Assistant Controller / Sr. GL Accounting Mngr.

Assistant Controller / Senior GL Accounting Manager

Sterling Heights, MI

$100K - $130K Salary + Equity + Benefits

Reports to the CFO

In this critical role, you will play a key part in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the financial statements, leading the monthly close process, and provide valuable insights to support strategic decision-making for a large subsidiary.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 5+ years of experience in finance and accounting or financial analysis.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting or Finance (preferred).

Proven understanding of US GAAP and accrual-based accounting principles.

Strong working knowledge of enterprise systems, including ERP, Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence, and Ecommerce platforms.

Inventory/Costing experience

Experience with QuickBooks Online (strongly preferred)

Experience with NetSuite (preferred)

Experience with accounting for Shopify sales and expense transactions (preferred)

Responsibilities:

Oversee the creation and maintenance of accrual-based accounting financial statements.

Perform reconciliations for all GL accounts including but not limited to Bank, AR, Inventory, Other Assets, AP, Accrued Liabilities and Shopify Sales.

Record all journal entries, post vendor invoices, record cash receipts and any other transactions using QBO

Manage all aspects of inventory costing and product cost of sales:

Run costing and inventory reports from GL systems and other sources.

Reconcile sub-ledger systems to the General Ledger and record necessary journal entries.

Analyze inventory, cost of sales, and inventory variance accounts for accuracy and reasonableness.

Analyze significant product cost changes and revisions.

Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements (BS, IS, SCF)

Provide monthly financial package including financial statements, key account reconciliations, budget vs. actual analysis and other insights to parent company within 5 business days after month end

Partner with parent accounting team to ensure all inter-company transactions properly eliminate (including any profit-in-inventory)

Provide insightful financial analysis, highlighting critical value drivers of the business.

Identify and explore opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency.