Assistant Controller

Mission:
Own the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the company’s financial records, close process, and accounts receivable operations, including customer invoicing, cash receipt processing, collections, and sales forecasting. Ensure full compliance with accounting standards, tax, and regulatory requirements while continuously improving accounting and AR operations through automation, AI, and process optimization. Act as a trusted partner to the Controller and business leaders by delivering clean, reliable financial information, effective working-capital management, and accurate sales forecasts that support informed decision-making and business growth.

Outcomes:

• Complete month-end close within 3 business days, with all material reconciliations and journal entries supported and reviewed and no material post-close adjustments.
• Ensure financial statements and balance-sheet accounts are accurate and fully supported, with 100% of material balance-sheet reconciliations completed monthly, significant variances explained, and identified issues resolved within agreed timelines.
• Complete 100% of required tax filings, remittances, and compliance requirements accurately and on time, with no material control deficiencies and no repeat audit findings.
• Maintain past-due AR below 10%, review aging monthly, proactively escalate collection risks, and ensure customer invoicing is accurate, authorized, and supported.
• Own the customer invoicing process, ensuring invoices and credit notes are complete, accurate, properly authorized, and issued promptly, with billing exceptions investigated and resolved within agreed timelines.
• Record and apply customer cash receipts accurately and promptly, reconcile unapplied cash, deductions, and short payments regularly, and resolve aged items within agreed timelines.
• Complete all bank reconciliations daily, investigate reconciling items promptly, and ensure there are no material unexplained or long-outstanding differences.
• Deliver accurate cash and short-term liquidity reporting on the established cadence, identify material cash or balance-sheet exposures proactively, and ensure no material cash surprises resulting from reporting gaps or errors.
• Deliver at least 3 measurable process improvements or automations within the first 12 months that reduce manual work, strengthen controls, shorten cycle times, or eliminate recurring accounting errors.

Role Competencies:

• Integrity, Accountability & Ownership — Acts with integrity and transparency, follows through on commitments, and takes ownership regardless of title.
• Accounting & Technical Expertise — Brings strong accounting knowledge and manufacturing experience, with a commitment to excellence in financial accuracy, close quality, and controls. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field; 5+ years of relevant accounting experience; CPA designation an asset.
• Financial Judgment & Problem Solving — Identifies risks and inconsistencies, gets to root causes, and applies sound judgment to develop solutions built to last.
• Controls & Compliance Mindset — Protects financial integrity and ensures compliance while keeping processes practical and effective for the business.
• Systems, Innovation & AI Mindset — Embraces ERP capabilities, automation, AI, and new approaches to improve accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Continuous Improvement & Execution — Proactively improves processes, moves with urgency, and delivers reliably in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment.
• Trust & Cross-Functional Partnership — Brings best intentions, builds trust through reliable execution, and develops mutually beneficial relationships across Finance, Operations, IT, and other stakeholders.
• Clear Financial Communication — Communicates financial information, risks, and issues clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Originally posted on Himalayas