Assistant Controller (International Accounting)

This Assistant Controller interim consulting role provides immediate, hands-on support during a high-volume audit cycle and an ERP data migration. You will help stabilize financial operations through a period of system transition, multiple concurrent statutory audits, and global coordination. The role requires a seasoned accounting professional who is audit-savvy, detail-oriented, and able to step in quickly, take direction, and execute. For the right person who demonstrates strong performance and alignment with long-term needs, there is potential for conversion into a permanent Assistant Controller position.

Responsibilities

• Support 8–9 concurrent audits, including a US consolidated audit and multiple statutory audits across Australia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the Middle East.
• Assist with first-year audits in Australia and the Middle East by helping local teams understand requirements, prepare documentation, and assemble complete audit packages.
• Partner closely with leadership to stabilize a new ERP system, focusing on data migration, final tie-outs, and detailed reconciliation work.
• Review prior-year audit workpapers and roll forward documentation, schedules, and supporting files to the current year.
• Perform general ledger reconciliations, identify discrepancies, and recommend and support corrective actions.
• Provide subject-matter expertise in foreign currency accounting, particularly related to data conversion and tie-outs, addressing a key area of complexity.
• Support complex audits involving both US GAAP and IFRS, ensuring that financial statements and supporting documentation align with applicable standards.
• Prepare and review financial reporting deliverables, including balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statements.
• Contribute to the month-end close process by preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and validating financial results.
• Strengthen internal controls by supporting the design, documentation, and maintenance of a scalable financial control environment.
• Collaborate with global finance teams, including a large UK-based team and other regional stakeholders, to coordinate audit and reporting activities.
• Work independently with minimal oversight, acting as an additional set of hands to execute tasks efficiently and accurately.
• Support ongoing process improvements related to ERP implementation, financial reporting, and audit workflows.
• Work closely with external auditors, prepare audit deliverables, and respond to audit requests in a timely and organized manner.
• Assist with management reporting by providing accurate financial data, reconciliations, and analysis as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally including audit or audit-adjacent roles.
• Strong experience working with external auditors and preparing audit deliverables, including PVCs, audit schedules, and standard audit workflows.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems, including financial data migration, data conversion tie-outs, and the ability to troubleshoot and reconcile system outputs.
• Proficiency in US GAAP and experience supporting audits under US GAAP.
• Experience with IFRS and complex audits involving both US GAAP and IFRS frameworks.
• Strong understanding of foreign currency transactions and related accounting issues, particularly in the context of data conversion and reconciliations.
• Demonstrated expertise in general ledger accounting, account reconciliation, balance sheet reconciliation, and journal entry preparation.
• Experience with financial reporting, month-end close processes, and preparation of financial statements.
• Solid understanding of internal controls and financial control environments.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with comfort collaborating across global teams.
• Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision while maintaining high standards of accuracy and quality.

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or a CPA designation is preferred but not required.
• Experience supporting or leading ERP implementations, particularly around data migration and reconciliation, is highly desirable.
• Prior experience with large, complex, multi-entity or multinational audits.
• Experience working with foreign subsidiaries and coordinating across multiple jurisdictions and time zones.
• Experience with management responsibilities, such as guiding or mentoring team members, is preferable.
• Proven ability to support process improvement initiatives and contribute to building scalable financial systems and controls.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to identify issues and propose practical solutions.
• Comfort working in a consulting or interim capacity, stepping into an in-flight environment and adding value quickly.
• Interest in and openness to transitioning from an interim consulting role into a potential permanent Assistant Controller position, depending on mutual fit.

This role operates primarily on a remote basis, providing flexibility in where you work day-to-day. A hybrid arrangement is optional, and there is a preference for candidates who are open to occasional travel to the headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida, for key meetings or collaboration sessions. You will work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment undergoing ERP implementation and significant audit activity, interacting regularly with global finance teams across multiple regions and time zones. The work involves extensive use of ERP and financial reporting systems, spreadsheets, and collaboration tools to support audits, reconciliations, and financial reporting. The culture emphasizes collaboration, responsiveness, and a hands-on approach to problem solving, with opportunities to influence processes and controls during a period of transformation.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Boca Raton, FL.

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $69.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 24, 2026.

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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