Assistant Controller

Medium; Nekoosa (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Golf Privileges

Retail & Restaurant Discounts

Employee Meal Program

Uniform Benefit Provided

Employee Assistance Program – Canopy

Job summary

A golf resort and community in Wisconsin is seeking an Assistant Controller to support accounting operations. The role involves coordinating financial close processes, overseeing reporting, and managing the accounting staff. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and several years of relevant experience, preferably in the hospitality industry. This position offers various perks including golf privileges and discounts at retail and dining venues.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience preferably in the hospitality industry.
• 2+ years of management experience.
• Experience with inventory and cost accounting models.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director of Accounting with accounting operations.
• Coordinate the monthly financial close and reporting process.
• Maintain integrity and internal controls over areas of responsibility.
• Oversee preparation of financial reports and annual budgets.
• Manage the accounting staff responsible for various financial tasks.

Skills

Accounting principles

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Managerial skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Sand Valley is a golf resort and community settled gently upon 12,000 acres of rugged, pre‑historic sand dunes in central Wisconsin. Here, residents and guests will find six world‑class golf courses built in harmony with the land: Sand Valley, Mammoth Dunes, Sandbox, The Lido, Sedge Valley, and Commons. Founded in 2016 by brothers Michael and Chris Keiser, the resort is known for its friendly hospitality and a community of golf and outdoor enthusiasts who have been drawn to the raw beauty and serenity of the vast Wisconsin Wilderness.

Beyond premier golf, Sand Valley is a year‑round celebration of all the outdoors from fat‑tire biking, hiking, and kayaking to ice hockey, skating, or a guided cold plunge. The resort now features a 13,000‑square‑foot Tennis Center with 16 grass tennis courts and the eleventh Court Tennis facility in the United States. Alongside soul‑stirring golf and outdoor exploration, Sand Valley offers a variety of savory dining venues showcasing globally inspired and rustic Wisconsin cuisine.

The Sand Valley team works together to create experiences of a lifetime by asking questions and sharing ideas. With authenticity and a hard‑working attitude, Sand Valley helps guide guests through an immersive experience in Wisconsin's natural beauty and away from the demands of daily life.

Position Summary

The Assistant Controller supports the Director of Accounting with accounting operations, including month close, general ledger inventory, and cost accounting. This entails budgeting, taxes, and forecasting exercises. Additionally, the Assistant Controller helps oversee accounting staff, which handles financial reporting, billing, collections and budget preparation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Communicate regularly with and report to the Director of Accounting.
• Coordinates the monthly/quarterly/annual, financial close and reporting process. Verifies reports and disseminates monthly financial statements, supporting schedules, statistical analyses and accounting reports as necessary and appropriate for resort management, guests, outside agencies and appropriate trade and professional organizations.
• Maintains integrity and internal controls over areas of responsibility.
• Establishes internal controls and guidelines for accounting transactions and budget preparation. Assists with implementing internal auditing programs to safeguard company assets. Work with external auditors to assure that procedures are consistent with company policies.
• Oversees preparation of business activity reports, financial forecasts, and annual budgets.
• Oversees the production of periodic financial reports; ensures that the reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles or financial reporting standards.
• Has knowledge of the tax planning requirements throughout the fiscal year.
• Audits accounts to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations; reconcile general ledger accounts, investigate discrepancies, and resolve issues with problematic accounts and provides needed information for the annual audit.
• Maintain a sales journal, charge journal, check register, bank reconciliation, accounts receivable file, accounts payable file, inventory log, general journal, payroll log, excise tax report, and depreciation account file.
• Provides financial analysis with an emphasis on capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations.
• Provides accounting assistance to operations staff and responds to financial questions/concerns to meet business needs.
• Manages the accounting staff who are responsible for financial reporting, billing, collections, month end reporting, and budget preparation.
• Recruits and hires accounting and financial staff and conducts performance evaluations.
• Coordinates training programs for new staff/interns and identifies training needs for current staff.
• Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal government requirements.
• Performs other related duties as necessary or assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience preferably in the hospitality industry.
• 2+ years of management experience
• Experience with inventory and cost accounting models
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills both verbally and in written format.
• Results oriented with ability to complete assignments in a timely manner while managing and prioritizing deliverable.

Physical Requirements

Must have the ability to:

• Read and write (English)
• Communicate verbally with staff members with or without the use of two‑way radios.
• Give and/or follow verbal and written instructions
• Perform mathematical calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages
• Retrieve, read and interpret information from technical sources
• Stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, bend and kneel throughout work shift
• Lift up to 30 lbs. occasionally, 10 lbs. frequently, and 5 lbs. regularly

Supervises

• Accounting Assistant, Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk

Perks

• Golf Privileges
• Retail & Restaurant Discounts
• Employee Meal Program
• Uniform Benefit Provided
• Employee Assistance Program – Canopy

Sand Valley LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We participate in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.

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