Assistant Controller

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

This role is responsible for managing the company’s general accounting and financial month-end close process, as well as various accounting projects.

This role is responsible for managing the company’s general accounting and financial month-end close process, as well as various accounting projects.

At AAA Washington, we equip our members with trusted service and expertise to confidently travel through life. We provide our members with best-in-class roadside assistance, discounts and rewards, travel services and insurance. For nearly 120 years, we’ve served our members, not shareholders, so our growth supports innovation for the Club today and for the future. Seeking to reflect the communities we serve and create an inclusive culture, we encourage employees to bring their full self to work and support applicants from all backgrounds, abilities and walks of life to apply

You’ll play an important role in bringing AAA Washington’s spirit of service and peace of mind to our membership. Consistently ranked as one of the Best Places to Work by Puget Sound Business Journal, we aim for work-life balance across the organization. We support hybrid and remote work options for many positions based in our corporate office (Bellevue, Washington) along with some of the best benefits in the region!

• Manage core accounting operations, including general ledger, financial reporting, payables, inventory, fixed assets, lease accounting, receivables, cash applications, and multiple system integrations.
• Oversee periodic balancing and closing processes, the distribution of financial, management reports, Year-end audit process.
• Ensure compliance, safeguard assets, and promote cost-effective and member-friendly practices.
• Prepare and issue monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and lead the preparation for the annual financial statement audit.
• Perform technical accounting research and prepare documentation on issues related to various accounting topics.
• Manage the Finance Department records to meet regulatory, tax and business requirements.
• Interpret, implement, and enforce company and finance related policies.
• Assist with the annual budget process, ongoing variance analysis, and ad hoc financial and management reporting.
• Partner with other departments resources to maintain, optimize and enhance accounting technology.
• Assist in managing vendor relationships, P-card system, and related expense reporting.
• Implement and administer internal controls, including identifying opportunities to streamline or enhance processes.
• Contributes to a positive team dynamic through respectful interactions, positive contributions, and active collaboration to achieve department and organizational goals.
• Implement and oversee continuous process improvements for the financial close process, ERP platform, and related business applications.
• Incorporates AAA’s vision, mission and values in day-to-day activities and behaviors; guides and motivates others to remain committed to AAA’s vision mission and values.

• Provides direct supervision to the general accounting team.
• Responsible for developing people, improving processes, reducing costs, monitoring quality, delivering results against established objectives, and ensuring a high level of service to internal and external customers.
• Manages assigned employees by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, developing, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning monitoring, appraising and reviewing employee contributions; maintaining compensation, resolving problems and implementing change.

• Bachelor’s Degree (BA) in business, accounting, finance, or related field or equivalent experience
• 6+ years’ experience in accounting and accounting system technologies
• 3+ years’ experience in supervisory or leadership role

• Experience in public accounting preferred
• ERP or similar technology experience preferred
• 1-2 years of experience in travel,…