Assistant Controller

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Gainesville, GA, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Logistics • Transportation
The Role
Oversee daily, monthly, and year-end accounting operations, including financial reporting, general ledger activities, reconciliations, cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, and audits. Lead and develop accounting personnel, manage closing processes, maintain internal controls, improve accounting workflows and systems, analyze discrepancies, and support budgeting, forecasting, and special projects.
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Interested in climbing aboard with the Syfan Team?

·        Manage and oversee daily, monthly, and year-end accounting operations.

·        Provide direct leadership, supervision, and guidance to accounting personnel, ensuring departmental responsibilities are completed accurately, efficiently, and within established deadlines.

·        Oversee the preparation, review, and accuracy of monthly financial statements and supporting schedules prior to submission to upper management.

·        Manage and coordinate month-end and year-end closing processes, including reviewing journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and other general ledger activities.

·        Review and approve account reconciliations, including bank accounts, fixed assets, prepaid expenses, accruals, and other balance sheet accounts.

·        Oversee daily cash activity, cash application, accounts receivable, and accounts payable processes to ensure accurate and timely recording of financial transactions.

·        Monitor departmental workflows, identify operational inefficiencies, and implement process improvements to increase productivity, accuracy, and consistency.

·        Assign and prioritize departmental responsibilities, monitor workloads, and ensure adequate coverage of critical accounting functions.

·        Analyze financial information, investigate discrepancies, and recommend corrective actions.

·        Ensure appropriate procedures are followed and supporting documentation is complete, accurate, and readily available for external auditors to support audit and compliance requirements.

·        Coordinate with other departments to resolve accounting issues, improve communication, and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.

·        Develop, implement, and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance.

·        Oversee accounting functions related to inventory, including annual parts inventory counts, reconciliation of discrepancies, and proper financial reporting.

·        Assist in the development, implementation, and improvement of accounting systems, reporting tools, and automated processes.

·        Assist with financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and special projects as needed.

·        Perform other accounting, financial, administrative, or management responsibilities as needed.

Skills:

·       Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and develop accounting personnel.

·       Strong understanding of accounting principles, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), financial reporting requirements, account reconciliations, and month -end closing processes

·       Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify discrepancies and implement effective solutions.

·       Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

·       Strong decision-making skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment with minimal supervision.

·       Highly detail-oriented with a strong commitment to financial accuracy and accountability.

·       Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and competence in Word and PowerPoint.

·       Experience with accounting software, financial reporting systems, and business accounting reports.

·       Strong customer service skills.

 

Education/Training:


·        A bachelor's degree in Accounting, or a bachelor's degree in Business with an emphasis in Accounting, is required.

·        5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including financial reporting, general ledger accounting, and financial analysis, is preferred.

·        2+ years of supervisory or management experience within an accounting or finance department is preferred.

·        Demonstrated experience managing employees, delegating responsibilities, and overseeing accounting operations.

·        Experience developing accounting procedures, implementing internal controls, and improving operational efficiencies is preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, or bachelor's degree in Business with an emphasis in Accounting
  • 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including financial reporting, general ledger accounting, and financial analysis
  • 2+ years of supervisory or management experience within an accounting or finance department
  • Experience managing employees, delegating responsibilities, and overseeing accounting operations
  • Experience developing accounting procedures, implementing internal controls, and improving operational efficiencies
  • Strong understanding of accounting principles, GAAP, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and month-end closing processes
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and competence in Word and PowerPoint
  • Experience with accounting software, financial reporting systems, and business accounting reports
  • Strong leadership, communication, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, decision-making, and customer service skills
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The Company
HQ: Gainesville, GA
165 Employees
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

Syfan Transport and Syfan Logistics together represent a successful high-tech, multi-million dollar corporation, but remain a family business at heart - and an old-fashioned American success story. With close to a half century of experience in trucking and logistics, the Syfan family has been in the transportation business for a very long time. As an asset-based transportation company, Syfan Transport provides customers with the flexibility and reliability they are looking for. The Syfan fleet includes a wide assortment of refrigerated, flatbed and dry vans to meet virtually every customer need. For shippers faced with a sudden spike in shipping volume or the occasional spot load, Syfan Logistics offers its third-party brokerage services to fill those emergency gaps. While we supplement our private fleet with third-party carriers, we don’t take a back seat to safeguarding your loads. We are so confident in our ability to deliver that we back all of our customers’ shipments with Primary Cargo Insurance so you never have to deal with a middle man. We support all of this 24 hours a day with live on-site service, seven days a week to provide accurate updates on the status of your shipments. In 2017, our company has focused on being “Ready, Willing, & Able” in regard to new federal requirements for Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) and safer food transport under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). For both rule changes, Syfan will be ready well ahead of this year’s deadlines. The sooner the better, because working with an ELD-compliant carrier in the future will be just as important as protecting shipments with cargo insurance. Our story is far from over, because the formula continues to work with a growing staff of over 140 professionals and a successful partnership with hundreds of customers and thousands of carrier partners. The only thing missing now, is your partnership.

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