OUR SHARED PATH TO SUCCESS

If you are passionate about your career and are looking for a long-term place to grow, then we want to meet you. GEMRT is a growing public accounting firm based out of Coral Gables and is looking for career-minded professionals within the accounting industry. Our formula is simple: great people engaging work compelling leadership = a fantastic place to work.

We are looking for an eager Assistant Controller who has a few years experience of in full-cycle accounting and who naturally adopts a collaborative approach to accounting work. The Assistant Controller will prepare and maintain financial records to track the organization's assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities. They will report to the Director of the Outsourced Accounting Services Department.

THE SKILL SET

• Four to six years of full-cycle accounting/bookkeeping experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, or related field. 
• Full Professional English proficiency, verbal and written.
• Proficient in QuickBooks accounting software.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software, and accounting software. 
• Excellent multitasking and ability to perform various tasks simultaneously. 
• Knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting. 
• Understanding of and the ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. 

• Experience working in a public accounting firm or in an outsourced capacity.
• Seven or more years of full-cycle accounting/bookkeeping experience.
• A desire for work-life balance.
• A desire to find a long-term, professional home.

• Complete new hire orientation and onboarding.
• Complete introductory training.
• Begin growing your internal network by meeting with Supervisors, Managers and Directors.
• Get up to speed on the processes and clients of the Outsource Department.
• Start performing general cost accounting and other related duties for our clients. 

• Prepare monthly balance sheets, income statements, and profit and loss statements. 
• Maintain the general ledger. 
• Code invoices, set up new accounts, reconcile accounts, and close the monthly books. 
• Reconcile bank accounts on a monthly basis, verify deposits, and address inquiries from banks. 
• Reconcile cash disbursement accounts, payroll, customer accounts, and other financial accounts.
• Manage accounts receivable collections. 
• Confirm payment of invoices associated with accounts payable and ensures payments are charged to the appropriate accounts. 

• Manage the purchasing and invoicing system. 
• Maintain knowledge of acceptable accounting practices and procedures.
• Coordinate with the software vendors to maintain accounting software systems; recommends updates to enhance the accounting software. 
• File tax forms with federal, state, and local government agencies. 
• Provide outside auditors with assistance; gather necessary account information and documents to perform an annual audit. 
• Perform other related duties as assigned. 

• Our annual firm cruise!
• Competitive salary bonus program
• New business commission
• Generous referral bonus
• CPE covered by GEMRT
• 15 days PTO plus 10 additional firm holidays (including the last week of the year)
• 401(k) with matching contributions from GEMRT
• Life insurance covered by GEMRT
• Health insurance covered by GEMRT
• Dental and Vision insurance are available
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Gap insurance and Aflac

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THE GEMRT WAY

We abide by a set of 23 values, our GEMRT DNA. We hope that you find them as compelling as we do!

First and foremost, WE CARE about our team, our clients, and our community. We have embraced the FAMILY SPIRIT to treat our clients and colleagues like family. We offer our clients EXCEPTIONAL CLIENT SERVICE, looking to CREATE VALUE AND WEALTH for them. Our TECHNICAL EXPERTISE enables us to advise and consult on complex issues, while our BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDED APPROACH allows us to be leaders in our field, to INNOVATE AND SOLVE problems in a constantly shifting landscape. We are GROWTH DRIVEN, working with our clients and colleagues to grow according to their plans and goals.

We have built our award-winning business and culture by CULTIVATING REWARDING RELATIONSHIPS, governed by the interpersonal values of LOYALTY, HONESTY, DIGNITY AND RESPECT. Our SPIRIT OF FUN helps us to enjoy each other’s company and the fruits of our labor.

We believe that OUR PEOPLE ARE THE KEY TO OUR FUTURE and so we work to foster an OWNERSHIP MENTALITY among our colleagues. We have a STRONG WORK ETHIC and constantly push ourselves to be ALWAYS LEARNING AND DEVELOPING PROFESSIONALLY. Our INTEGRITY AND ETHICS are ironclad—we are responsible, transparent, reliable, and truthful. We take pride in pursuing EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING WE DO, valuing TEAMWORK, and operating as ONE FIRM WORKING TOWARD COMMON GOALS. Here EVERYONE HAS A VOICE from intern to partner, and we use our voices to UNDERSTAND WHY not just how.

Grateful for our success and recognizing that we are never successful in a vacuum, we pay it forward and give back to our community because COMMUNITY MATTERS. Finally, in all things we strive to LIVE LIFE PASSIONATELY because life is too short to not fall in love with living.