Assistant Controller

Medacta USA, Inc.•Franklin, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Controller is responsible for maintaining all financial internal control activities and assists the Sr. Finance Director in managing the general ledger. This role supervises the accounting team, ensures documentation of all internal control activities and balance sheet reconciliations are completed, and serves as a key liaison to external auditors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree – Accounting/Finance (required)
7+ years’ experience in a full accounting environment.
2+ years minimum of leadership or supervisory experience
Internal Controls (SOX)
Balance Sheet Reconciliations
Written Communication Skills
Oral Communication Skills
Mathematical Aptitude
Negotiations
Organization
Professionalism
Project Management
Time Management
Critical Thinking
Process Improvement
Change Management

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree - Accounting or MBA (preferred)
CPA license (preferred)
Public company experience (preferred)
Manufacturing company with cost accounting experience highly preferred

Responsibilities

Supervises all routine accounting transactions impacting the general ledger.
Ensures all internal control activities required for Medacta USA are completed timely and documented sufficiently.
Serves as key liaison to external auditors in providing required documents and workpapers.
Ensures balance sheet reconciliations are completed on all accounts monthly. Prepares or reviews reconciliations to ensure independent preparer & reviewer control activities. Ensures all sub-ledger reports reconcile to the General Ledger.
Provides and/or reviews cash forecasting/liquidity submissions.
Assist in reviewing and monitoring manufacturing accounting activities including inventory accounting, product costing, inventory valuation, bill of material (BOMs), labor rates, etc.
Assist in reviewing any manufacturing related variances including labor, material usage, scrap and absorption.
Ensures all required accounting transactions are recorded on a daily basis related to Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Customer invoicing, Intercompany transactions, Inventories, and Fixed Assets.
Assist in reviewing the purchase order process and understanding the three-way matching principles.
Prepares and analyzes all financial reports as required to comply with internal, corporate, and external reporting requirements. Assists completion of monthly financial package and proactively researches and resolves discrepancies and budget variances.
Monitors departmental budgets throughout the year and reports any significant variances to management with analysis detailing the cause and corrective action(s) necessary.
Prepares/reviews monthly journal entries to maintain the corporation's account books.
Prepares monthly expense report analysis reports and payment transactions.
Assists CFO/Sr. Finance Director in preparation of annual budget as required.
Maintains the corporation's accounting files as required.
Perform other analytical support to the company as assigned.
Provides necessary training for accounting systems and procedures to related staff.