Assistant Controller Jobs in Lawrence, KS (NOW HIRING)

Are you an accounting professional who thrives at the intersection of technical accuracy, project leadership, and client service? As an Assistant Controller on Pinion’s Accounting Services (PAS) team, you’ll play a critical role in delivering highquality financial results while collaborating with others. This role combines handson accounting expertise with project management and meaningful client interaction - making it ideal for professionals who enjoy both detail and leadership.

In this position, you’ll serve as a key point of coordination between bookkeepers, controllers, tax, and audit & assurance (A&A) teams to ensure timely, accurate, and insightful deliverables for clients, many of whom operate within the agriculture industry.

Why Pinion?

Pinion is the nation’s leading food and ag consulting and accounting firm, helping clients and communities thrive through bold thinking and innovation. We foster a collaborative, growth-oriented, and joy-filled culture where professionals are empowered to make a meaningful impact.

What our team does:
PAS is where public and private accounting meet. PAS serves a wide range of clients and offers a vast array of services from after-the-fact bookkeeping to full back office monthly close procedures. As a member of the team, you will get the client variety that being a public accountant offers with the general ledger-focused nature of private accounting. The PAS team works hand in hand with the Tax and A&A teams as we act as the client’s accounting staff and finalize financial statements for others in the firm to prepare their final deliverables.

What you’ll be doing:

Client Service & Relationship Management

• Serve as the key point of contact for clients, coordinating the collection of financial data and supporting documentation
• Collaborate with the PAS Controller to assess and implement client reporting requirements in accordance with service agreements
• Support client onboarding activities, ensuring timely and accurate setup of accounting processes and deliverables

Financial Reporting & Close Management

• Review financial statements and supporting workpapers to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to accounting standards
• Support the timely completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes in alignment with established deadlines
• Partner with the PAS Controller to enhance financial reporting packages and deliverables

Team Leadership & Supervision

• Supervise and provide day-to-day oversight of 2-4 bookkeepers
• Train, mentor, and develop team members, ensuring continuous improvement in performance and technical skills
• Demonstrate leadership by proactively managing projects and guiding team execution

Process Improvement & Documentation

• Develop, document, and maintain standardized and client-specific accounting processes and workflows
• Create and refine financial reporting templates based on client requirements and service agreements
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and drive implementation in collaboration with leadership

Systems & Technology

• Provide support for internal teams and external clients related to accounting systems and software utilization
• Troubleshoot system and process issues, ensuring effective resolution and improved efficiency

What you’ll need for this position:

Role-Specific Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 3 to 5 years of accounting experience preferred
• Experience with financial reporting
• Demonstrated success in preparing and presenting accounting client deliverables
• Prior supervisory or team lead experience is valued
• Experience working with agricultural clients is a strong plus

Digital Fluency

• Proficiency with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, and Xero; Experience with Basis a plus
• Comfort navigating and learning new technologies, including AI enabled accounting tools and digital workflows
• Ability to troubleshoot and support accounting software used by internal teams and clients

Critical Thinking & Professional Skills

• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain financial information clearly
• Detail oriented mindset with the ability to balance accuracy and efficiency
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and build trust within a team

What’s in it for you:

• Flexible work environment: Remote, hybrid, or in-office arrangements
• A people-centered culture, with fun included among our core firm values
• A robust training and development program designed to help you discover your distinct abilities and use them to grow yourself and the firm
• Freedom to explore your areas of interest
• Pinion offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401k/profit-sharing, paid time off and holidays, flexible work arrangements, and paid parental leave.

Compensation: In some states and municipalities, Pinion is required by law to include a reasonable estimate for range of compensation. When making compensation decisions, Pinion takes into account a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, skills, certifications/licenses, and geographic location. The wide range for this role reasonably accounts for these factors. Specific compensation decisions are made based on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $56,000 to $85,000/year.

Remote Eligibility: This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at a Pinion office or attendance at offsites, as requested/required by the firm and/or your supervisor. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Pinion has a registered entity and is actively hiring. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check the list periodically if the state you live in is on the exclusion list.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you will not be penalized for redacting or removing age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. For intern applicants, we will need the date you anticipate being available to work full-time in order to be considered for a future full-time conversion offer.

EEO: Pinion 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, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Attest services are provided by KCoe Isom, LLP, a licensed CPA firm.

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What you’ll need for this position:

Role-Specific Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 3 to 5 years of accounting experience preferred
• Experience with financial reporting
• Demonstrated success in preparing and presenting accounting client deliverables
• Prior supervisory or team lead experience is valued
• Experience working with agricultural clients is a strong plus

Digital Fluency

• Proficiency with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, and Xero; Experience with Basis a plus
• Comfort navigating and learning new technologies, including AI enabled accounting tools and digital workflows
• Ability to troubleshoot and support accounting software used by internal teams and clients

Critical Thinking & Professional Skills

• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain financial information clearly
• Detail oriented mindset with the ability to balance accuracy and efficiency
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and build trust within a team

What’s in it for you:

• Flexible work environment: Remote, hybrid, or in-office arrangements
• A people-centered culture, with fun included among our core firm values
• A robust training and development program designed to help you discover your distinct abilities and use them to grow yourself and the firm
• Freedom to explore your areas of interest
• Pinion offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401k/profit-sharing, paid time off and holidays, flexible work arrangements, and paid parental leave.

Compensation: In some states and municipalities, Pinion is required by law to include a reasonable estimate for range of compensation. When making compensation decisions, Pinion takes into account a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, skills, certifications/licenses, and geographic location. The wide range for this role reasonably accounts for these factors. Specific compensation decisions are made based on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $56,000 to $85,000/year.

Remote Eligibility: This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at a Pinion office or attendance at offsites, as requested/required by the firm and/or your supervisor. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Pinion has a registered entity and is actively hiring. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check the list periodically if the state you live in is on the exclusion list.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you will not be penalized for redacting or removing age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. For intern applicants, we will need the date you anticipate being available to work full-time in order to be considered for a future full-time conversion offer.

EEO: Pinion 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, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Attest services are provided by KCoe Isom, LLP, a licensed CPA firm.

#LI-REMOTE