Job Description:

Location - onsite in Corporate office in Goose Creek, SCHireQuest Inc. is a prominent franchisor in the United States, offering a variety of staffing solutions including direct dispatch, executive search, and commercial staffing through its extensive network. Our brands include HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, Snelling, HireQuest Health, DriverQuest, TradeCorp, MRINetwork, SearchPath Global, and Northbound Executive Search. Operating through over 400 franchisee-owned offices nationwide, HireQuest annually provides employment to approximately 81,000 individuals, serving various industries like construction, hospitality, medical, and financial services.The Assistant Controller works closely with the Corporate Controller and accounting and finance teams on all facets of corporate accounting and reporting with direct responsibility for internal financial reporting, fixed assets, and other key aspects of the corporate accounting and reporting department. Specific duties will include, but not necessarily be limited to:• Oversee andor assist with the following corporate accounting and financial reporting activities: general ledger accounting, periodic close processes (monthlyquarterlyannual), and preparation of consolidated financial statements for internal and external stakeholders (including Board of Directors and earnings releaseinvestor relations activities).• Assist in the development of internal control guidelines and technical accounting policiesprocedures that can be applied consistently on a global basis.• Work with external auditors throughout the year during financial audits and as needed on special requestsprojects.• Involvement with acquisitions and divestitures, and long-term asset impairment analyses, and incentive plan metric setting and monitoring.• Assist with ensuring the integrity of global accounting and financial reporting, including appropriate information systems to maintain disciplined financial planning and control systems to accurately report performance.• Continually evaluate opportunities to drive greater efficiencies and effectiveness in the accounting close process while ensuring a balanced workload within the organization.• Develop a strong working relationship with key finance personnel as well as our finance leadership team, functional leaders throughout the company, and independent auditors.• These responsibilities are deemed essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional responsibilities.REQUIREMENTS:• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required (Master's degree or CPA preferred).• 8-10 years of progressive and significant accounting experience including leadership experience, preferably in a publicly-traded company.• Extensive knowledge of US GAAP, SOX, SEC accounting and reporting requirements• Keen sense of establishing internal controls, creating internal and external reporting, and developing accounting policies and related processes.• An exceptional attention to detail.• Strong initiative and critical thinking skills.• Expert Excel skills along with strong technical skills in regard to accounting software (Great Plains experience preferred).