The Assistant Controller is a key leadership role within the Accounting & Finance department at Blue Grace.  This position is responsible for overseeing all core accounting operations, ensuring data integrity, and driving excellence across the monthly financial close process. Reporting to the Controller, the Assistant Controller leads an established team of accounting professionals while partnering closely with the Associate Director of Accounting Operations and cross-functional stakeholders.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, people-first leader who thrives in a high-volume, multi-entity environment and is equally comfortable coaching a team, solving complex reconciliation challenges across multiple systems, and driving process improvement in a lean organization.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Hire, lead, and manage the monthly financial close process, ensuring all costs are properly recorded, all deadlines are met, and financial data reflects absolute integrity across all systems.
• Lead, mentor, and develop an established accounting team of professionals; provide day-to-day coaching and workflow prioritization support.
• Perform and oversee high-level balance sheet reconciliations; identify and resolve complex, semi-automated reconciliation issues across multiple financial systems including Certinia, Navan, WEX, and TriumphPay.
• Assist in the preparation, review, and analysis of financial statements on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls, manage the general ledger, and ensure ongoing compliance with GAAP across all entities.
• Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external audits, coordinating documentation, responses, and resolution of findings.
• Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams, proactively responding to financial inquiries and providing insightful analysis to support business needs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field required.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in accounting operations, with a minimum of 3 years in a leadership or managerial capacity (including supervision of managers or supervisors).
• Multi-entity accounting experience required; multi-national experience strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP with the demonstrated ability to apply accounting principles in complex, multi-entity environments and manage high volumes of transactions.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong system fluency across multiple financial platforms; experience with Certinia, Navan, or TriumphPay a plus.
• Working knowledge of AI tools (such as Claude) to streamline accounting workflows and enhance analytical output.
• Proven leadership skills with a track record of developing high-performing teams and driving operational excellence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organization.