Assistant Financial Controller

Assistant Financial Controller

Brands Insurance Agency, Inc

Who We Are

Brands Insurance and West Chester Permit are closely held, family­owned companies located in West Chester, Ohio that serve and support commercial trucking companies throughout the country, with a focus on the Midwest. Through our various entities, we offer insurance coverage, overdimensional travel permits, fuel tax reporting, and a multitude of other services.

We have achieved steady, sustained growth in a challenging economic environment through top notch customer service by fostering a culture of innovation and urgency. We aggressively optimize and automate core processes, which allows our people to focus on our customer’s needs.

We will continue our growth, and are looking to scale up our businesses and take our back office processes to the next level. We aim to remain a nimble, entrepreneurial organization while continually adding services and infrastructure that allows us to compete with the mega-agencies, giving our customers the best the market has to offer while still giving them the individual care and service they expect.

What We Need

We are looking for a driven and ambitious individual who is an enthusiastic problem solver and isn’t satisfied with “good enough.” A successful Financial Controller at Brands Insurance will always be learning and improving, have high integrity and responsibility, have an extreme attention to detail and a strong sense of urgency, and be able to come up with creative solutions to any problem.

Our Financial Controller will report directly to the CFO and COO of our companies and will oversee all bookkeeping activities, financial reports for external and internal users, maintain banking, A/R, and A/P accounts, assist in maintain employee benefits, and various other tasks and duties as needed to ensure the efficient operation of companies.

This role is expected to progress over the next few years from executing our current accounting and bookkeeping processes to evolving them and putting systems in place that can grow at the pace our business is. This role will have a key voice in the executive management team and is expected to grow into an executive role.

Primary Responsibilities

·       Oversee bookkeeping tasks for multiple companies

·       Compile reports and statements for internal analysis and external reporting

·       Prepare financial forecasts and proforma Balance Sheets, P&L’s and Cash Flow Statements

·       Monitor and maintain banking, A/R and A/P accounts

·       Maintain employee benefit programs

·       Perform monthly, quarterly and annual reporting to state agencies and other government departments

Skills/Qualifications

Required:

·       Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or other Business major

·       3 years of experience in accrual based Accounting

Preferred:

·     Experience in the insurance industry

·     Experience in closely held businesses

·     Experience in Quickbooks

Benefits

·       Paid Time Off and Holidays

·       Sponsored Health, Life and Dental Insurance, and Aflac supplemental insurance

·       401K Retirement account with employer contributions

·       Company events, meals, 5k/10k races, etc

As a successful family owned company, Brands Insurance prides itself on being a fun, challenging place to work with ample opportunity to build a great career. We offer competitive pay and benefits and generously reward outstanding job performance.