Assistant Controller - Hybrid, PE-Backed, Multi-Entity Growth

AccruePartners; Concord (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship from CFO & Controller

Growth path to Controller

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

AccruePartners is seeking a Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager to join its corporate accounting team, supporting a growing manufacturing and distribution organization backed by private equity. You will report to the CFO and collaborate with an experienced Controller and teams across multiple business units in North Carolina and the Midwest.

The role offers significant exposure to acquisitions, multi-entity accounting, and financial integrations, with a clear path toward a Controller position

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 6–8 years of progressive accounting experience with increasing responsibility.
• Public accounting experience with transition into private industry preferred.
• CPA certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Manage general ledger operations ensuring GAAP compliance and internal controls.
• Analyze financial results, investigate variances, and provide reporting to executive leadership.
• Support inventory accounting, cost accounting, and financial reporting in a manufacturing/distribution context.
• Oversee sales tax compliance and audit schedules for internal and external audits.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and financial planning.
• Evaluate complex transactions for GAAP treatment in private equity environments.
• Drive process improvements and support future acquisitions and integrations.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

NetSuite

Microsoft Excel

Job description

AccruePartners is seeking a Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager to join its corporate accounting team, supporting a growing manufacturing and distribution organization backed by private equity. You will report to the CFO and collaborate with an experienced Controller and teams across multiple business units in North Carolina and the Midwest.

The role offers significant exposure to acquisitions, multi-entity accounting, and financial integrations, with a clear path toward a Controller position