Assistant Controller

The Assistant Corporate Controller will partner closely with the Corporate Controller to drive Scoular’s financial strategy and ensure robust reporting practices. This role leads the consolidated financial statement process and oversees key corporate function responsibilities, including treasury, mark-to-market, and regulatory compliance. This role serves as a lead resource in implementing and maintaining Scoular’s accounting practices, providing insightful, timely, and accurate financial information, and ensuring the safeguard of Scoular’s assets and adherence to key internal controls.  The position also includes leadership responsibilities and will be responsible for fostering growth and development within the team.

 

Job Functions: 

• Serve as the corporate lead for internal and external financial reporting, including preparing consolidated financial statements. Responsibilities include posting, eliminating and consolidating journal entries, reconciling intercompany accounts, and supporting the monthly close process.
• Lead accounting activities for Scoular’s treasury operations, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Prepare and deliver regular covenant reporting to meet all regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Oversee the monthly mark-to-market process, including reviewing the compiled workpapers, monthly journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Help lead the corporate initiative to strengthen the internal control framework and provide recommendations on process enhancements necessary to safeguard Scoular’s assets. 
• Provide leadership and oversight for direct reports, ensuring clear performance expectations, regular feedback, and a structured plan for professional growth through coaching, mentoring, and development opportunities.
• Provide technical accounting research for critical accounting issues related to GAAP for the consolidated financial statements and provide recommendations and findings from research.
• Own assigned audit areas and coordinate related activities during the annual financial statement audit. Contribute to the preparation of the annual report to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Ensure that internal controls are adhered to and provide recommendations on process enhancements necessary to safeguard Scoular’s assets.  Prepare and review Scoular’s SOPs (Statements of Procedures) for best practices.
• Review existing processes, structures, and systems to identify improvement opportunities with a focus on simplification, standardization, and optimization, especially the reduction of manual, Excel-based activities.
• Build and maintain relationships with business leaders serving as a business partner. Enhance cross-functional collaboration by fostering trust, commitment, accountability, and results. 

Qualifications

Minimum: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 5+ years of accounting, auditing, or finance experience
• A strong understanding of US GAAP and technical accounting research
• Experience in actively managing teams
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail 
• ​Ability to research and solve problems 
• ​Ability to work under pressure and at times, within tight deadlines 
• ​Ability to independently think and derive solutions for accounting treatment in complex business scenarios 
• ​Ability to lead, manage, and create a positive team culture 
• ​Ability to communicate with employees at all levels throughout the organization 
• ​Provide influence to implement processes and change management across group 

Preferred: 

​​CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or CMA (Certified Management Accountant) designation a plus