American company Assistant Controller

We are looking to hire a an virtual assistant Controller to work with our Corporate Headquarters in . This position will work closely with our CEO and finance team to book Journal Entries, AR and AP entries, and perform weekly reconciliation and Financial Statement . A minimum of 8 years with an American company needed

* Ensure compliance with applicable standards (i.e. GAAP, FASB), rules, regulations, and systems of internal control.
* Provide accurate, timely, and relevant recording, reporting, and analysis of financial information.
* Identify areas for improvement and implement improvements to financial processes
* Responsible for managing the general ledger, including all transactional activity, and for timely and accurate month-end close and reporting.
* Prepare documents such as financial statements, profitability reports, financial forecasts, and statements.
* Develop annual budget, monitor financial performance, and determine ways to reduce costs / improve profitability. Identify, monitor, and communicate important company metrics (e.g. profit, utilization).
* Compliance with federal, state, and local reporting requirements and keeping the corporation in good legal standing.
* Support collection of accounts receivable.
* Evaluate / maintain:
o Insurance (health, general liability, professional liability, w/c etc.)
o Business licenses
o Evaluate / major purchases
o Evaluate / select suppliers
o Maintain general office records
o Maintain accounting, banking, insurance and external auditor relationships
* Monitor the execution of accounting operations and/or computations by third-party providers including payroll, external tax preparers and others.
* Evaluate the performance of accounting and other financial staff, recommending and implementing personnel actions, such as mentoring, promotions and dismissals. Oversee daily operations of the accounting department, including all receivables and payables.
* Handle sensitive information in a confidential manner.
* Manage relationship with payroll company and 401k contributions.
* Generate invoices