Assistant controller vs staff accountant

Differences between assistant controller and staff accountant duties and responsibilities

Assistant controller example responsibilities.

• Lead divisional capital management through ROI analysis on new products and other capital investments to maximize returns.
• Facilitate the implementation of ERP system, which increase productivity in efficiently and effectively manage the functionality of the organization.
• Initiate ongoing departmental projects to automate daily tasks which include the calculations for income distributions and the daily income account reconciliation.
• Maintain timely and accurate general ledger account reconciliations, oversee treasury management, and handle fixed asset tracking and reporting.
• Direct balance sheet and inter-company reconciliations according to GAAP and ensure compliance across accounting, payroll, and inventory management systems.
• Oversee corporate financial internal controls including a complete re-write of all standard operating procedure documentation and supporting annual SOX audit work.
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Staff accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage and monitor accounting procedures for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and coordinate and facilitate external audit requirements.
• Contribute revenue accruals using job cost system, fix assets including reclassification, reconciliation and depreciation.
• Prepare month-end journal entries and assist in compilation of financial statements, reconcile bank statements and general ledgers.
• Complete audit-quality account reconciliations monthly for balance sheet accounts including the capital projects in progress accounts and miscellaneous revenue accounts.
• Assume responsibility for cash management encompassing wire and ACH transfers processing, bank activity confirmation, and monthly bank account reconciliations.
• Handle all A/R and A/P, payroll, change orders, collections, lien placement and release, vendor account management.
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