Assistant Controller

About Medical Guardian: 

Founded in 2005, Medical Guardian is a fast-growing digital health and safety company on a mission to help people live a life without limits. With 13 consecutive years on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies, we’re redefining what it means to age confidently and independently.  

We support over 625,000 members nationwide with life-saving emergency response systems and remote patient monitoring solutions. Trusted by families, healthcare providers, and care managers, our work is powered by a culture of innovation, compassion, and purpose.  

Medical Guardian boasts a 95% customer satisfaction rate, a #1 ranking on 16 medical alert consumer choice sites and achieves a 4.7+ star rating on Google Reviews. 

Position Overview: 

Reporting to the Senior Controller, the Assistant Controller role serves as the "right hand" to the Senior Controller, leading day-to-day accounting operations, ensuring the accuracy of the financial books and records, assisting in the preparation of monthly financial reporting, maintaining compliance with GAAP and internal controls, managing income and sales tax compliance, and coordinating the annual financial statement audit. 

Successful candidates thrive in fast-paced environments and are comfortable with rapid and frequent change.  They have strong intellectual curiosity, always asking why and not afraid to question the status quo.  They have a strong business acumen and the ability to apply it to complex scenarios.  They can think and communicate at a strategic level while maintaining an appropriate focus on the details.  They can concisely and precisely provide and / or present financial information cross functionally, including to senior leadership.  They model resilience when faced with something new, complex or challenging and help motivate their teams to accomplish their goals.   

The Assistant Controller has 2 direct reports. 

Core Responsibilities: 

• Monthly Finance and Accounting Rhythms:
• 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. 
• Internal Controls: 
• 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. 
•  Inventory Accounting: 
• Implement and maintain sustainable and efficient processes for tracking inventory movement and maintaining inventory costing in coordination with the Fulfillment team. 
• Annual Financial Statement Audit: 
• 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. 
• Team Leadership: 
• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate accounting staff to ensure productivity, efficiency, thoroughness, and accuracy. 
•  Process Improvement: 
• Identify inefficiencies in financial workflows and implement procedures to increase efficiencies.   

Required Skills & Qualifications: 

• 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

• 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