Assistant Controller

Grant Aviation is an Alaskan regional air carrier serving rural Alaska since 1971. With bases in Bethel, Emmonak, Dillingham, King Salmon, Cold Bay, Dutch Harbor, Kenai, and Anchorage, Grant Aviation provides scheduled air transport of passengers, cargo, and mail, as well as air ambulance and charter service. Grant employs approximately 400 people.

We believe that air travel isn't a luxury in Alaska – it's a necessity – and we are committed to creating a safe, friendly, and reliable experience for all our customers.

Our company is built upon respect for our customers, employees, and communities, and we constantly work to improve our operations to ensure smooth travel and enjoyable experiences. We are professional, while staying true to our Alaskan roots and commitment to the personal touch.

As an Assistant Controller reporting to the Vice President of Finance and Administration, you will serve as a leader in our Accounting department as we continue to develop and support our growing business. This includes mentoring and advising the General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll staff in addition to all the standard GAAP accounting, financial reporting, financial documentation, and audit support activities you would expect from an Assistant Controller role.

This position plays an integral role in the continuing growth of the department and the company, so if you're looking for an opportunity to share your skills and expertise while developing your management and coaching skills, this could be what you're looking for!

What makes this job different than any other Assistant Controller role you could apply for today? Grant Aviation has more than doubled the size of our organization in the past several years and the Accounting department is a key player in preparing for the future of the company. This includes enhancing our current services to the company, developing new practices and procedures to add value to current operations, and planning for the future of our department and the company.

This means you'll have the opportunity to both apply your established toolkit and develop new tools for your future and ours. The biggest difference we think you'll find, though, is our culture of service, which translates to some pretty great people to work with. Our team is committed to providing safe, reliable, friendly service for internal and external customers and contacts, just as we are for our passengers and clients.

The Accounting team works primarily from our offices on the south end of the Ted Stevens International Airport. This position will typically work normal business hours Monday through Friday. Occasional work from home opportunities may exist after initial training, if project work or other considerations make this viable. Our culture puts high value on in-person work arrangements, so you will thrive in a busy office environment with plenty of direct interaction with your teammates.

Day to day work will initially be focused on getting to know your team and our internal customers. You'll meet operations leaders and begin to understand our operational processes in addition to the Accounting functions you'll administer. We value teamwork, information-sharing, cross-training, and coverage for each other, and believe that facilitates a solid understanding of the company as a whole and the department's processes and procedures.

You can therefore expect to spend time with each of the staff, getting to know them and their jobs. You will also spend time with the VP of Finance and Administration (an open book!) learning the chart of accounts structure, how to navigate the accounting system (called Software Business System, or SBS), and many other things.

Beginning around three months after you join the team, you can expect to be largely self-sufficient in your day-to-day work. The VP of Finance and Administration is an open-door policy person, expecting her staff to work without micro-management, but always willing to answer questions, be available as a sounding-board, and valuing idea-sharing and suggestions for new ways to do…