Assistant Controller

Job Summary

The Assistant Controller will lead daily accounting operations and month-end close for this $100M+ manufacturing company. This role bridges finance and operations, ensuring accuracy across the general ledger, inventory, and project accounting while strengthening processes as the company scales. This position reports to the Controller and is located on-site in our Perry, Florida office. As the company is actively growing, this role should have room to advance quickly as new positions are being added.

Oversees accounting team performance and workflow, fostering accuracy, accountability, and growth within the function. Reports include a Staff Accountant, AR Specialist, and Accounting Clerk. Ability to use consultants for tax and audit as needed.

• Own the month-end close process: prepare and review journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.
• Analyze results and variances; prepare monthly financial reporting packages.
• Ensure proper cutoff for revenue and expenses (prepaids, accruals, and job costs).

• Oversee AP and AR processing, ensuring accuracy, coding integrity, and alignment with GAAP.
• Support weekly cash forecasting and working capital analysis (DSO, DPO, inventory turns).
• Strengthen vendor and customer billing processes with improved documentation and timing control.

• Partner with production to reconcile physical inventory counts, material flows, and cost of goods sold.
• Validate inventory adjustments and prepaid job costs; investigate anomalies and implement process improvements.
• Support margin analysis and job costing consistency across production and install operations.

• Maintain documentation for external auditors, including reconciliations and support schedules.
• Ensure internal controls are followed and continuously improved.
• Support annual filings (e.g., foreign LLC registrations, good standing certificates) and tax compliance.

• Experience working with an ERP/MRP system required
• Current expertise in: MS Office Suite (Advanced MS Excel required)
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and month-end close best practices
• Proven ability to analyze and improve accounting processes
• High attention to detail with the ability to communicate findings clearly to both accounting and non-accounting audiences.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required; MBA a plus.
• 5+ years progressive accounting experience, ideally in manufacturing, job-cost, or project-based environments.

• Must be able to accurately exchange information with customers, co-workers, management, and vendors.
• Occasionally moves files and boxes of records weighing up to 20 lbs.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery, such as copiers, printers, and telephones.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for 90% of the time.