Assistant Controller

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets.

The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.

We are seeking an Assistant Controller to join our Accounting/Finance team. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set to join the team. The ideal person for this role will have strong management, analytical, technology, communication, and organizational skills. We are a fast paced, internationally growing company and it’s a great time to join our dynamic, collaborative, and cohesive team and further your professional development.  This is a remote role with the expectation to travel as necessary for meaningful team meetings (approximately 5% of time).

Job Responsibilities

• Supervising accounts payable and general accounting departments
• Own the month-end and year-end (end to end) close processes
• Deliver consolidated financial statements to summarize the company’s financial status to internal management and leadership team
• Ability to manage, lead change and build process improvements
• Assess current accounting operations, offering recommendations for improvement and implementing new processes
• Identify and elaborate on key movement in the margin for each month end closing
• Managing all aspects of the general ledger
• Providing monthly, quarterly and year-end analyses
• Researching accounting issues for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles
• Analyzing and reporting cost variances
• Serving as a liaison to external auditors and various external professional service firms
• Collaborate with other corporate departments including, Technology Services, Human Resources and Marketing
• Strong Technical accounting experience, including GAAP
• Experience with sell and buy side deal transactions, quality of earnings preparation, including normalization adjustments and identifying non-recurring items
• Experience with working capital analysis, including assessing the adequacy of working capital levels and identifying potential risks and opportunities
• Strong project management skills and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively
• Treasury experience to assist with oversight on cash management and cash forecasting

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 5+ years of experience in accounting and at least 2 years in a managerial role
• International experience is a must
• Experience engaging with teams and providing leadership across accounting and finance teams
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills with experience building trusted advisor/consultant relationships and aptitude for helping to influence Executives and Business Decision Makers
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with evolving responsibilities and changes to scope of work
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel
• Collaborative attitude with desire to work with a mission-driven team

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA/MBA 
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 and NetSuite experience
• Big 4 or public accounting experience
• Experience working in a global professional services firm (1,000+ people)
• Exude warmth, genuineness, and concern for others

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

• Must be able to complete mathematical computations 80% of the working day
• Must be able to review transactional details 50% of day-to-day duties
• Environment exposures
• Must be able to be on call or work weekends or nights
• Minimal travel requirements

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
• Flexible Time Off policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k Match
• Commuter Benefit

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $175,000 - $200,000. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.

Other Duties

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

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Please explore what we’re all about at www.jsheld.com.

EEO and Job Accommodations

We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!

J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request for a reasonable accommodation, please email [email protected] and include “Applicant Accommodation” within the subject line with your request and contact information.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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