What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Corporate Controller position at Crenlo Engineered Cabs?
Position Overview
The Assistant Corporate Controller plays a critical leadership role in ensuring stability, accuracy, and continuous improvement of the Company's finance and accounting operations. This role partners closely with the Corporate Controller and cross-functional business leaders to strengthen financial processes, enhance internal controls, and deliver timely, accurate financial reporting that supports informed decision-making.
The Assistant Corporate Controller will lead day-to-day accounting operations, drive process standardization and operational excellence, and help scale finance capabilities to support business growth. Success in this role requires strong technical accounting expertise, a continuous improvement mindset, and the ability to collaborate across functions to improve outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Hands-On Accounting Leadership
Crenlo offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance. In addition to paid time-off and paid holidays, employees are offered participation in the company 401K with match. Regular fulltime employees working 30 hours or more hours per week will be eligible to enroll on the 1st of the month after hire.
We provide high-quality, on-time supply of engineered cabs to top OEM manufacturers in agriculture, construction, forestry, military, mining, rail, and specialty truck markets. Our mission from concept design to volume production is leveraging our engineering innovations, manufacturing capabilities, and leadership team's commitment to continuous improvement to deliver the best customer experience and build relationships that withstand the test of time. While our technology has evolved over the years, our concern for exceeding customer expectations has never changed.
The Assistant Corporate Controller plays a critical leadership role in ensuring stability, accuracy, and continuous improvement of the Company's finance and accounting operations. This role partners closely with the Corporate Controller and cross-functional business leaders to strengthen financial processes, enhance internal controls, and deliver timely, accurate financial reporting that supports informed decision-making.
The Assistant Corporate Controller will lead day-to-day accounting operations, drive process standardization and operational excellence, and help scale finance capabilities to support business growth. Success in this role requires strong technical accounting expertise, a continuous improvement mindset, and the ability to collaborate across functions to improve outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Hands-On Accounting Leadership
- Lead day-to-day accounting operations, including month-end closing, across multiple locations
- Actively review journal entries, reconciliations, and financial results to ensure accuracy and timeliness
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, treasury, and cash management activities
- Assess current finance processes, identify gaps or inefficiencies, and implement practical improvements
- Drive standardization, documentation, and automation to strengthen controls and improve scalability
- Partner with IT and business leaders to optimize ERP and reporting tools
- Prepare and review internal and external financial reports and management presentations
- Partner cross-functionally with operations, supply chain, HR, and leadership to improve financial understanding and decision-making
- Translate financial results into clear insights and recommendations for the business
- Strengthen and monitor internal controls to ensure compliance with GAAP and regulatory requirements
- Coordinate and support internal and external audits, including interactions with auditors and regulatory agencies
- Lead, coach, and develop the accounting team, setting clear expectations and driving accountability
- Support talent development and succession planning within the finance organization
- Proven ability to stabilize and improve finance operations in a complex environment
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing teams
- Ability to drive accountability and influence outcomes cross-functionally
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- Experience leading through change, ambiguity, and growth
- Proficiency with Oracle ERP, Hyperion/Wands/BPC, Power BI, and Microsoft Office
- Month-end close is consistent, timely, and well-controlled
- Finance processes are documented, standardized, and operating with reduced risk
- Business partners rely on finance as a trusted, value-added partner
- The accounting team is stable, engaged, and developing for future growth
- Full-time position; hybrid schedule (3--4 days in office)
- Occasional travel (5--10%) to manufacturing locations in MN and TN
- Office-based work with extended periods at a computer
Crenlo offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance. In addition to paid time-off and paid holidays, employees are offered participation in the company 401K with match. Regular fulltime employees working 30 hours or more hours per week will be eligible to enroll on the 1st of the month after hire.
We provide high-quality, on-time supply of engineered cabs to top OEM manufacturers in agriculture, construction, forestry, military, mining, rail, and specialty truck markets. Our mission from concept design to volume production is leveraging our engineering innovations, manufacturing capabilities, and leadership team's commitment to continuous improvement to deliver the best customer experience and build relationships that withstand the test of time. While our technology has evolved over the years, our concern for exceeding customer expectations has never changed.