Assistant Corporate Controller

The Assistant Corporate Controller Position:

The Assistant Corporate Controller will perform various accounting and controlling operations for all business units of Applied Solutions Group, including the preparation of periodic financial reports, maintenance of accounting record systems, and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The role works closely with business units, ASG, and Heico Corporate to support various initiatives. This position reports to the Corporate Controller of the Applied Solutions Group.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform the monthly close and reporting process for ASG Corporate.
• Establishing accounting policies and procedures for the Group.
• Designing and implementing controls surrounding the key accounting processes managed at Group.
• Improve the reporting functionality across the respective organization.
• Routinely verifying the design and effectiveness of key controls maintained at business unit level, including through periodic on-site visits.
• Supporting the Corporate annual budget process, and strategic planning process.
• Track and report on D365 and other IT related costs.
• Work with Heico IT and Finance groups to implement quantifications of IT allocations for D365, Microsoft, and other infrastructure costs to report and communicate to the business units effectively for plan, forecast, and actual purposes.
• Providing ideas and solutions for automating manual, labor intensive data gathering and reporting processes.
• Responding to Internal and External Audits and implementing recommendations in a timely manner.
• Assist in a detailed quarterly balance sheet review and journal entry testing with the business units.
• Establish and oversee cost accounting and standard costing practices across the Group. Support businesses in developing and managing material, labor, and overhead standards aligned with forecasted manufacturing capacity. Ensure the consolidated reporting represents the proper cost categorizations. Collaborate with business units on cost accounting initiatives, ensuring proper standard cost rollouts and conducting quarterly analyses to assess variances and maintain accuracy.
• Assist the businesses in corporate allocation true ups, where applicable.
• Assisting in due diligence for acquisition and integrating key accounting process of newly acquired businesses.
• Oversee and evaluate transfer pricing requirements for international businesses and Assist Group CFO in rolling-out quarterly Group-wide Intercompany Price gross margin rate.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• Minimum of 8 total combined years of relevant work experience in corporate and/or operating business unit roles.
• Experience working with consolidation software (SAP's Business Objects, Hyperion, etc.).
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience working in and managing team environments.

Working Conditions/Travel Requirements:

• Ability to work in a matrixed organization.
• Overnight travel of approximately 15% expected.

Salary Range:

• $130,000 - $160,000 per year.

Benefits:

• Hybrid work schedule (3 days in office, 2 days remote).
• Multiple health plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.
• Health Savings Account (with company match) or Flexible Spending Accounts, depending on selected healthcare plan.
• Two Dental plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.
• Vision plan through VSP.
• Paid-time Off (vacation and 11 paid holidays).
• 401k plan with company match.
• Life/AD&D insurances (both company-paid and additional voluntary options).
• Sick leave, Short-term Disability and Long-term Disability plans (company-paid).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP, company-paid).
• Three Aflac plans.
• Pet insurance plans.
• Legal insurance.
• Identity & Fraud Protection Plan.

Salary : $130,000 - $160,000