Assistant Controller (Project Management)
Job Title: Assistant Controller
FLSA Status: Exempt
Group: Regular-Full Time
Department: Finance
Location: Houston, TX
About Cooper Machinery Services:
Cooper Machinery Services provides natural gas compression equipment and services to customers globally in the Oil & Gas, Power, Transportation, and Marine sectors. With a proud heritage dating back to 1833, Cooper Machinery Services is the OEM for legendary product lines including Cooper-Bessemer™, Ajax™, Superior™, Gemini, TSI, CSI, Enterprise, and Joy. Headquartered in Houston, TX, but with commercial and services hubs around the world, Cooper Machinery Services provides world-class services to more than 22,000 units in its installed base.
Our strength is our people. Each employee plays an integral role in our success and growth. With a commitment to our vision that strong relationships drive strong results and better business, our people make Cooper Machinery Services legendary.
Job Overview:
The Assistant Controller plays a crucial role in supporting the financial operations of the organization, assisting in GAAP accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, and internal controls. This position requires a detail-oriented individual with strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of accounting principles.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Financial Operations & Reporting
- Support the global month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with US GAAP.
- Assist in managing global accounting operations, including consolidations, intercompany transactions, and technical accounting matters.
- Collaborate with regional teams and operations finance to ensure alignment and consistency in accounting practices.
- Assist in the preparation of consolidated financial statements and external reporting deliverables
- Drive external audit process.
- Integration of newly acquired businesses with respect to accounting policy, ERP optimization, consolidation.
Internal Controls & Compliance
- Building upon the existing internal control framework to ensure all critical business processes are documented from a design and implementation standpoint.
- Evaluate internal control framework for best practice, needs for public company readiness.
- Resolution of identified control deficiencies and implementation of corrective actions.
Technical Accounting & Special Projects
- Assistance with the due diligence of potential acquisitions, purchase accounting, and other project related activities.
- Draft technical accounting memos to document and support accounting conclusions in accordance with US GAAP.
Transformation & Process Improvement
- Partner with the VP Finance to lead the transformation of the global controllership function.
- Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and best practices across regions (Simplify, Optimize, Standardize).
Team Leadership & Collaboration
- Mentor and develop junior team members, fostering a culture of accountability and operational excellence.
- Partner with operations finance, treasury and other functions to design a framework to ensure the Company will progress it's business processes and finance capabilities to public company readiness.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
- CPA certification preferred.
- 7-10 years of experience in accounting or finance roles, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial position.
- Thorough understanding of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and financial reporting requirements.
- Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with SAP or another comparable ERP preferred.
- Big 4 accounting experience preferred.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in financial reporting.
Competencies:
- Financial reporting
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Internal controls
- Tax compliance
- Team leadership
- Analytical thinking
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
Cooper Machinery Services is an equal opportunity employer and gives all qualified applicants consideration of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, any other characteristic protected by law.
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