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Corporate Accountant - Excellent Learning & Career Growth Opportunity - Omaha, NE - $80-95k - HEMPHILL EXCLUSIVE
A growing Omaha mid-sized business has seen impressive year-over-year expansion for the past 10 years and is creating a new position within their Corporate Accounting team due to expected continued growth! This company operates in a fascinating and unique industry, which will be sure to keep your day-to-day interesting, challenging, and fresh. This is an attractive position for someone looking to leverage their existing experience while having a clear path to grow into a Corporate Accounting Manager / Assistant Controller role within a reasonable amount of time. For someone who has established a solid foundation of experience and is ready to take the next step, this could be an excellent long-term opportunity.
You will work alongside a group of ~4 Staff / Senior Accountants while reporting to an awesome Corporate Controller (who we know quite well) who is a sharp, high-integrity, technology-forward leader who is being intentional about building a strong team of individuals who are eager to make an impact. The team here is energetic, collaborative, and made up of individuals who are largely at similar stages in their careers, creating an environment where you will have plenty of opportunities to work together, learn from one another, and take on new challenges as a group rather than being isolated.
The breadth of this role is one of the things that makes it particularly attractive. You will gain exposure to corporate accounting, financial reporting, and financial statement analysis following the month-end close process, while also having the opportunity to take on stretch assignments as you continue to develop. Perhaps most importantly, you will work closely with excellent leadership (CFO & Controller), who both have a proven track record of hiring bright, talented, high-ceiling professionals and developing them into increasingly important roles within the organization.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Take ownership of numerous revenue and expense accounts, general ledger reconciliations, and other areas of the monthly close while contributing to financial statement preparation.
- Work closely with the Corporate Controller & CFO on financial and performance analysis, special projects, and other opportunities that will expand your accounting knowledge. You will also be given the green light to experiment and run with process improvement ideas. This company believes in failing forward, so you will be encouraged to try new things that could move the needle!
- Over time, become a financial business partner to operational leaders across the Company's divisions. You will speak regularly with operational leaders to help them understand the financial performance of the business, which will enable you to learn the company and industry more naturally.
This Company has a strong history of promoting from within, and career growth is largely driven by performance and the willingness to take on more. The work-life balance is excellent (40-45 hours on average), and the benefits package includes a number of attractive perks. Convenient Omaha location, clear career progression, work for a truly A+ Controller, and step into a company that is growing - allowing you to see a variety of unique transactions, be in the room during strategy discussions, and be mentored by leaders who care!
To learn more about this position on a confidential basis call Austin Hemphill at 402.334.4800 *246 or send an e-mail to ahemphill@hemphillsearch.com. Job # 9710AH
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Contact Information
Austin Hemphill
(402) 334-4800 ext 246
After more than two years in public accounting as a member of the audit team at BKD, LLP (now Forvis Mazars), Austin shifted his career to a position that blends his accounting and business experience with his passion to deliver solutions that have a positive impact for others. At Hemphill Search Group, Austin helps leaders hire impressive individuals at all levels of accounting, finance, tax, audit, financial reporting, financial systems, fixed assets, budgeting, forecasting, bookkeeping, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, and payroll.
While in public accounting, Austin audited small, mid-sized, and large corporations in a variety of industries. His experience in public accounting combined with the discipline to gain an in-depth understanding of the position being filled, the skills, experience, and personality needed to be successful and happy in the position and company is a secret to his success. Austin is passionate about finding the “the right match - the first time” and shared: “This is important work, and I really enjoy placing an individual into a position where I know they will be successful and genuinely happy while adding value to our client and their new team of co-workers.”
Austin spends 100% his time helping leaders hire high quality individuals well matched for success and happiness. Helping a leader hire a high performing individual makes a very positive impact for the leader, the team of co-workers, and the person we placed! Austin shared: “It is incredibly rewarding to call the person we placed 6, 9, and 12 months later to hear they are having a lot of success, proud of their contribution to the company, and hearing they are having fun and truly happy in the position, company, and culture we helped them identify.”
Austin grew up in the greater Omaha area and graduated from Gretna High School. While in high school, Austin wrestled, played varsity football & baseball, and he was a two time state champion powerlifter. While in college, Austin played football for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. As a student athlete, Austin was added to the Dean’s List, and the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll while earning his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Minor in Management. He was named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Austin volunteered and helped raise awareness and money for pediatric brain cancer research through his involvement in the Nebraska Football Road Race. He supported those in need at the St. Anthony’s Homeless Shelter, others through the Husker Heroes Outreach program, and several school and hospital outreach programs. Austin is an active member of the University of the Nebraska N Club and the Letterman’s Association. As a former Husker, Austin is actively mentoring current student athletes and members of the University of Nebraska Football team through the mentoring program TeamMates. He is a member of the Association of Corporate Growth, the Internal Audit Association, and Austin regularly attends Love Church in West Omaha.
Austin’s interest in business started at an early age when he started Austin Enterprises a lawn mowing, snow removal, and landscaping business at age 12. Austin operated the small business for 11 years through junior high, high school, and college. Austin is an outgoing individual who loves athletics, travel, hiking, being outdoors, and making memories with friends and family. He also recently finished his first full marathon.