Assistant Controller

EIS Legacy, LLC

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

Location:

Atlanta, GA (Battery area - 3 days in office (including Monday), 2 days remote)

Reports To:

Corporate Controller

We are seeking a hands‑on Assistant Controller who will play a pivotal role in general ledger and financial reporting leadership, close and process optimization, training and team development, information harvesting for smoothly integrating acquired business, and for supporting regulatory, lender compliance, and financial audit readiness. The ideal candidate has a hands‑on leadership style, enjoys strategizing and implementing process improvements, respects detail, deploys best practices to develop others, has experience in manufacturing or distribution, and is comfortable leading through an unstructured environment.

• General Ledger and Financial Reporting Leadership
  Maintaining an accurate and relevant chart of accounts, including adding new accounts, updating account descriptions, maintaining the financial statement hierarchy, and ensuring accurate mapping from source systems to One Stream. Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in compliance with U.S. GAAP.
  Thoroughly understand programs to ensure accurate and timely booking of entries. Ensure all balance sheet accounts are cleanly reconciled with standalone support. Support the consolidation of financial results across multiple locations. Conduct ongoing variance analysis, provide insight into drivers, and lead necessary improvements.
  Oversee cost accounting processes, including standard costing and variance analysis. Manage inventory valuation and reconciliations, ensuring accurate reporting. Work with third‑party tax consultants to ensure federal, state, and local tax requirements are met.
• Close and Process Optimization
  Work with local and field accountants to ensure the recording path is streamlined. Examine and implement best practices to reduce the close cycle while increasing accuracy.
• Training and Team Development
  Willing to "roll up sleeves" to train and cross‑train colleagues. Accept responsibility of positioning others for success. Provide review comments, follow to closure, and ensure the feedback loop is complete. Encourage a CPE commitment, even for colleagues who aren't licensed. Lead and mentor accounting staff of 4–6.
• Information Harvesting for Smoothly Integrating Acquired Businesses
  Work with key personnel to support advanced transition of responsibility. Anticipate data needs, examine quality of records, and support legacy stakeholders during transition. Work with M&A valuation and accounting firms to complete acquisition integration and purchase price accounting.
• Supporting Regulatory, Lender Compliance, and Financial Audit Readiness
  Implement a reliable control environment. Assist with preparation of audits and other regulatory reviews. Strive for complete work papers in anticipation of audit requests that stand alone and are free from commentary. Work with third‑party tax consultants to ensure federal, state, and local tax and information filing requirements are satisfied.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, with MBA or relevant master's degree.
• 10–15 years of professional experience, including general ledger, financial reporting, cost accounting, and integration (due diligence, purchase accounting, various integration efforts, finalizing NWC true‑ups, etc.) and leadership in a manufacturing environment.
• CPA with auditing experience, strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and reporting standards.
• Proficiency in SAP, One Stream, and Excel, with exposure to Sage and Epicor.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience working in a PE‑backed organization, and with ownership of debt compliance reporting, various tax matters, insurance analysis and renewal, etc.