Accountant Assistant Controller Jobs in Rochester, NY

Greenlight Networks is searching for a dynamic and experienced Director of Accounting to add to our high performing team. We are embarking on an aggressive consolidation and growth phase via announced acquisitions and mergers (Fast Bridge Fiber, GoNetSpeed, and T-Mobile) and are looking for a strategic leader to help drive planning, forecasting, and providing financial insights to support this consolidation. This leader will be a key member of the accounting organization, partnering closely with the VP, Controller to oversee the company's accounting operations, financial reporting, compliance activities, and internal controls. This role will help ensure the integrity of financial information while supporting a scalable finance infrastructure capable of supporting rapid growth, acquisition integration, and private equity reporting requirements.

We encourage applications from qualified candidates across the Eastern United States, including markets extending from the Northeast through the Southeast. The position is not restricted to specific states or locations.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on accounting leader with strong technical accounting expertise, experience operating in a fast-paced environment, and a proven ability to drive accurate and timely financial reporting. This individual will serve as a trusted partner and collaborate closely with leadership, ownership groups, lenders, auditors, and cross-functional business teams.

This position offers a significant opportunity to contribute to the company's continued growth and value creation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the CFO, VP Finance/Controller in managing the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger activities, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules
• Assist in the preparation of reporting packages
• Ensure compliance with established accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, workflows, and reporting efficiency across the organization
• Support the continued development of a scalable accounting infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing business

• Partner with external advisors and auditors on complex accounting transactions and reporting requirements
• Maintain accounting policies and procedures to support evolving business needs and regulatory requirements

• Support the annual financial statement audit and serve as a primary liaison with external auditors
• Coordinate audit requests, testing, documentation, and issue resolution.
• Assist in maintaining a strong internal control environment and implementing process improvements
• Support lender reporting requirements and compliance activitie
• Help mentor, develop, and support members of the accounting team

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Proven cross-functional collaboration experience as position requires frequent interactions with Accounting, Treasury, FP&A, and Business Operations teams
• In-depth knowledge of financial reporting systems including A/P, A/R, G/L and payroll.
• Ability to deliver high quality work product while meeting deadlines

• Strong desire to be on a high growth, winning team, working with passionate, purposeful people; naturally curious
• Prior accounting experience with mergers & acquisitions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills across all levels of an organization
• Self-starter and finisher; proven experience taking significant initiative
• Work independently with appropriate allocation of time management and organization
• Proven orientation towards detail coupled with an extremely high ability to self-check own work and attention to accuracy; innate big picture sensibility when required
• Ability to iterate, think independently, confidently suggest and implement change to improve timing, processes, outcomes
• Strong interpersonal skillset with an ability to support and interact with executive management and investors
• Highest ethical and professional conduct
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to travel to various states on the east coast , travel <10%

Education and Experience

• Required minimum of 7 years experience in progressive accounting roles; must include management and external reporting experience
• Active CPA designation. Big 4 public accounting experience required
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, while managing multiple priorities
• Proven background in business case theory and practical experience Previous PE experience in a high growth industry a plus

Compensation:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary for this position is between $130k - $160k. The actual salary offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at www.greenlightnetworks.com/careers/.