Vice President and Assistant Corporate Controller

450 Azuria Water Solutions, Inc.; Town of Chesterfield (NY); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision Insurance

Prescription drug coverage

Annual bonus potential

401k matching

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

Azuria Water Solutions seeks a Vice President and Assistant Corporate Controller to lead accounting operations, close processes, internal controls, and policy compliance. You will deliver accurate financial reporting under U.S. GAAP and partner with audit, FP&A, and business units.

Responsibilities include guiding month-end close, consolidations, and intercompany activities, supporting acquisitions, and driving process improvements across ERP systems and reporting tools.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required.
• CPA designation is strongly preferred.
• A master’s degree in accounting, finance, or business administration is preferred.
• Eight to ten years of progressive accounting experience required including corporate accounting, financial reporting, audit, internal controls, and team management.

Aufgaben

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes with journal entries, reconciliations, and consolidations.
• Review financial results for accuracy, proper classification, and U.S. GAAP compliance.
• Prepare and review monthly reporting, lender reports, annual financial statements, and footnotes.
• Provide technical accounting leadership on revenue, leases, goodwill, debt, and acquisition accounting.
• Lead external audits and remediation of control deficiencies.
• Improve accounting policies, procedures, and ERP integrations across the organization.
• Coach and supervise accounting personnel and align close discipline with business units.

Kenntnisse

Strategic leadership

Technical accounting

Financial reporting

SOX/compliance

Audit coordination

Acquisition accounting

Process improvement

Consolidation & intercompany

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance

CPA

Master’s in accounting/finance/MBA

Tools

JD Edwards

NetSuite

Oracle EPM

Hyperion

BlackLine

Jobbeschreibung

The Vice President and Assistant Corporate Controller is a senior corporate accounting leadership role responsible for supporting the Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in leading the Company’s accounting operations, financial close, internal controls, accounting policy compliance, audit support, acquisition accounting, and finance process improvement activities. This position provides leadership across corporate accounting, business unit finance, shared services, and integration teams to ensure accurate, timely, and well-controlled financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP and Company policy.

Responsibilities

Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, including review of key journal entries, account reconciliations, consolidation/elimination entries, intercompany activity, balance sheet reviews, and timely resolution of accounting issues.

Review financial results and key account balances to ensure accuracy, completeness, proper classification, and compliance with U.S. GAAP, Company accounting policies, and internal control requirements.

Support the preparation and review of monthly financial reporting, lender reporting, annual financial statements, footnotes, management reporting schedules, and other corporate reporting deliverables.

Provide technical accounting leadership on complex accounting matters, including revenue recognition, lease accounting, goodwill and intangible assets, debt accounting, purchase accounting, contingencies, and other significant or unusual transactions.

Assist in maintaining and developing Company accounting policies and procedures, including evaluating the impact of new accounting standards, documenting accounting conclusions, and ensuring consistent application across business units.

Lead and support external audit activities, including planning, coordination of audit requests, review of audit support, resolution of audit issues, and timely escalation of matters requiring management attention.

Support the Company’s internal control environment, including internal controls documentation, control design and effectiveness, remediation of control deficiencies, and coordination with external advisors performing control testing.

Partner with business unit finance leaders and shared services teams to improve accounting quality, strengthen close discipline, standardize account reconciliations and supporting documentation, and ensure timely resolution of accounting matters.

Support acquisition accounting and integration activities, including opening balance sheets, purchase accounting support, working capital true-ups, accounting policy alignment, internal control implementation, and integration of acquired businesses into Company systems and processes.

Lead or participate in accounting system and process improvement initiatives, including ERP optimization, close management tools, reporting improvements, automation opportunities, and standardization of accounting processes across the organization.

Develop, coach, and supervise accounting personnel, including setting expectations, reviewing work product, building technical capabilities, and fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Serve as a key accounting liaison with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Operations, Procurement, Shared Services, business unit finance teams, auditors, and other internal and external stakeholders.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required.

CPA designation is strongly preferred.

A master’s degree in accounting, finance, or business administration is preferred.

A minimum of eight to ten years of progressive accounting experience is required, including experience in corporate accounting, financial reporting, audit, internal controls, and management of accounting teams.

Public accounting experience and/or experience in a complex, multi-entity organization are strongly preferred.

Experience in construction, infrastructure services, project accounting, percentage-of-completion accounting, or other project-based environments is preferred.

Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, and accounting policy application.

Experience supporting acquisition accounting, purchase accounting, opening balance sheets, integration activities, and accounting policy alignment is preferred.

Experience with external audits, internal controls, SOX or SOX-like control environments, and remediation of control deficiencies.

Demonstrated experience leading month-end close, balance sheet reviews, account reconciliations, journal entry review, consolidations, and financial reporting processes.

Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop, coach, and hold accounting teams accountable for high-quality execution.

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with competing priorities and a high degree of complexity.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, including the ability to explain accounting matters clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Advanced Excel skills and strong proficiency with ERP and financial reporting systems are required.

Experience with JD Edwards, NetSuite, or similar ERP, BlackLine, Oracle EPM, Hyperion, reconciliation and reporting tools is preferred.

Ability to identify process improvement opportunities, implement practical solutions, and drive consistency and scalability across accounting processes.

This position may require periods of heavy travel to Company locations, acquired businesses, or meetings as needed.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial statements, accounting policies, technical accounting guidance, internal control documentation, contracts, audit requests, and other business documents.

Ability to prepare clear, concise, and well-supported accounting analyses, policy documentation, management communications, and audit support.

Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, business unit finance teams, shared services, auditors, advisors, and other stakeholders.

Ability to apply advanced accounting, financial analysis, and reconciliation concepts, including analysis of financial statements, account activity, journal entries, consolidations, intercompany activity, accruals, reserves, percentages, trends, variances, and other financial data.

Ability to evaluate complex transactions and quantify related accounting impacts.

Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex accounting and reporting issues involving multiple systems, business units, stakeholders, and deadlines.

Ability to apply sound judgment, assess risk and materiality, interpret accounting policies and guidance, evaluate alternative solutions, and escalation of significant matters appropriately.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, and work at a computer for extended periods.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands or arms.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually low.

The role is primarily performed in a professional office environment, with interaction across corporate, shared services, business unit finance, and operational teams.

The position may also require occasional visits to outdoor, plant, warehouse, yard, or jobsite environments to support inventory observations, equipment counts, fixed asset reviews, or related accounting and control activities.

We offer a competitive salary with career growth opportunities and a full benefits package including

• medical
• dental
• vision Insurance
• prescription drug coverage
• annual bonus potential
• 401k matching
• tuition assistance
• paid time off
• much more

Azuria is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which Azuria is firmly bound.

Azuria will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with Azuria on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

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Since 1971, the company has remained at the forefront of sustainable, cost-effective products and technologies to address aging water pipeline infrastructure.

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