Assistant Controller

Accounting Manager / Assistant Controller

Nanotechnology Research Organization | Kissimmee, FL Area

Hybrid Schedule

Salary: $120,000

Are you a highly skilled accounting professional who enjoys rolling up your sleeves while also helping drive process improvements and strategic initiatives? Do you thrive in environments where no two days are the same and where your contributions directly impact the success of the organization?

Our client, an innovative and growing organization with both for-profit and nonprofit operations, is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager / Assistant Controller to join their exceptional accounting team. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside a highly collaborative leadership team in a role that offers significant visibility, ownership, and variety.

This position will serve as a key member of the accounting department, acting as the bridge between senior accounting staff and executive leadership. The ideal candidate is a hands-on accounting leader with strong technical accounting expertise, multi-entity experience, and the ability to independently solve problems and improve processes.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Salary of $120,000

• 100% employer-paid healthcare benefits

• Outstanding team culture and supportive leadership

• High visibility role with broad exposure across the organization

• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact and influence accounting operations

• Stable, growing organization with international operations

What You'll Do

• Own and manage intercompany accounting activities, including reconciliations with the company's international headquarters

• Prepare, review, and analyze balance sheet reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies

• Lead month-end and year-end close activities for multiple entities

• Prepare and review journal entries and general ledger activity

• Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting policies

• Assist with annual audits and coordinate audit requests

• Support financial reporting and analysis across multiple business entities

• Prepare and file sales tax returns

• Assist with grant budgeting, grant accounting, and tracking expenditures against grant funding

• Collaborate with leadership on process improvements and accounting initiatives

• Identify accounting issues and independently develop practical solutions

• Assist with special projects, reporting requests, and ad hoc financial analysis

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

• Approximately 10-20 years of progressive accounting experience

• Prior experience as a Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, or similar accounting leadership role within a small to mid-sized organization

• Strong for-profit accounting experience required

• Multi-entity accounting experience required

• Extensive experience with intercompany accounting and reconciliations

• Deep understanding of GAAP and financial reporting

• Advanced Excel skills

• Experience with month-end close, financial statement preparation, and account reconciliations

• Proven ability to work both strategically and hands-on

• Strong problem-solving abilities, sound judgment, and common sense approach to business challenges

• Experience with grant accounting is a plus

• Experience working with international organizations is a plus

The Ideal Candidate

• We're looking for someone who enjoys jumping into challenges, takes ownership of their work, and can comfortably operate at both a detailed and strategic level. This person will be highly collaborative, exceptionally organized, and eager to become a trusted partner to leadership while helping support the continued growth of the organization.