Assistant Controller

Hr-Haven - Lenexa, KS

Full-time - Senior

Lenexa, KS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Assistant Controller position at People People in Lenexa, KS, is a full-time role that provides management and leadership for the accounting and finance operations of the organization. This includes overseeing general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll functions to ensure the accuracy and reasonableness of financial reporting and recorded financial transactions in compliance with GAAP guidelines. The Assistant Controller will lead the month-end close process and ensure that the company maintains sound, effective, and continually improving internal controls, financial systems, and policies. Additionally, this role involves researching, developing, and maintaining a variety of reports for executive management, which are crucial for informed decision-making. In this position, the Assistant Controller will be responsible for protecting the organization's assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing financial policies, procedures, internal controls, and reporting systems. This includes compliance with future SEC, SOX, audit, and other bank/investor reporting requirements. The role requires providing comprehensive financial updates to management by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting appropriate data points. The Assistant Controller will work closely with the CFO and Controller to establish financial and operating budgets, benchmarks, and reporting standards on a periodic, monthly, and annual basis. The Assistant Controller will also develop, monitor, and analyze business financial statements and performance metrics, supporting both short and long-term operational strategies. A key aspect of this role is to lead the accounting team with dynamic leadership that fosters an environment of trust and productivity. This includes developing and maintaining a high-performing team through regular coaching, counseling, and development. The Assistant Controller will supervise, train, and provide guidance to applicable personnel, ensuring that the general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll functions are executed efficiently. Furthermore, the Assistant Controller will direct the annual audit process and corporate tax requirements, ensuring accurate and timely management of the month-end close, disbursements review and approval, payroll tax and reporting compliance, sales/use tax compliance, employee expense reports, bank reconciliations, and account analysis. The role also involves managing the organization's treasury functions, including maintaining cash controls and reports, establishing bank accounts, and initiating cash wires within the scope of authority. The Assistant Controller will serve as a backup for the payroll function and take charge of all aspects of billing, receivables, and treasury functions for the company. Additionally, the role requires researching accounting issues for compliance with GAAP principles and/or IRS requirements, leading the development and execution of all reports concerning tax, audit, and compliance matters for the organization, and driving process change and re-engineering to improve efficiencies in accounting and business processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide management and leadership for accounting and finance operations including general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll.
• Lead the month-end close process and ensure compliance with GAAP guidelines.
• Establish, monitor, and enforce financial policies, procedures, internal controls, and reporting systems.
• Provide comprehensive financial updates to management by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting appropriate data points.
• Work with the CFO and Controller to establish financial and operating budgets, benchmarks, and reporting standards.
• Develop, monitor, and analyze business financial statements and performance metrics.
• Support accounting team with dynamic leadership that fosters trust and productivity.
• Supervise, train, and provide guidance to applicable personnel.
• Direct the annual audit process and corporate tax requirements.
• Manage the month-end close, disbursements review and approval, payroll tax and reporting compliance, and sales/use tax compliance.
• Oversee the organization's treasury functions, including maintaining cash controls and reports.
• Serve as payroll backup to the payroll function.
• Take charge of all aspects of billing, receivables, and treasury functions for the company.
• Research accounting issues for compliance with GAAP principles and/or IRS requirements.
• Lead the development and execution of reports concerning tax, audit, and compliance matters for the organization.
• Drive process change and re-engineering to improve efficiencies in accounting and business processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree AND CPA required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
• 2+ years of public accounting experience in audit or transactional services required; Manufacturing experience is a huge plus.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in Corporate accounting.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills; both verbal and written.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use analysis to drive and solve business problems.
• Outstanding skills in accounting systems and comprehensive ERP systems, and Office 365 expert user.
• Ability to work with people at all levels of the organization.

Nice-to-haves

• Working knowledge of NetSuite, Avalara, and ADP.