Assistant Controller

Medical Guardian

Assistant Controller at Medical Guardian overseeing accounting functions and financial reporting. Leading a team to maintain compliance and accuracy in financial operations while supporting audits.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timePhiladelphia • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERPOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the monthly general ledger close process, including review of account reconciliations, journal entries, and accounting analysis.
Assist in the preparation of the monthly financial statements.
Support the analysis of the monthly financial results vs budget / forecast.
Maintain and monitor internal control policies to safeguard assets and ensure regulatory compliance.
Maintain cross departmental communication to ensure accurate and reliable data enters accounting systems.
Implement and maintain sustainable and efficient processes for tracking inventory movement and maintaining inventory costing in coordination with the Fulfillment team.
Support the coordination and management of the annual financial statement audit, including acting as a liaison for external auditors, and preparing necessary schedules and documentation for year-end audits.
Supervise, mentor, and evaluate accounting staff to ensure productivity, efficiency, thoroughness, and accuracy.
Identify inefficiencies in financial workflows and implement procedures to increase efficiencies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. A Master's degree (MBA) is preferred, but not required.
Certification: CPA (Certified Public Accountant) designation is required.
Experience: 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role.
Public accounting experience strongly preferred but not required.
Experience in a direct to consumer subscription or SaaS business is preferred but not required.
Technical Skills: Strong technical accounting experience, including prior experience managing complex and / or judgmental accounting issues, such as revenue recognition, contract cost accounting, inventory costing and valuation, accounts receivable valuation, and business combinations.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Salesforce experience
Experience with ERP systems like SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or Sedona.
Soft Skills: Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate complex financial data to non-finance team members. Ability to prioritize and manage competing priorities effectively in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick Time Off & Holidays)
- Company Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance
- Retirement Plan (401k) with Company Match

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Hard Skills & Tools

general ledger close processaccount reconciliationsjournal entriesfinancial statements preparationinternal control policiesinventory costingfinancial statement auditsupervisory accountingrevenue recognitioncontract cost accounting

Soft Skills

analytical thinkingattention to detailcommunication of financial dataprioritizationmanagement of competing prioritiescollaborationmentoringevaluating staff productivityidentifying inefficienciesimplementing procedures

Certifications

CPA