Assistant Controller

Job Overview

This position is responsible for managing the accounting and finance department by providing information, primarily financial in nature, that follow all regulatory and accounting guidelines under the supervision of the CFO.

Responsibilities

• Disputes
  • Ensure all disputes are filed by staff within specified time requirements in accordance with vendors
  • Ensure proper identification of all disputes by staff
  • Manage bi-weekly conference calls
  • Approve dispute summary prepared by staff
• CABS
  • Manage Carrier Access Billing process and ensure all CABS customer invoices are paid timely
  • Ensure CABS are invoiced at proper rates and disputes are handled appropriately and accurately
• Taxes
  • Ensure timely and accurate filings by Clear Rate or third party
  • Understand all tax accruals and assist in appropriate setup of new accounts and work papers upon entry into new states
  • Review and respond to all external financial and regular inquiries
  • Create reconciliations and understand adjustments between year-end internal financials and corporate tax returns
  • Assist in communication with external tax preparers
• Month End
  • Review monthly customer TN statistics, revenue pivot tables, and other reports prepared by staff
  • Analyze income statements by state and company
  • Monitor and analyze trends between revenue/expenses and changes in customers, billings, etc.
  • Review monthly financial projections and segment allocations
  • Provide knowledge on the monthly financials to CFO
  • Review monthly financial package and deliver to executives

• General Accounting
  • Manage the collection process, including review of recommended write-offs and approval of new accounts to be sent to collections
  • Manage the A/P process, ensuring all invoices have proper approval, general ledger assignment, and are paid by the due date
  • Cut A/P checks on a weekly basis
  • Review and approve weekly and monthly audit reports
  • Record bi-weekly payroll entry
  • Approve and cut refund checks monthly
  • Review complex customer billing changes
  • Oversee QT plan/SKU setup and maintenance
  • Prepare ad hoc analysis and schedules as needed
• Management
  • Training employees and develop personal growth opportunities
  • Maintain a safe, secure, and legal work environment
  • Accomplish department results by communicating job expectations; plan, monitor, and appraise job results; coach, counsel, and discipline employees; develop, coordinate, and enforce systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards
  • Establish strategic goals by gathering pertinent business, financial, service, and operations information
  • Identify and evaluate trends and options; choose a course of action, define objectives and evaluate outcomes
  • Recommend and implement process improvements

Qualifications

• Education
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related discipline
  • CPA or MBA preferred
• Experience
  • 5 years
• Knowledge
  • Expert knowledge of accounting principles and practices and the reporting of financial data
  • Strong business acumen
  • Knowledge of management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and leadership techniques
  • Expert knowledge of Excel
• Skills
  • Critical thinking
  • Ability to identify and solve complex problems
  • Judgement and decision-making
• Abilities
  • Mathematical reasoning
  • Oral and written comprehension
  • Inductive/deductive reasoning

Competencies

• Analytical Thinking
• Conceptual Thinking
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Problem Solving
• Setting PrioritiesManaging Time

We offer our employees:

• Competitive pay with the opportunity for annual increases
• Generous benefits package including:
  • Competitive comprehensive medical coverage with minimal employee cost
  • Health Savings Account
  • Employer-paid life insurance
  • Employer-paid long term disability
  • Dental insurance
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Life/AD&D for employee, spouse, and children
  • Accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance for employee, spouse, and children
  • 401(k) program with employer match up to 8%
• Unlimited PTO, paid sick time, and 11 paid holidays 1 floating holiday
• Paid birthday off
• Paid volunteer day
• Paid trip after 10 years of consecutive service
• Book purchase program
• Clear Rate Phone/Internet service credit
• In-building caf with games, pool tables, and a 9-hole putting green
• Free in-building fitness center
• Fun company events and contests in and outside the office throughout the year