Assistant Controller

LHH; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH Recruitment Solutions seeks an Assistant Controller for a large private company in the Overland Park area. The role reports to the Director of Finance and serves as a financial liaison and strategic partner to leadership.

The position emphasizes month-end close, GAAP financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and collaboration with audit teams. Candidate should have accounting experience in public practice or industry and strong ERP system knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
• CPA preferred, but not required.
• 5+ years public accounting experience or strong industry accounting experience.
• ERP system experience and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate month end close.
• Produce financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
• Forecasting and assist with budgeting.
• Conduct financial and business analysis.
• Ad-hoc reporting to management.
• Assist with implementation of new accounting standards.
• Coordinate with internal/external audit teams.

Skills

Public accounting experience

Forecasting & budgeting

Communication skills

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

ERP system experience

Job description

LHH Recruitment Solutions is actively recruiting for an Assistant Controller with a large privately held company in the Overland Park area. The Assistant Controller is a high visibility position within the company and will report to the Director of Finance. This is a great opportunity for someone with public accounting experience to make the move into industry or someone who has had excellent industry accounting experience. The Assistant Controller will be a financial liaison to the business and will be a strategic partner to leadership.

The Assistant Controller job duties and responsibilities include:

• Coordination of month end close
• Production of financial statements in accordance with GAAP
• Forecasting and assisting with budgeting
• Conduct financial and business analysis
• Ad-hoc reporting to management
• Implementation of new accounting standards
• Coordination with internal/external audit teams

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required
• CPA preferred, but not required
• 5+ years public accounting experience or strong industry accounting experience
• ERP system experience
• Excellent communication skills and overall business acumen