Assistant Controller
Onsite | Full-Time
$85,000 salary
We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Assistant Controller to join our team. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in maintaining the integrity of financial reporting and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. This role will be instrumental in understanding plant operations (inventory counts, WIP, direct labor) and their impact on financial results
Essential Job Functions:
· Supervise A/R & A/P personnel and approve daily/weekly/monthly transactions
· Prepare weekly payroll and month end journal entries
· Daily cash management, ACH debits and credits, positive pay
· Assist in inventory cycle counting, audits, and year-end physical inventory to include raw materials, packaging, and finished goods.
· Assist with the financial planning for the plant: budget, forecast and business plan
· Collaborate with the Controller on monthly financial statement preparation and internal reporting to owners.
· Manage 401k by review, retrieving and uploading data
· Reviews health benefit invoices and ensures charges are allocated to the correct department
· Reviews monthly reporting for union dues, reconciling and payment
· Work on special projects and assists the Controller as needed
Experience/Knowledge Required:
· Bachelor’s degree in accounting
· 5+ years in accounting field
· Previous management experience
· Strong Excel skills and analytical skills
· Past experience with ERP systems
Work Environment:
This is a 100% in office position.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in accounting
- 5+ years in accounting field
- Previous management experience
- Strong Excel skills and analytical skills
- Past experience with ERP systems
What We Do
Kowalski Companies, Inc. is a family-owned Michigan food company rooted in Polish-American culinary traditions. It manufactures and distributes meat products, prepared foods, pierogi, twice-baked potatoes, salad dressings, and sauces. The business began with a Hamtramck smokehouse producing Polish kielbasa and has expanded through wholesale distribution and affiliated food companies while maintaining family recipes and a focus on quality standards.
