Interim Assistant Controller

Tatum by Randstad is working with a company in the defense & space manufacturing industry that is in need of an interim controller to take on a 3-6 month contract opportunity. There could be potential for contract to hire. The client is onsite 5 days a week and prior experience heading up the accounting function in a public company is required. Our client is a division of a $2B company. The person taking on this role would be responsible for the following duties:Responsibilities:Manage the month end close; review monthly reconciliations and journal entries; and prepare monthly/quarterly financial statementsEnsure the accounting department is GAAP compliant and SOX documentationManage fixed asset accountingServe as the main point of contact for the external auditorsResponsible for cash flow analysis; manage the payroll function; inventory accounting; and transactional accounting (a/p and cash apps)Work with cross functional teams on monthly/quarterly reporting projectsQulaifications:Bachelor's in accounting or finance is requiredCPA or MBA is desired6+ years of month end close experience in the manufacturing or defense & space manufacturing industryPrior experience heading up the month end function at a publicly traded company is requiredPrior experience with Sage, Deltek, NetSuite, or any large ERP system is required.Prior supervisory skills and strong attention to detail is required.Apply to this interim Controller opportunity today!!