Assistant Controller (Hybrid)

Xceleration; Charlotte (NC); Sur place; USD 95 000 - 125 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Xceleration, an employer in Charlotte, NC, seeks an Assistant Controller to support the Head of Finance with accounting operations, reporting, and ad hoc analysis. You will play a key role in the month-end close and grow to lead MEC components over time, while developing the accounting team.

Responsibilities include journal entries, reconciliations, financial reporting, and cross-border tax support. CPA preferred; experience with QuickBooks and Excel is valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• CPA certification strongly preferred.
• Experience with month-end close and technical accounting areas.
• Strong financial reporting and analysis skills.
• Experience supporting annual review processes.
• Exposure to international tax and cross-border compliance is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and lookups.
• Experience training staff and driving process improvements.
• Interest in using AI and automation to improve finance processes.

Responsabilités

• Manage key components of the month-end close in GAAP compliance.
• Prepare journal entries and supporting schedules for accruals, revenue recognition, and related areas.
• Own MEC package and lead MEC review as responsibilities grow.
• Prepare reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Back up Head of Finance for month-end/year-end close, reporting, and audits.
• Support monthly/quarterly reporting, budgeting, variance analysis.
• Assist with financial analysis, presentations, and ad hoc projects.
• Support annual review processes and banking/audit activities.
• Assist U.S. tax compliance and UK VAT filings as needed.
• Coach and develop junior Finance team members.

Connaissances

Month-end close

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Excel advanced

Leadership

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA certification (preferred)

Outils

QuickBooks

Description du poste

At Xceleration, we design employee recognition and reward programs that truly connect people to their work. Our RewardStation® platform is used worldwide for everything from peer-to-peer recognition to service milestones, allowing companies to create experiences that reflect their values and reward employees in meaningful ways. We’re proud to work across more than 90 countries, delivering solutions that adapt to different cultures and work environments. Joining Xceleration means working with cutting-edge technology while being part of a team that values input and collaboration. Our environment is designed to help you grow, contribute, and see your efforts directly impact how companies engage and motivate their employees. If you’re looking for a space where your ideas can shape the future of workplace recognition, Xceleration is the place.

Behind every point earned and every reward redeemed is a financial engine that has to run flawlessly, and that's where this role comes in. We are searching for an Assistant Controller to support the Head of Finance with Xceleration’s accounting operations, financial reporting, and ad hoc analysis. This role plays a key part in the month-end close process and will grow into leading key components of it over time. The Assistant Controller will also help develop our Accounting team, with two direct reports.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage key components of the month-end close process, ensuring the general ledger is complete, accurate, and closed on time in accordance with GAAP.
• Prepare and review journal entries and supporting schedules for technical accounting areas, including accruals, deferred revenue, prepaid expenses, revenue recognition, professional services, and points and level recognition.
• Own and continue to develop the Month-End Close (MEC) package, with inceasing responsibility for leading the MEC review process as the role develops.
• Prepare and review account reconciliations, research discrepancies, and ensure timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Serve as primary backup to the Head of Finance for month-end close & year-end close review, financial reporting, banking, and audit activities.
• Support monthly and quarterly financial reporting, including budget-versus-actual analysis, variance analysis, and related presentations.
• Assist the Head of Finance with financial analysis, presentation preparation, and ad hoc research and projects as needed.
• Support the Company's annual review processes, including coordinating requests, preparing supporting documentation, responding to inquiries, and following up on open items.
• Support banking activities, including international bank reconciliations, account administration, and coordination of banking requests and documentation.
• Support the Company's U.S. tax compliance requirements, including preparation of filings, supporting schedules, and related reporting.
• Manage the UK VAT process, working directly with the Company's VAT consulting firm to ensure timely and accurate filings and compliance.
• Support ad hoc tax reporting and international tax compliance needs as required, working with external advisors when appropriate.
• Support annual 1099 filings and other applicable tax filings.
• Ensure financial reporting is prepared in accordance with applicable U.S. GAAP and Company policies, with an understanding of international accounting standards as appropriate.
• Manage and support junior Finance team members through delegation, training, review of work, and day-to-day guidance.
• Take an active role in Finance team meetings, training, learning sessions, and knowledge-sharing activities to promote collaboration, consistency, and continuous development across the team.
• Support the growth and development of Finance team members by identifying strengths and areas for improvement, providing opportunities to expand responsibilities, and helping team members establish and work toward career paths within Finance.
• Lead cross-training and knowledge-sharing efforts to ensure key Finance processes are documented, understood, and adequately covered across the team.
• Recommend and help implement improvements to accounting processes, internal controls, systems, and workflows to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Identify opportunities to use technology, automation, and AI to improve Finance processes, reduce manual work, and increase efficiency.
• Process invoicing for the Company's largest and most complex client on the 1st and 16th of each month.
• Take on additional financial analysis, projects, and responsibilities in support of the Company's needs and growth.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA certification strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of technical accounting areas, including accruals, deferred revenue, prepaid expenses, revenue recognition, and account reconciliations.
• Experience managing the month-end close process.
• Strong financial reporting and financial analysis skills.
• Experience supporting annual review processes.
• Strong understanding of U.S. tax compliance and reporting required; exposure to international tax, UK/EU VAT, or cross-border compliance is preferred.
• Experience with QuickBooks and other accounting or financial systems.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and IF statements.
• Experience training, coaching, and reviewing the work of other accounting staff.
• Interest or experience in using AI, automation, and technology to improve financial processes and efficiency is a plus.

Xceleration is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, religious creed, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, denial of family and medical care leave, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.