Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Assistant Controller to join our finance team. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the financial operations of the organization, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting, and contributing to strategic financial planning. This position requires strong analytical skills, a solid understanding of accounting principles, and the ability to work collaboratively with various departments.

This position is in-office at our corporate location. No remote or hybrid work consideration.

The ideal candidate will have:

· Strong leadership and management skills

· “Hands on” approach to problem solving

· Sound judgment with capability and confidence to make on the spot decisions

· Attention to detail; accuracy of data is a must

· Minimum of 5 years’ experience with preparing and understanding accurate financial statements with variance explanations and footnotes, as well as the timely preparation of monthly reconciliations and variance analysis

· Good interpersonal skills, team-oriented positive attitude

· Willingness to work overtime when needed is a must

· Excellent communication skills through email and phone

· Ability to function in a fast-paced environment with constant deadlines and sometimes switching tasks midstream while still maintaining a good quality of work product

· Independent, strong thinking; no issues with adapting to changing circumstances

· Experience with Great Plains Dynamics and Excel

If you are passionate about finance and looking for an opportunity to grow within a dynamic team, we encourage you to apply for the Assistant Controller position.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

· Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of both the general ledger and operational structure/systems

· Lead team in reconciliation of transactions with attention to detail for any items impacting the company’s financial operations

· Collaborating with other accounting manager(s) to support department goals and objectives, including monitoring and analysis of department work product and flow to develop more efficient procedures and maximize use of resources

· Responds to inquiries from the CEO, CFO, Controller, and other managers regarding financial variances, analysis, and special projects

· Advise team members regarding the handling of non-routine transactions

· Respond to inquiries regarding settlements, financial results, special requests, etc.

· Work with the e to ensure timely delivery of an accurate monthly, quarterly, and year-end financials as well as coordination of year-end financial audit.

· Provide training to new and existing team members, as necessary

· Address team member issues relating to absenteeism, staff conflicts, performance issues, dress code

· Working with team individually to establish goals and objectives for each year; monitor and advise on progress to enhance professional development

· Supporting the Controller with special projects and other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven experience as Assistant Controller or Accounting Manager
• CPA eligible required
• 5+ years’ experience with preparing and understanding accurate financial statements.
• 5+ years direct management of subordinates
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting or related field; MBA or CPA preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate thoughts clearly
• Exceptional planning and organization skills with ability to see the “big picture” to strategically assist in planning and development
• Should be highly adaptable, detail-oriented self-starter, able to work autonomously when required
• Audit experience required (leading and managing audits)
• Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively as well as independently
• Ability and desire to solve problems, prioritize, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Mastery of MS Office Suite, including advanced Excel experience (Macros, PivotTables, V­ Lookups, and complex formulas)
• Experience with budgets and forecast a plus
• Microsoft Dynamics (Great Plains) accounting experience a plus
• Transportation and/or freight experience a plus

About us:

DILIGENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS is an established yet fast growing freight forwarding, transportation, and logistics provider with locations and partners throughout the country to better serve our clients.

Founded in 1995, Diligent has been providing local and regional delivery services to several niche industries. We are expanding our services to enable our customers to use Diligent as a complete transportation provider. Our services include Hotshot Express delivery, Stat Medical Couriers, Dedicated Driver Outsourced Fleet Management, Warehouse & Distribution Network, Over-The-Road Trucking (LTL & FTL).

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time