Assistant Controller

We are looking for an experienced Assistant Controller to provide hands-on accounting leadership for a global services organization based in New York City. This Long-term Contract position will support a lean finance team by managing core accounting operations, strengthening close and reporting activities, and helping maintain accuracy across international entities. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in global accounting environments, with strong NetSuite expertise.

Responsibilities:

• Direct daily accounting activities across payables, receivables, billing, general ledger, and related financial operations.

• Lead the month-end close process, ensuring timely completion of journal entries, reconciliations, and internal reporting deliverables.

• Prepare and review consolidated financial information for a multinational organization with operations spanning more than 100 countries.

• Perform detailed balance sheet reviews and resolve complex account discrepancies through thorough reconciliation and analysis.

• Oversee bank and account reconciliations to maintain accurate records and support reliable financial reporting.

• Coordinate external audit activities and provide documentation, schedules, and responses to auditors in a timely manner.

• Support financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP and contribute to work involving IFRS considerations across international entities.

• Use NetSuite to manage accounting processes, improve reporting visibility, and maintain integrity within financial data and workflows.

• 7+ years of accounting experience, including leadership over day-to-day accounting operations in a global business environment.
• Strong background in month-end close, general ledger management, and financial reporting.
• Proven experience with account reconciliations, including balance sheet and bank reconciliations involving complex transactions.
• Hands-on knowledge of external audit support and financial statement audit preparation.
• Required proficiency with NetSuite in a high-volume or multi-entity accounting setting.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP and familiarity with IFRS in an international accounting context.
• Experience supporting organizations with broad international operations; exposure to private equity-backed environments is a plus.