant experience.
• Ten years of progressive GAAP accounting experience, with at least three years in a supervisory or senior manager-level capacity.
• Extensive experience with multi-unit business structures.
• Strong background in M&A financial integration and opening accounting for new-build locations.
• Advanced systems proficiency as defined in "Computer Skills" below.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred

COMPETENCIES

• Deep, authoritative understanding of GAAP accounting, multi-unit retail finance frameworks, and consolidation processes.
• Proven track record in process improvement, with the ability to scale accounting operations to match rapid corporate growth.
• Strong communication skills with a demonstrated ability to draft clear financial policies, internal control documentation, and executive summaries.
• Proactive approach to communication, ensuring leadership and cross-functional stakeholders remain informed on financial metrics and project statuses.
• Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally to manage upstream and downstream impacts of the accounting and integration lifecycles.
• Hands-on leader willing to dive deep into complex technical accounting issues while effectively delegating operational tasks.
• Excellent supervisory, analytical, and strategic leadership skills.

Computer Skills

• Proficiency in NetSuite required.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, with a strong knowledge of complex formulas, data analysis, and pivot tables, required.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite of products (Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Word, PowerPoint) required.
• Experience implementing or optimizing accounting software preferred.

Travel Requirements

• The role is remote with occasional visits to the Support Center office or regional locations for team meetings as required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• This job operates in a professional office environment.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.