Assistant Controller

HHM Talent; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid sick time

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

HHM Talent is assisting a client in Wilmington, NC to fill an Assistant Controller position. The role requires 5–7 years of accounting management experience, CPA is desired, and hands-on oversight of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial reporting across multiple states. Proficiency with QuickBooks Online and strong GAAP knowledge are essential.

The ideal candidate will mentor staff, support tax filings, and collaborate with auditors in a fast-paced automotive F&I environment.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of accounting management experience in automotive F&I provider industry.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field; Master's preferred; CPA desired.
• Working knowledge of national and local tax regulations and GAAP reporting.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Controller with applying accounting principles and preparing financial reports.
• Oversee daily accounting department operations including A/P, A/R, payroll, and journal entries.
• Involvement with reinsurance accounting, cession statements, and investment tax considerations.
• Mentor and manage investment accountants; support pricing, analysis, and reporting for sales.
• Coordinate with external auditors and CPA firms for audits and tax filings.
• Optimize accounting software; assist with onboarding and HR-related payroll/admin tasks.

Skills

Accounting management

MS Excel advanced

Financial analysis

Communication

GAAP knowledge

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Master's degree preferred

CPA license desired

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Accounting software

Tax software

Job description

HHM Talent is assisting a client in their search for an Assistant Controller in Wilmington, NC. Experience in reinsurance accounting is required.

Position Overview

This financial role is an integral part of the company with daily interaction with all areas of the business, including close interaction with the Controller and the VP Sales & Operations. Experience in F&I automotive, reinsurance and insurance industries is beneficial. The Assistant Controller must have strong attention to detail while retaining an overall view of the company goals and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Controller with application of accounting principles, practices, and procedures for the maintenance of fiscal records and preparation of financial reports.
• Assist the Controller, as assigned, in oversight of daily operations of members in the accounting department that handle, Accounts Payable, Cancellations, Accounts Receivable, data analysis, journal entries, establishing accruals, payroll in multiple states, payroll tax filings, 1099 reporting annually, banking, and performing analytical analysis over all account balances and statement.
• Specific involvement with Reinsurance Accounting and the Cession statements that are critical to Dealership cession statements. This includes an ability to understand financial investment matters, return on investment, and tax upon investment both for income tax and capital gains tax. This portion is a critical part of the job.
• Assist the Controller with oversight of the System Administrator of the company to ensure products, pricing, commission and underwriting reserve requirements are correct.
• Provide mentoring and management to other investment accountants that become a part of the company.
• Support Sales Team with pricing analysis, new product pricing, new business analysis and production reports.
• Assist the Controller with monthly and annual reporting to external parties and insurers.
• Assist outside accounting firm with information related to its audits and tax filings of company accounts and financial transactions to ensure compliance with applicable GAAP accounting standards and local, state, and federal statutes.
• Optimize accounting software. Must have experience with QuickBooks Online. Migration to new accounting software will likely occur.
• Assist with new employee onboarding, required HR documentation, group healthcare administration, monitor company healthcare insurance, payroll and PTO as directed by the Controller.
• Review high value claims and Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) claims for appropriate due diligence before approval. Review ALL (GAP) claims.
• Work with the compliance team to ensure state, local and underwriting filings are current and ensure cancellation requirements for all contracts are followed.
• Work with external CPA firm to ensure information is provided for corporate tax filings in multiple states. Work with external reinsurance management team to ensure entities tax filings are completed timely.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 – 7 years of accounting management experience, preferably in the automotive F&I provider industry.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business or related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certification, desired.
• Working knowledge of national and local tax regulations and compliance reporting.
• Process improvement mindset leveraging information systems and advanced MS Excel skills.
• Ability to teach financial concepts and practices to non-financial oriented individuals and impact financial results.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to collaborate across departments.
• Knowledge of economic and accounting GAAP principles and practices, tax rules, banking, reinsurance and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Ability to perform duties with a high degree of independent judgment, discretion, integrity and confidentiality.

Compensation

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience level.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance