Assistant Corporate Controller

Job Type : Exempt

Pay : Salary

Benefits:

• Benefits Available and vary per position and location.

Are you a real go-getter looking for an amazing opportunity with a nationwide full-service utility contractor offering competitive wages and incredible benefits? Keep reading because this job might be for you!

Since 1928, Asplundh has been dedicated to safe, efficient, and innovative line clearance services for the utility industry. Reliable, uninterrupted power is an important service provided by the world's electrical utilities and Asplundh has the expertise to help keep the power flowing. Over the years, diversification has opened vegetation management services to other specialized markets such as municipalities, railroads, pipelines, helicopter vegetation services, and departments of transportation.

A family-owned and operated corporation headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Asplundh has grown to employ over 36,000 service professionals throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Oversee the General Accounting (primary to execute month-end financial close), Operations Controllership Center of Excellence (“bridge” from corporate function to the field) and Cost Accounting (OH allocations and fixed asset accounting) teams.

• Primary, driving force for continuous improvement and efficiency gains within the month-end financial close process.

• Reviewer/approver of high-risk journal entries / key estimates and accruals.

• Lead contact with operations and executive leadership re: accounting-related matters

• Relationship owner with external auditors

• Handle other responsibilities, as needed, such as project/system implementation support, business development due diligence and other accounting-related matters.

Requirements:

• BS in Accounting

• CPA (Preferred, but not required).

• At least 7 years of accounting (or similar) experience with increasing leadership responsibilities

• At least 2 years of experience leading a large team/function

• Experience at a large, public company with a tight month-end financial close process (less than 7 working days) strongly preferred

• Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal

• A leader who promotes teamwork and collaboration.

• Must be able to delegate.

• Proven ability to develop a vision of “what could be”, not just focused on “what is/has been”

• Demonstrated ability to execute/drive a project plan to completion,; including influencing others and effectively managing their team and others through change.

• In-depth experience using modern ERP’s such as SAP or Oracle is strongly preferred, as well as consolidation tools (e.g. FCCS) and financial planning tools (e.g. ePBCS)

• Good social skills in dealing with internal personnel, external auditors, field operations, etc.

License & Certifications Pre-Screen

• Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

Travel Requirements Physical Requirements:

• Rarely: walking, kneeling, squatting, crawling, seeing distant, climbing on/off truck, climbing, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., depth perception, color vision, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting up to 10 lbs., lifting up to 50 lbs.

• Occasionally: standing, stooping, body twisting, gripping, reaching, range of motion, climbing stairs.

• Frequently : sitting, sense of touch, manual dexterity, speaking clearly, reading, hearing-speech range.

• Constantly: seeing.

About Us:

As a full-service utility contractor, Asplundh performs tree pruning and removals, right-of-way clearing and maintenance, vegetation management with herbicides, and emergency storm work and logistical support. Asplundh is the parent company of Asplundh Infrastructure Group whose subsidiaries provide overhead and underground line construction, planning and design, meter reading and AMR/AMI installation, electrical testing, and street lighting/traffic signal services. Asplundh also operates Rotor Blade Airborne Utilities Management, overhead electric distribution, and transmission lines using MD 500 helicopters.

Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.