Assistant Controller

Nelson Connects; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nelson Connects in Pleasanton, CA is seeking an Assistant Controller to lead an accounting team, oversee the close cycle, and enhance financial reporting processes. This hands-on role combines technical accounting, team development, and cross-functional collaboration.

You will coordinate monthly closes, review entries, guide daily accounting work, and ensure accurate records across payables, receivables, and fixed assets while maintaining strong internal controls and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline; at least five years of progressively responsible accounting experience.
• Experience supervising accounting professionals and developing their skills.
• Strong GAAP knowledge, general ledger, reconciliations, financial reporting, and period-end close.
• Advanced spreadsheet skills, experience with ERP systems, and familiarity with corporate tax and regulatory reporting.
• Analytical judgment, attention to detail, and ability to balance deadlines with team workload.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including explaining accounting matters to non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual closes, keeping deliverables on schedule and resolving issues before results are finalized.
• Review journal entries, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and ledger activity; prepare financial statements and reporting schedules.
• Guide daily accounting work across payables, receivables, cash, payroll, and fixed assets, ensuring transactions are complete and properly recorded.
• Set team priorities, review work, provide practical coaching, and build cross-training that supports consistent coverage of key responsibilities.
• Apply GAAP and internal accounting policies, maintain appropriate separation of duties, and address weaknesses in financial controls.
• Coordinate external audit preparation, organize supporting records, and manage follow-up requests through completion.
• Oversee recurring information returns, business property reporting, and other required annual filings; support tax, regulatory, banking, and insurance requests.
• Work with finance, operations, purchasing, and inventory teams to investigate discrepancies and improve the flow of financial information.
• Simplify accounting procedures, strengthen documentation, and support special projects and delegated leadership responsibilities.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Analytical thinking

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Help lead an accounting team that delivers accurate financial results and dependable day-to-day operations. Reporting to the senior accounting leader, the Assistant Controller will guide staff, oversee the close cycle, and strengthen the processes behind financial reporting. This hands-on role combines technical accounting, team development, and collaboration with business partners.

What You Will Do

• Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual closes, keeping deliverables on schedule and resolving issues before results are finalized.
• Review journal entries, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and ledger activity; prepare financial statements and supporting reporting schedules.
• Guide daily accounting work across payables, receivables, cash, payroll, and fixed assets, ensuring transactions are complete and properly recorded.
• Set team priorities, review work, provide practical coaching, and build cross-training that supports consistent coverage of key responsibilities.
• Apply GAAP and internal accounting policies, maintain appropriate separation of duties, and address weaknesses in financial controls.
• Coordinate external audit preparation, organize supporting records, and manage follow-up requests through completion.
• Oversee recurring information returns, business property reporting, and other required annual filings; support tax, regulatory, banking, and insurance requests.
• Work with finance, operations, purchasing, and inventory teams to investigate discrepancies and improve the flow of financial information.
• Simplify accounting procedures, strengthen documentation, and support special projects and delegated leadership responsibilities.

What You Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline and at least five years of progressively responsible accounting experience.
• Experience supervising accounting professionals, reviewing their work, and helping them develop their skills.
• Solid command of GAAP, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, and the period-end close process.
• Advanced spreadsheet skills, experience using accounting or ERP systems, and familiarity with corporate tax and regulatory reporting.
• Sound analytical judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to balance your own deadlines with the team’s workload.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain accounting matters to colleagues outside finance.

Helpful Experience

CPA designation or progress toward certification; experience with external audits, tax or regulatory submissions, and accounting for an organization with multiple operating sites.