Assistant Controller

Our client in Auburn Hills, MI is looking for an Assistant Controller. This is a Direct Hire position. As a key member of the financial team of the Auburn Hills Corporate Office and Technical Centre, the Assistant Corporate Controller will oversee various financial functions including banking, intercompany transactions, the balance sheet and more. The role involves continuous process improvement and staff training to enhance efficiency and compliance with company policies while maintaining strong internal controls. Responsibilities also include managing the day-to-day activities, co-leading the annual budget process and monitoring departmental spending against budgets and forecasts. The position also encompasses financial management for the Research & Development Lab. Required Education & Experience Candidates must possess a college diploma or university accounting degree, with CA, CMA, or CPA designations preferred. A minimum of five years of relevant experience in finance, particularly in a manufacturing or corporate setting, is required. Experience in the automotive industry is preferred, along with proven leadership skills and the ability to manage a team of financial analysts. Essential Functions · The Controller is responsible for: · Communicating financial results to the Corporate Controller, departmental leaders and the corporate office each month. · Managing month-end reporting with a 1-week close timeline, and daily finance department activities. · Creating accurate forecasts in collaboration with departmental leaders. · Reviewing and approving journal entries and maintaining internal controls. · Preparing the annual budget and ensuring accountability for variances for each department and cost type. Overseeing the annual external audit process, and the internal audit process How You Will Be Successful: Envision the Future Communicate Honestly and Broadly Seek Technology and Business “First” Embrace Diversity and Take Risks What We Offer: Competitive Salary Comprehensive Benefit Package 401(k) with matching contributions Paid Time Off Employee Discounts Free training on all Altair products Why Work with Us: Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities. Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing. For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com Ready to go? #ONLYFORWARD At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges. Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.