Assistant Corporate Controller
About The Position
Allient Inc., a large and publicly traded precision and specialty motion control components and systems manufacturer, is searching for an Assistant Corporate Controller to join our global headquarters in Amherst, New York! The Assistant Corporate Controller actively participates daily in aspects of accounting, financial analysis, financial reporting, and internal controls of a publicly traded, SEC registrant. This hands-on position reports to the Corporate Controller and will manage a staff of 1 to 3 financial professionals. This role includes ownership of the corporate ledger, including the monthly close process, in addition to coordinating with Business Unit Controllers and Leadership in the consolidation process.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college in Accounting or related field, CPA required.
- A minimum of 5-8 years of experience in accounting is required with public accounting experience desired
- Strong with GAAP, cost accounting, and ERP systems.
- Experience in domestic and international consolidations
- Must have ability to supervise an accounting staff
Nice To Haves
- Masters preferred
Responsibilities
- Oversees monthly close & preparation of financial statements for Corporate accounting ledger
- Reviews reconciliations and performs account analysis, coordinating with Department Leadership to ensure accuracy of results and completeness of accruals
- Reviews journal entries and other financial transactions
- Review/research the company’s accounting information to identify and resolve inaccuracies or imbalances
- Analyzes financial results to identify unusual transactions, fluctuations, and trends
- Serves as a point person with internal and external auditors for matters including SOX compliance, quarterly reviews, and financial statement audit.
- Calculates quarterly debt covenant metrics and coordinates communication to internal and external parties
- Owns the technical accounting for leases under ASC 842, including required financial statement disclosures
- Prepares quarterly and annual valuation assessments, including triggering event assessments, long-lived assets impairment assessments, and goodwill impairment valuations
- Technical accounting research, analysis, and preparation of audit-ready technical accounting memorandums
- Analyze foreign currency risk and necessary foreign currency hedging strategies, with external experts
- Prepares existing and ad-hoc reports for management
- Maintains general ledger in ERP system (D365) and consolidation system (Hyperion)
- Provides coaching and development of accounting staff
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
