Assistant Financial Controller

Wego Chemical Group is an international importer, supplier, and distributor of chemicals and raw materials. We are an established player in the international commercial chemical markets, providing companies in the developed world with supply chain solutions emanating from around the world, primarily the Far East. Our team has been operating for over 45 years, with offices in four continents and consistent business in over 25 countries. We are 190+ strong around the world, with 9 global offices in 6 countries.

Job Summary

For our US HQ in Great Neck, we are looking to hire an Assistant Controller to build up and own the US finance, treasury, payroll, and supply chain operations. You will be reporting to the Global Controller in this role and have a team of 4.

The role requires excellent finance operations skills, leadership potential, and a roll up sleeves attitude. We are looking for a driven, process-, data-, and technology-centric finance professional who has the ability to build up financial and administrative operations in a growing organization with an eye for efficiency, automation, and accuracy.

The ideal candidate is Finance professional with corporate experience in finance operations; someone with a builder mindset, strong detail orientation, excited by a project, ready to roll up their sleeves and wear many hats, and excited to make a high impact in a fast-growing organization.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the consolidated financial statements for external stakeholders, including income statements, balance sheets, shareholder reports, tax returns, and governmental agency reports.
• Prepare the monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated close procedures and ensure the timeliness, efficiency, and accuracy of information used to prepare internal financial reporting to management.
• Ensure standardization of processes and timely and accurate month and year-end closings of finance transactions in compliance with US GAAP standards.
• Drive business process automation and develop and document finance policies to standardize and reduce financial statement closing processes and strengthen internal controls.
• Collaborate with the IT department to maintain financial records and resolve discrepancies in financial records.
• Assist with indirect tax filling, government census, local and sales tax audit. Resolve Fed, State notices as required.
• Prepare forecast cash flow positions, related borrowing needs and funds available for investment.
• Use hedging to mitigate financial risks related to the currency and interest rates on the company's cash flows and borrowings (Sales Reps' contract)
• Maintain an efficient system of policies and procedures that impose an adequate level of control over treasury activities.
• Maintain good relationship with banks, ensure compliance of control payment approval workflow globally.
• Partner with external auditors and manage audit requests to drive timely completion of quarterly reviews and annual audits.
• Manage a team of 4: payroll specialist, supply Chain analyst, Finance Analyst and Staff Accountant

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required; CPA designation required.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in finance, with progressively expanding roles.
• Experience in Oracle is a big plus.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills; ability to analyze and present data, commentary, and recommendations to leadership.
• Extensive supply chain finance experience required; manufacturing, wholesale, or retail background with strong cost finance experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with international operations - multi-entity, multi-currency organizations preferred.
• Thrives on an informal, accessible and small team.