Assistant Financial Controller - ISP

Overview

This role supports day-to-day financial operations, reporting accuracy, and financial discipline for the ISP business. The Assistant Financial Controller works closely with operational leaders, Corporate Finance, Accounting, and other cross-functional partners to maintain strong financial controls, resolve issues, support month-end activities, and improve financial processes.

The position is remote and covers multiple locations, with in-person visits to ISP locations as needed to complete work during agreed-upon office hours.

Responsibilities

• Respond to day-to-day financial questions and partner with leaders to resolve accounting and financial issues.
• Maintain and support accurate financial activity in QuickBooks, including transaction review, account accuracy, reconciliations, reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Manage and oversee daily Accounts Receivable (AR) activities, including invoicing, payment application, aging review, collections follow-up, and resolution of customer account discrepancies.
• Manage and oversee daily Accounts Payable (AP) activities to ensure invoices, approvals, coding, and payments are processed accurately and timely.
• Prepare and distribute weekly revenue reporting, providing leadership visibility into sales activity, trends, variances, and other relevant financial information.
• Monitor AR aging and partner with internal stakeholders to improve collections, reduce past-due balances, and support healthy cash flow.
• Reconcile accounts and investigate financial discrepancies by gathering, analyzing, and validating supporting information.
• Support monthly close activities and assist with preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and reporting.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis by providing timely and accurate business information.
• Identify financial trends, risks, variances, and opportunities requiring leadership attention.
• Maintain appropriate accounting controls and ensure financial activities comply with company policies, established procedures, and applicable accounting requirements.
• Coordinate with Corporate Finance and Accounting to ensure ISP financial activities are appropriately integrated into broader reporting processes.
• Support internal and external audit activities by preparing documentation, responding to requests, and helping resolve identified issues.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting accuracy, efficiency, and internal controls.
• Develop strong working relationships with operational leadership and employees to improve communication and financial understanding across the organization.
• Travel to ISP locations approximately once per month (or as business needs require) to meet with local leadership, review financial processes, address questions, and strengthen operational partnership.
• Perform additional financial analysis and accounting responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, preferably within a manufacturing, distribution, service, or similar operational environment.
• Hands-on experience with Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable processes.
• Experience working with QuickBooks or a comparable accounting system.
• Strong understanding of general accounting principles, account reconciliation, and financial reporting.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to organize, analyze, and communicate financial information.
• Ability to independently investigate financial discrepancies and drive issues through resolution.
• Strong organizational skills to manage recurring reporting requirements and competing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to support both financial and non-financial business partners.
• Ability and willingness to travel to ISP locations approximately monthly.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CMA, or progress toward a professional accounting certification.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, distribution, or multi-location business.
• Experience supporting weekly revenue, sales, or operational financial reporting.
• Experience with ERP systems in addition to QuickBooks.
• Experience supporting month-end close, financial statement preparation, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Knowledge of internal controls and audit requirements.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling, and large-data analysis.
• Experience working in a growing or evolving business where financial processes are being standardized and strengthened.

Compensation & Benefits

No compensation or benefits details provided.

Location

Remote position covering multiple locations, with in-office/in-person location visits as needed to successfully complete the work during agreed-upon office hours with your leader.