Senior Staff Accountant or Assistant Controller

Senior Staff Accountant or Assistant Controller

The Senior Staff Accountant/Assistant Controller will play a key role in managing the financial close process, internal controls, and financial statement preparation. This role is critical to ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, strengthening internal controls, and driving process improvements.

• Manage and direct accounting activities, including prepaids, accounts payable, lease accounting, fixed assets, and accruals.
• Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closes.
• Develop and enforce strong internal controls.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages, analyzing variances and identifying trends.
• Collaborate with the Controller to establish and implement accounting policies.
• Partner with Controller in leading the coordination of both internal and external auditors during audit processes, managing audit timelines, preparing necessary documentation and addressing audit inquiries.
• Drive process improvements to streamline the close cycle and enhance reporting efficiency.
• Lead efforts to optimize accounting systems and technology in collaboration with the financial systems team.
• Maintain account reconciliations and review journal entries.
• Review bank reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.

• A minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience with full‑cycle accounting in a small to mid‑size organization.
• Demonstrated experience with routine accounting processes such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, payroll, and cash management.
• Monthly closing procedures, monthly and quarterly financial reporting.
• Knowledge of manufacturing operations.
• Strong proficiency with Excel, Monarch and financial modeling.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
• Exposure to practices and requirements of major retailers.
• Hands‑on full‑cycle U.S. GAAP accounting experience.

• Advanced degree.
• Public Accounting (Big Four) experience.
• CPA or CMA certification.

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