Assistant Controller
9180 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90212 US
Job Description
Our client is a lightning fast growing company within the health and beauty industry. Due to growth, the company is looking for an Assistant Controller. The company has a wonderful culture, excellent and dynamic leadership, and offers amazing career growth and opportunity.
Job Summary
The Assistant Corporate Controller is a management level position that will be accountable for assisting in all accounting, reporting, and compliance functions for the company including handling the accumulation and consolidation of financial data for internal and external facing financial statements, evaluating accounting and internal control systems, and leading department staff. This position will report directly to the Corporate Controller but will work closely with executive management as well.
The ideal candidate will have management accounting experience in a consumer-packaged goods company (at least product related). Expertise in GAAP and producing financial statements required.
The company is in rapid growth, and they have a high energy, fast-paced and welcoming work culture in which everyone “rolls up their sleeves” and partners closely together to continue to propel the company’s success. The right candidate will succeed in this position if they are:
1) High energy and have a drive towards improvement and growth
2) A strong communicator
3) A hands-on coach who fosters learning with a goal towards creating autonomy and empowerment
4) Comfortable engaging across multiple functions and levels (up and down) across the team.
Position:
The Assistant Controller will play a critical role in managing and overseeing the general ledger within the accounting department. This position will ensure accurate financial records, streamline financial processes, and provide valuable insights to support strategic decision-making. The ideal person will have a strong understanding of general ledger accounting and financial reporting, with some experience in inventory management.
Key Responsibilities:
- General Ledger Management:
- Oversee and maintain the general ledger, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial records.
- Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end closing activities.
- Ensure all financial transactions are properly recorded in accordance with GAAP and company policies.
- Financial Reporting:
- Prepare and analyze financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
- Assist in the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses.
- Support the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for management and external stakeholders.
- Inventory Management:
- Maintain accurate inventory records and reconcile inventory accounts.
- Conduct regular inventory audits and resolve discrepancies promptly.
- Process Improvement:
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for general ledger and inventory management.
- Collaborate with IT and other departments to leverage technology for better financial tracking and reporting.
- Compliance and Controls:
- Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and relevant regulatory requirements.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of internal controls related to general ledger and inventory management.
- Participate in internal and external audits, providing necessary documentation and explanations.
Experience/Training/Education
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
- 5 to 10 years of total accounting experience, with increasing managerial and leadership growth throughout their career
- Inventory accounting experience
- Experience with ERP related software systems (preference for NetSuite, or SAP)
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Executive polish and strong management presence
- Very clear communication skills, especially around ability to formally present data and information to executive leadership
- Analytical skills
- Strong management skills
- Possess a high level of professionalism
- Must be deadline-focused and detail-oriented
Job Requirements
Meet Your Recruiter
Jennifer Hannigan, CPA
Founder & CEO
Jennifer founded Alliance Resource Group in 2003 after four years as a consistent top five performer for a prominent national staffing agency. Jennifer’s vision was to take the best of both contingent and retained search firms and merge them into a single platform. ARG represents this vision with the high touch, highly consultative approach of the retained industry coupled with the sense of urgency and extensive and broad network of a contingent firm. Born and raised in San Diego, her claim to fame was winning the Metric Marathon in 5th grade. She wandered North and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. A Certified Public Accountant and Deloitte Alum, Jennifer has found her true professional calling running a world class staffing firm.
With boundless energy, this mother of triplets plus two successfully handles the demands of running a business and raising five children. If Jennifer had any spare time, she would enjoy scrapbooking, cooking, wine tasting, Lyle Lovett concerts and travel. Jennifer is a huge Star Wars fan; so much so that she embraced her inner geek with Star Wars Pop Art for the corporate office.
