Assistant, Controller jobs in Memphis, TN

The Assistant Controller will oversee the transaction accounting functions for CS3. The position is responsible for the accurate and efficient processing of project and service transactions, monthly transactions process close, and ensuring that appropriate policies and procedures are met.

The responsibility for transaction processing accounting and certain state tax compliance have been performed by the CS3 Business Unit ("BU") co-founder and a third-party CPA. The Assistant Controller position will allow the co-founder to retire and the bring state tax compliance inside the BU.

Responsibilities include project and work order costing and billing, depreciation, G/L, inventory control, internal controls, payroll, and cash management. This role will report to the Controller at CS3.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
You will have responsibility for providing transactional accounting process and analysis to support the business in managing its performance in addition to ownership over the transaction accounting, and internal control environment. Specific areas of activity and ownership include:

• Accounting and Reporting:
  • Month End Transactions Process Close: responsible for running an accurate and timely close, month end journal preparation/ review, account reconciliations, variance analysis and reporting.
  • Oversees all general ledger, accounts payable, billing and collection, payroll, and fixed asset activities, ensuring accurate and timely processing of transactions and compliance with internal policies.
  • Transition and management of various state Sales and Use tax compliance and reporting. This responsibility is currently managed outside of the BU by an external CPA. The Assistant Controller is responsible to bring the responsibility and management of State Tax Compliance and Reporting in house.
• Internal Controls:
  • Review, document, implement and communicate the enforcement of correct and appropriate accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls in accordance with GAAP.
  • Driving improvements to financial and operational controls in the context of a project-based business utilizing percentage of completion (POC) accounting.
• Management:
  • Provide guidance, training, and assistance for the BU’s seven (7) transaction accounting personnel to ensure that reporting and compliance
    objectives are achieved while supporting talent development initiatives and performance.
  • Identify potential process efficiency gains and assist in the design and implementation of efficiency improvements.
• Ad-hoc requirements – supporting the BU Controller or Corporate Controller, with any ad-hoc reporting or requests. Such requests may include system
  implementation/enhancements, ad-hoc business analysis/ modelling, local tax reporting and compliance, acquisition, and integration support.

Required Education/Experience:

• Undergraduate degree in accounting or finance and a CPA License (preferred).
• 5 years in accounting leadership roles.
• Public accounting or experience working in a private equity owned company preferred.
• Experience in a multi-project-based company, preferably in Construction, Engineering, or other project-based industry experience.
• Experience with M&A, Due Diligence and Integration in an acquisition environment preferred, or similar demonstrated process improvement and change management experience.
• Systems savvy with implementation experience and proficiency preferred.
  • Proficiency in G/L, business intelligence and reporting tools preferred
  • MS Office suite proficiency required.

Competencies

• Financial Management.
• Attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Organized with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective stakeholder partner who will leverage an understanding of the business to provide meaningful support.
• Drive a continuous improvement approach.
• Strong communicator, who embraces change and operates effectively within a decentralized reporting environment that is undergoing change.

Physical Demands
This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary.

Work 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.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Employee understands the above job description and agrees to comply with and be subject to its conditions. Employee further agrees this job description does not alter his/her at-will employment status. Employee understands that the Company reserves the right to delegate, remove, expand, or change any and all responsibilities. Employee acknowledges that he/she can fulfill the above duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Behaviors

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

• Financial: Inspired to perform well by monetary reimbursement

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)