Assistant Controller

Company: Corus Entertainment
Location: Honolulu
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Thursday, December 31, 2020 About Us HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union is a local, not-for-profit, federally insured financial cooperative, owned and operated by our members since 1936. We are dedicated to helping members achieve their financial goals and our employees reach their career aspirations. We are committed to our community by extending ourselves through our time, efforts and resources. Our motto, Life Matters , means celebrating life's experiences and creating fulfilling work opportunities, not just jobs. Instructions: Please make sure to fill out all required fields in the application process, making--sure to list a minimum of 3 employers unless you have worked for less than 3 employers. For required fields that may not apply to you, enter "N/A". Please also include 3 professional references i.e. individuals who you worked with, ideally supervisors. We are currently seeking an experienced, results-driven Assistant Controller to help lead our Accounting Team. The Assistant Controller contributes to the success of the Credit Union by ensuring that financial information that is distributed internally and externally to the membership, board and leadership team is accurate, timely and insightful. This information is relied upon by many users to make strategic decisions on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. The main responsibilities of the position include:

• Managing the day-to-day operations of the Financial Reporting (FR) team of the Accounting Department, including coaching, developing and supervising the workload of 2 financial reporting analysts;
• Ensuring that processes and internal controls over all aspects of the preparation of the financial statements and financial reporting are operating efficiently and effectively in compliance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), regulatory guidance as well as internal policies and procedures;
• Performing various monthly and ad hoc analysis, including comparisons of actual performance to budget, historical figures or expected results;
• Preparing & giving presentations to the leadership team, board and employees;
• Assisting with enterprise-wide initiatives and special projects of varying degrees of complexity;
• Effectively communicating and interacting with internal stakeholders at all levels within the organization as well as internal/external auditors and regulatory examiners. This position requires extensive interaction with department managers as well as internal/external auditors and examiners. The ideal candidate will have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
  • Five to seven years accounting experience
  • Minimum of two years supervisory experience required
  • Experience working within the Accounting and/or Finance dept of financial institutions preferred
  • Public accounting audit experience preferred
  • Strong Technical Abilities, including:
  • Good working knowledge and application of U.S. GAAP to the creation of financial statements
  • Ability to identify and implement process improvements, including automation or best use of software applications to make accounting processes and procedures more efficient
  • General knowledge of the financial services industry, including economic, regulatory and legislative developments that impact the financial statements
  • Analytical Abilities, including:
  • Ability to review & analyze financial and non-financial information and derive business insights and cultivate sound conclusions
  • Ability to think systematically and create effective solutions, prioritize work efforts based on concept of relative value added and formulate plans to operationalize solutions
  • Solid project management skills, to include:
  • Ability to work effectively in a demanding, deadline-driven work environment with multiple, competing priorities
  • Ability to manage large scale projects, articulate and prioritize work steps required for multi-functional teams to meet deadlines and achieve results
  • Leadership Capabilities, with the ability to:
  • Foster a collaborative, cohesive and transparent team environment
  • Develop staff by setting standards of excellence, offering challenging work assignments based upon staff development needs, and by coaching and securing the appropriate resources to ensure success
  • Inspire and influence others to achieve exceptional results
  • Strong Written and verbal communication skills, to include:
  • Ability to clearly communicate across departments and at all levels
  • Ability to facilitate and contribute to the free exchange of information and effectively negotiate with and influence various stakeholders
  • Ability to actively solicit and carefully listen to the opinions and ideas of others while showing empathy to reflect their concerns

Keywords: Corus Entertainment, Honolulu , Assistant Controller, Accounting, Auditing , Honolulu, Hawaii