Assistant Controller

Personalization Mall; Medford, Northern (OR, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Employee Assistance Program

Unlimited PTO

Paid holidays

Employee Discount

Merit-based raise eligibility

Job summary

Personalization Mall is seeking an Assistant Controller to lead the GL Accounting Department, overseeing revenue, AR/AP, inventory, and cost accounting for our e-commerce and wholesale brands. The role requires strong GAAP knowledge and experience with SOX controls.

The ideal candidate will manage month-end close, drive variance analysis, and partner with cross-functional teams. Local location preferences exist, with flexibility for multiple sites. Strong ERP and Excel skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting or relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing environment with food industry cost accounting.
• Strong technical and analytical capabilities, including proficiency with ERP/accounting systems (e.g., Oracle), advanced Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUP, Power Query, data modeling).
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to translate financial information for non-finance stakeholders while demonstrating planning, attention to detail, initiative, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily, weekly, and monthly activities of general accounting including month-end close, audits, and reconciliations.
• Direct posting of entries from e-commerce and wholesale businesses; ensure GAAP compliance.
• Partner with cost-center managers to provide variance analysis to leadership.
• Review deferred revenue, AR, and cash reconciliations in revenue processes.
• Oversee SOX controls for all processes.
• Communicate variance analysis to non-financial partners and to executives.
• Coordinate month-end close for catalog advertising and digital marketing expenses.
• Support Finance Managers and Accounting Managers with financial information.
• Manage special projects as assigned.

Skills

ERP/Oracle

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

GAAP knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Oracle ERP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Location: Ideally Medford, OR but open to Jericho, NY, Westerville, OH or Oak Brook, IL.

The Assistant Controller manages the day-to-day activities of the GL Accounting Department, supervising a team. The position oversees all aspects of general accounting including revenue under ASC 606, AR/AP, inventory/cost accounting, catalog & digital marketing expense, intercompany, cash reconciliations, SOX & annual audits. This position also actively reviews pending GAAP pronouncements and provides guidance on the implementation impacts from the changes in GAAP as well as other technical accounting research.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily, weekly, and monthly activities of general accounting including the coordination and planning of work to meet varied demands. In addition to ongoing month end close activity, audit support, balance sheet reconciliations as well as numerous ad hoc requests.
• Direct the accurate and timely posting of all entries from our e-commerce & wholesale businesses across brands. Verify if there are any corrections or adjustment required to be compliant with GAAP.
• Partner with department/cost center managers to provide support and communicate variance analysis to the leadership team.
• The revenue process includes reviewing all deferred revenue, A/R as well as cash reconciliations.
• This position also oversees the SOX controls for all processes.
• Effectivelycommunicatevarianceanalysisinformationtonon-financialbusinesspartners.
• Effectivelycommunicateandpresentinformationtoexecutiveleadership
• Work with the marketing teams and coordinate the month end close process for catalog advertising as well as coordinating the digital marketing expenses and accruals.
• Support the Finance Managers and Accounting Managers in their endeavors with the users of financial information.
• Manages special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting or relevant experience
• Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing environment with food industry and manufacturing cost accounting experience
• Strong technical and analytical capabilities, including proficiency with ERP/accounting systems (e.g., Oracle), advanced Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUP, Power Query, data modeling), and critical thinking to analyze financial data and drive insights
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to translate financial information for non-finance stakeholders while demonstrating strong planning, attention to detail, initiative, and collaboration

Preferred

• MBA and/or professional designation (CPA), and experience with GAAP and financial reporting
• Experience as a people leader

The actual compensation will be determined by experience and other factors permitted by law.

To ensure that we remain an employer of choice, we offer comprehensive and competitive health, wellness, and other benefits to regular and full-time team members. Benefits vary by location, average hours, and time with the company.

Benefits for this location includes*:

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance for the associate and family (if applicable)
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Mental health resources / Employee Assistance Program
• Unlimited PTO
• 9 paid holidays
• 30% employee discount across our family of brands
• Potential eligibility for annual merit-based wage increase, if applicable

*Exact benefit terms, conditions, and eligibility requirements are governed by official plan documents and are subject to applicable law. In addition, the Company reserves the right to change the terms and conditions and to terminate these and other plans and programs at any time.

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