Sr. Director​/Director of Accounting, Controller

At Alaska Communications, we’re committed to putting our team first, always being customer focused, having a can-do attitude, owning our results and always acting with integrity. This is what we hire for and what our team members exhibit each day. Want to make an impact with us?

We are unable to support remote international applicants or routinely sponsor work visas.

The compensation range for this job is:$ - $POSITION SUMMARY: The Senior Director of Accounting, Controller, is a key leadership position within the Company and the Accounting Organization. This position is responsible for assisting the CFO in the coordination and production of timely and accurate financial information and reports for each of the organization’s subsidiaries and submitting them to our parent corporation.

Director of Accounting, Controller is a key leadership position within the Company and the Accounting Organization. This position is responsible for assisting the VP, Finance and Accounting in the coordination and production of timely and accurate financial information and reports for each of the organization’s subsidiaries and submitting them to our parent corporation.

This includes overseeing the month-end close process, reviewing journal entries and account reconciliations, maintenance of the general ledger and compliance with both regulatory requirements and the Company’s internal control procedures. This position works extensively with other departments ensuring projects and transactions are appropriately recorded and is recognized as an authority in both Company policy, regulatory, and accounting rules. This position coordinates our tax functions between both internal and external resources and is the point of contact for our external auditors for quarterly reviews, annual audits, and ad hoc engagements.

This position is also responsible for hiring, training and coaching staff for the various accounting units.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Reasonable Accommodations Statement To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)
Ensure that capabilities, methods and procedures are in place to successfully meet all external reporting requirements.

Oversight of all accounting functions, including oversight of compliance programs (e.g., Sarbanes Oxley program) related to financial reporting. Lead and develop the Finance teams, to include providing work assignments and direction/assistance, mentoring/coaching, skills & competencies development, recruiting, performance management.

Establish strong relationships with business managers based on providing expert decision support, anticipating key issues and informational needs. Collaborate with colleagues across various functional areas of business opportunity and engage in productive problem solving.

Ensure the review of monthly journal entries and account reconciliations. Reviews and assure accuracy of the monthly variance analysis performed by the accounting department.

Coordinate and lead the Company’s month end close process, including designing processes and procedures to efficiently close on time, distributing workload as required.

Oversee the production of financial statements and their timely submission to our parent corporation.

Ensure the performance of all key and non-key internal controls over financial reporting by the Accounting team. Including, updating the SOX documentation on an annual basis, identifying opportunities for control improvements and efficiencies, and recommending for deletion any extraneous internal controls.

Support ad hoc requests for…