Assistant Controller
ACT, Inc

Phoenix, Arizona

Posted in Education and Training


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Job Info


Overview

We are seeking an Assistant Controller with at least 7 years of progressively responsible accounting experience to help us fulfill our mission of helping people achieve education and workplace success.

Manage a team that performs a wide range of general accounting activities related to the maintenance, reconciliation, and control of company financial accounts. Provide accounting oversight and support for ACT subsidiaries.

What you will be working on:

  • Manage the monthly and fiscal year-end accounting close activities for ACT and its subsidiaries
  • Prepare/review journal entries and account reconciliations
  • Coordinate internal and external audit related activities to ensure compliance
  • Assist with subsidiary accounting activities, including consolidating into ACT' s financial system, annual budgeting, and periodic forecasting, as well as reconcile intercompany activity between ACT and its subsidiaries
  • Perform analytical review of financial results and research any unexpected results
  • Keep abreast of industry practices

This could be the job for you if you have (minimum requirements):
  • Ability to collect, analyze, research, and translate financial data
  • Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, financial controls, regulations, and best practices
  • Collaboration - work effectively with individuals inside and outside the organization
  • Highly organized and keen attention to detail; strong problem solving skills that lead to logical and sometimes creative solutions
  • Advanced computer skills on MS Office and accounting software applications
  • Ability to lead teams and projects and to work independently or as an individual contributor on a team
  • Communication - ability to communicate effectively across all levels in the organization, including ability to understand and interpret technical documents and requests for information
  • Decision making - acts decisively with sound judgement; uses data to analyze options and form opinions
  • Ability to prioritize responsibilities and managing to time sensitive deadlines
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or related area of study, or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired
  • At least 7 years of progressively responsible accounting experience that includes experience working with auditors and internal controls.
  • Previous experience and demonstrated success leading, managing, and building teams

It's a plus if you have:
  • Recent public accounting experience
  • Experience with SOX compliance
  • Nonprofit accounting experience
  • CPA is preferred

Your Work Makes a Difference

ACT team members are part of an organization dedicated to an important mission: Helping people achieve education and workplace success.

Everything we do contributes to this mission, including team member events, professional development resources, community outreach opportunities and solid benefit offerings. Helping team members achieve education and workplace success of their own advances the ACT mission on a daily basis.

You will be joining a team of highly dedicated professionals working together to provide quality services and support to our internal and external customers.

About ACT

When ACT was founded in 1959, it disrupted the assessment industry with a new approach to helping students better understand their readiness so they could take steps to improve it. By leveraging our expertise and authority in assessment and research, we will again disrupt the industry-helping more people learn, better measure their progress, and improve their navigation through life's transitions.

More than ever before, ACT is fulfilling its mission of helping people achieve education and workplace success. We're doing it by pushing the boundaries of learning innovation through the work of our people, who we call team members because we're all in this together.

We know transformation does not come without challenge. That's why ACT invests in a variety of experiences for team members to strengthen their connections, explore ideas, learn from customers, and celebrate success.

Learn more about working at ACT at act.org!


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