Assistant Corporate Controller

Imperative Logistics•Portland, OR

About The Position

Imperative Logistics Group is seeking an Assistant Corporate Controller to serve as a hands-on accounting leader within its corporate finance organization. The role combines technical accounting expertise with ownership of system administration and implementations, consolidation processes, and continuous finance transformation initiatives. The position oversees corporate close and consolidation, leads systems administration and integration efforts, and partners across a geographically distributed, multi-entity organization. It manages an accounting team based in Laredo, Texas, and collaborates with finance teams across Illinois, New York, South Carolina, Texas, California, and Oregon. The role also supports treasury and cash-management activities and can require travel of 50%, reducing to 25% after the project.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
Active CPA license.
At least 7 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including at least 3 years in consolidation and financial reporting.
Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP and experience operating in a GAAP-compliant environment.
Experience leading or supporting system implementations, integrations, or accounting transformations.
Strong Workday Adaptive experience, including modeling, integrations, and reporting.
Advanced Excel skills, including building scalable models and reporting templates.
Ability to lead change while also executing tactically.
Experience working across multiple entities, geographies, or business units.
Ability to travel 50%, with travel expected to reduce to 25% post-project.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the logistics, transportation, or supply chain industry.
Prior experience supporting M&A integration activities.
Experience managing or influencing teams in multiple locations.

Responsibilities

Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including consolidation across multiple business units and entities.
Ensure GAAP-compliant financial reporting, strong internal controls, and consistent accounting practices across the organization.
Coordinate and consolidate monthly financial statements and management reporting packages.
Own and maintain the company-wide Accounting Policy Manual, keeping it aligned with GAAP and evolving business needs.
Lead the annual external audit and partner with auditors and internal finance teams to complete it accurately and on time.
Partner with the tax firm to support annual tax compliance through accurate and timely data collection.
Administer Workday Adaptive for the cross-border team, including consolidation and planning models, source-system integrations, version management, dimensional structures, and custom account and attribute maintenance.
Administer and optimize SAP Concur, including expense-structure design, process improvements, and evaluation of additional modules.
Develop and maintain processes for tracking and reporting management-level EBITDA adjustments.
Support post-acquisition and non-operational integrations across finance, accounting, HR, insurance, and related functions.
Identify opportunities to streamline, standardize, and automate accounting and reporting processes across business units.
Lead, develop, and mentor the accounting team in Laredo, Texas, fostering accountability, growth, and operational excellence.
Partner with business-unit controllers and finance leaders to understand expense trends, operating drivers, and efficiency opportunities.
Collaborate on annual budgeting and interim forecasting, including development of a rolling corporate P&L forecast.
Prepare and support board-level and executive materials, translating financial results into clear insights and recommendations.
Communicate financial trends, risks, and outlooks to senior leadership.
Support treasury activities, including weekly cash-flow monitoring and holding-company bank transactions.
Track intercompany borrowing requests, repayments, and related activity.