Assistant Controller

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180,000 per year

Job Summary

The Assistant Corporate Controller will provide leadership to the Corporate Accounting team and all of its operational functions to drive financial and business results within the organization. You will lead our Accounting team and all of its operational functions (excluding payroll). In our over 30 years in business, Flagship has experienced exponential growth, quadrupling in the last 9 years to reach a $450 million in revenue currently, and we continue to scale up at a 18%-20% rate. The Assistant Controller will also be an integral part of a large ERP implementation that has been ongoing with our financial system that will be crucial for our success!
For over 35 years, Flagship Facility Services has offered a total maintenance solution, from single maintenance projects and on-call facilities technicians to fully integrated janitorial and facility management services. We serve some of the world's most demanding customers, from busy airports to internationally recognized research institutions, to some of America's leading technology companies. We are currently seeking a Corporate Controller to provide leadership to our organization’s accounting team by planning, leading, and directing all operational functions.

Job Description

You will:

• Inform and Influence – Demonstrated ability to persuade others to support important initiatives, gain consensus on strategic initiatives to drive business results and communicates clearly to stakeholders of need, vision and progress.
• Build a Great Team - Demonstrated leadership ability to build, lead and motivate accounting teams with strong service focus and sense of urgency. Makes changes due to performance issues when needed.
• Lead and Inspire with Passion – Demonstrated ability to inspire and motivate accounting and cross functional team members with passion and clear vision of goal.
• Drive for Results – Demonstrated ability to drive for business results with sense of urgency and commitment to timelines and goals by supporting team members, provide resources, and develop creative solutions.

Benefits/Perks

• 401K with match
• Flex PTO
• Ample opportunities for advancement/ growth
• Options for Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• Hybrid Work environment

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Oversee and take ownership of all activities within corporate accounting department, including month end close, cash, fixed assets, intercompany, general ledger, and other accrual accounts.
• Own the general ledger and preparation of monthly working papers and supporting documentation required to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial information.
• Establish and maintain corporate accounting policies, procedures and internal controls to ensure in conformance with US GAAP and other laws/regulations.
• Assist in managing external auditors and ensure completeness and accuracy of documentation required for annual audits and quarterly reviews.
• Contribute to development of cross functional processes/and or structures that improve the efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness of monthly financial close.
• Lead projects relating to financial software migrations and implementations, talent transformation initiatives, process design improvements and other ad-hoc initiatives.
• Partner with cross functional leaders to develop strategic initiatives based on corporate objectives, partner needs and internal goals and priorities.
• Develop strong stakeholder relationships and maintain effective communication channels throughout organization.
• Build, mentor and develop finance team members into highly engaged, service focused collaborative business partners within organization.

Education, Certification, Abilities & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required and CPA or equivalent accounting designation
• 10+ years' experience in accounting and management experience in high growth multi state organization.
• Technical - Demonstrated technical skills in GAAP, regulatory compliance, internal controls, process improvement, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, large scale ERP systems/implementation, and working knowledge of SOX.
• Reporting-Demonstrated skills utilizing data visualization software (i.e. Tableau or Microsoft BI) for financial reporting.

Work Environment

• Fast paced office environment
• High sense of urgency
• Exposed to a combination of normal office type environments and client environments.
• Exposed to highly confidential information

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk or hear. Physical requirements include stooping, standing, climbing and occasionally lifting of up to 40 lbs. of office or facilities equipment. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Under The Americans with Disabilities Act reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

• Authorized to work in the U.S.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Authorization

Authorized to work in the U.S.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Flagship is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!