Assistant Controller Jobs in Mercer, PA (NOW HIRING)

Job title

Controller

Reports to

Regional Manager

Job purpose

Oversee the operations of the accounting department and its related functions.  Produce timely monthly financial statements to ownership.  This salaried, exempt position will work independently.   

Duties and responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze general ledger activity.
• Responsible for daily cash management of the company.
• Responsible for all bank activities relating to lines of credit and letters of credit.
• Select correct accounts; post and verify balance, debit, and credit entries; reconcile accounts; and maintain journals and ledgers.
• Maintain records through filing, retrieval, retention, storage, compilation, coding, updating and purging.
• Respond to inquiries; check accounting transactions to locate and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist accounting staff with daytoday processing issues.
• Complete month end closing as per closing checklist.
• Provide information to external auditors as requested.
• Bid and secure equipment financing.
• Conduct annual staff evaluations.
• Select and assign staff as necessary.
• Complete financial section of Penn Dot Prequalification.
• Complete other surveys and reports for government agencies as received.
• Bid and secure equipment and acquisition financing.
• Work with outside CPA firm on year end audit.
• Assist as necessary with acquisitions.
• Work with insurance consultant to administrate commercial insurance and renewals.
• Determine which equipment purchases get capitalized.
• Responsible for job cost department reporting.
• Exercise proper care and maintenance of company equipment.
• Perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction.
• Travel and/or drive personal vehicle to trainings, meetings, events, etc.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Computers and Microsoft Office software applications.

General accounting processes, procedures and systems.

Report preparation.

Ability to:

Work efficiently and complete tasks quickly and accurately.

Take and follow directions.

Learn, follow and enforce GOH company policies and procedures.

Effective interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.

Experience

3 years of experience as a Controller.

Previous experience in the construction industry preferred.

Required Training:

Drug Free Workplace (Annual)

Basic Management (Annual)

Selecting & Retaining (Annual)

Minimum Bachelor's degree in financial accounting or other related field.

Physical requirements

 (67100%) Use/operate basic office equipment such as phones, computer, adding machine, file cabinets, copier, etc.

Constant (67100%) Communicate over the phone with customers, vendors, and GOH employees.

Constant (67100%) Talk and hear in conversations with customers.

Constant (67100%) Able to see and read PC screens, read normal type size print

Constant (67100%) Normal vision and hearing range.

Constant (67100%) Use fingers/hands to type and file.

Constant (67100%) Use/operate basic office equipment such as phones, computer, file cabinets, copier, etc

Frequent (3466%) Bending, stooping, stretching, and prolonged standing.

Occasional (033%) Lift and/or transport items weighing less than 25 pounds from one location to another throughout shift.

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