Assistant Controller

**Assistant Controller**

**About the Optimas**:
Optimas is a global distributor of integrated supply chain solutions, and engineering support focused on delivering fasteners, components, industrial and safety supplies to our diverse customers around the world. Our local, on-the-ground teams understand the nuances of every community we serve. This allows us to adapt with our customers and partners as needs evolve, leveraging our footprint to remain at your side while providing a highly personalized level of service and support no matter where you find yourself around the globe.

**Position overview**:
This position is responsible for financial reporting and analysis of a select group of Distribution Facilities within the Optimas North America distribution network. This highly visible position works with various operational and administrative departments throughout the organization to provide management and operations quality, timely and relevant reporting, analysis, and communication of actual and forecasted revenue, costs, profits and working capital results and projections.

**Principal Responsibilities**:

- Maintain strong control and understanding of business drivers to assure data integrity in the financial reporting and forecasting and to be able to explain results and projections
- Develop, propose, and maintain controls needed for financial data integrity, accumulation, and reporting
- Work with various business functions to assure the accuracy of sales and cost data used to present inventory valuation and customer and part profitability
- Support the location managers in their objectives to increase efficiencies, reduce costs and assure inventory accuracy
- Perform assigned, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual close activities within closing timelines and assist the organization in any other areas that may require assistance in meeting their closing timelines
- Assist in the preparation, tracking, reporting and analysis of annual budgets, budget components, forecasts and related variances
- Support the organization in various other tasks, as requested

**Job Requirements Background and Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; CPA/MBA a plus
- Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience in a durable goods manufacturing or distribution environment; automotive industry a plus
- Excellent communication, collaboration and presentation skills to train, persuade, and lead change at various levels of the organizational structure
- Demonstrated knowledge of general accounting principles and practices
- English fluency in reading, writing, and speaking required
- Netsuite ERP System knowledge required
- Proficient with MS Office 365 - Outlook, Word, and higher-level Excel functions (pivot tables, v-look up, graphing, etc). Experience with Oracle PBCS and Smart View a plus

**Core Competencies**
- Strong and proven business acumen, attention to detail and accuracy
- Solid planning, scheduling, monitoring, and information management skills
- Self initiating and disciplined follow-up
- Sound judgment and effective decision-making ability
- Solid collaboration and interpersonal communication skills - speaking, persuading, writing, and focused listening
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to learn and grow with and ability to detect, document, and communicate opportunities
- Strong time management skills, punctual, and demonstrates a “whatever it takes" attitude to meet deadlines.
- Effective in fast-paced team environment
- High level of professionalism, integrity, and commitment to confidentiality

Optimas OE Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Optimas OE Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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