Position Title: ASSISTANT REGIONAL CONTROLLER

Pay Grade: 16

Salary: $100,000 - $110,000

Other Forms of Compensation: BONUS ELIGIBLE

Job Summary

The Assistant Regional Controller oversees financial operations for multiple North Region facilities, ensuring accurate reporting, compliance, and strong internal controls. As a key financial partner to the Senior Vice President of Operations - North, this role provides financial analysis, operational insights, and strategic recommendations to drive business performance.

This position leads a team of five accounting professionals, including remote staff, with responsibility for talent development, accountability, and process improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader with strong accounting expertise, multi-site financial management experience, and the ability to influence operational leaders through effective financial guidance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead financial operations for multiple North Region facilities, ensuring accurate, timely reporting, compliance, and strong internal controls.
• Manage client billing, accounts receivable, and collections in partnership with operations teams.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statement reviews.
• Analyze financial results, budget variances, trends, risks, and opportunities; provide recommendations to improve performance.
• Prepare financial reports, dashboards, and KPIs for regional and corporate leadership.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning in compliance with GAAP and company policies.
• Partner with regional operations leadership to drive financial performance, cost management, labor optimization, and business decision-making.
• Oversee payroll accounting, labor reporting, reconciliations, and related compliance efforts.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure adherence to accounting policies and regulatory requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required
• Minimum 2-4 years of progressive accounting or finance experience
• Preferably within a multi-unit experience
• Minimum 2-3 years of leadership experience, including direct supervision and development of accounting or finance professionals; experience managing remote or geographically dispersed teams is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience supporting multiple locations, regions, or business units and partnering with senior operational leaders to provide strategic financial guidance to executive leadership.
• Strong knowledge of accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, revenue recognition.
• Experience with ERP platforms, financial reporting systems, and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Availability to travel approximately 10-20% within the North Region to support multiple facilities, conduct site visits, participate in operational meetings, and strengthen partnerships with regional leadership.

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Associates at Canteen are offered many fantastic benefits.
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Personal Leave

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.

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