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Assistant Corporate Controller
2805 E Plano Pkwy #300, Plano, TX 75074, USA
Req #456
Friday, April 26, 2024
AIT is the world's largest provider of automation, factory integration and tooling solutions dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch vehicle industries.
AIT offers a competitive compensation package (including free medical options for employees and their family), casual work environment and excellent growth opportunities.
Summary:
This position is responsible for managing the monthly close process, management of the annual audit process, monthly financial statements and consolidation, intercompany eliminations, tax support (sales, VAT, property, and project support), recording payroll activity, fixed asset management, and balance sheet account maintenance and analysis. This position will work with our foreign subsidiaries’ consolidation, account mapping, FX conversions, and account analysis. This position will also work with the IT function to manage the general ledger operations including posting entries, opening/closing periods, troubleshoot system errors and maintaining FX system conversions. Financial statement preparation and accounting research of any emerging issues or transactions.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintain accounting systems which comply with generally accepted accounting principles, tax requirements, and management reporting requirements
Ensures compliance with all FASB and GAAP reporting rules and regulations.
Analyze and research new and proposed accounting, reporting and disclosure standards issued by the FASB and their related impact on the Company
Manage periodic financial close process, review journal entries, and balance sheet account reconciliations. Adhere to close schedules and deadlines.
Review monthly Accounting close process including analytical review of the monthly operating results to ensure accurate accounting records are maintained
Preparation of work papers supporting the close process and month end balances
Close process will include payroll recording by entity by project ID, fixed asset and depreciation recording, accruals management, prepaid activity, and other balance sheet accounts.
Management of the annual audit process in a timely and efficient manner.
Coordinate schedule production and facilitate the resolution of issues with the audit team.
Work with management and the external audit firm in the preparation of the financial reporting component of the external audit.
Coordinate the corporate consolidation process with support from the finance organization.
Currency conversion of foreign subsidiary trial balance and loading the corporate consolidation model.
Assist in the preparation, accurate reporting and filing of periodic management reports such as monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements.
Calculate FX conversion entries and responsible for Intercompany Eliminations.
Participate in the preparation of annual federal/state/local tax return with outside CPA firm
Support for US Tax Returns, Foreign Tax Compliance, sales tax, VAT Tax, Property Tax, GST Tax, and projects as needed.
Implement, document, and maintain adequate and effective processes to improve the close and reporting cycles.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Education and Work Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or related field.
Certified Public Accountant
Five or more years of accounting experience or related field.
Project based accounting and manufacturing accounting experience required
Strong GAAP knowledge and financial reporting technical skills
Need excellent Excel skills and Microsoft Office.
Project based accounting and manufacturing accounting experience a plus
Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job .
Can interpret financial data contained in reports and ledgers.
Performs day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
Work in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment.
Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results.
Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved.
Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
Knowledge of computer applications including email, databases, word-processing program and spreadsheets (such as Microsoft Office).
Ensures that decisions are made based on policies, rules and organizational directives to solve emerging problems.
Maintains confidentiality while processing and handling confidential information with discretion.
Can handle frequent interruptions and can multi-task.
Works effectively with different levels of management, team members and customers.
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
Work Conditions:
Environment Type:
Indoor. Office environment. Temperature controlled.
Exposure Types:
No adverse environmental conditions expected.
Work Hours :
Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, and emergent conditions.
Travel Requirements:
This position involve travel up to 10% of the time.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.
Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
AIT Safety - AIT enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements. All employees that work in or enter the production environment are required to wear personal protective equipment.
AIT Quality - It is our policy to provide quality products and services that meet customer expectations and delivery requirements. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the AIT Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable AIT Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
AIT Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to his/her job.
Security Clearance Statement - This position may require a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
ITAR Requirements - To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at AIT must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158.
Equal Employment Opportunity - AIT is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. AIT hires and promotes people based on their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that nurtures trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law.
Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation - Applicants wishing to view a copy of AIT’ s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at askhr@aint.com .
AIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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