Assistant Controller

Job Description

Turn the month-end close into your proving ground.

At Fox Rent A Car, our Accounting Department distinguishes itself through a limitless mindset, partnering strategically with the business to deliver financial insights while pursuing efficiency and innovation in everything we do.

This Assistant Controller role puts you at the center of that mission, leading the close process across four operating subsidiaries and shaping how the numbers tell the real story of the business. You will mentor a team of five to six accounting professionals, partner across tax, treasury, and operations, and turn a fast-paced, evolving environment into your natural pace. If you bring that same limitless mindset- hands-on, detail-driven, and ready to own the close calendar from start to finish- this is where that mindset gets put to real use.

Your Primary Focus Is To:

- Prepare, review, and analyze monthly financial statements for multiple business entities.
- Ensure accounting activities are compliant with GAAP and company reporting requirements.
- Manage, mentor, and develop an accounting team comprised of 5 to 6 team members.
- Perform month-end close activities, including journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Identify reporting discrepancies and recommend adjustments to improve accuracy and completeness.
- Monitor key financial and operational metrics and provide reporting to leadership.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance accounting workflows and internal controls.
- Support external audits by preparing schedules and responding to auditor requests.
- Partner with the tax team to support local sales and regulatory tax compliance.
- Assist with treasury and cash management activities, including banking relationships and daily cash operations.
- Provide support on special projects and other accounting initiatives as assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

Key Competencies and Professional Qualities:

- Hands-on and detail-oriented, comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Strong technical accounting background with a solid grasp of GAAP and multi-entity reporting.
- Effective people leader who can manage, mentor, and develop a team.
- High level of accuracy and confidentiality when handling sensitive financial information.
- Strong cross-functional collaborator across accounting, tax, treasury, and operations.

Education & Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
- Certified Public Accountant a plus.
- Background in service, hospitality, or rental car industries is a plus.

We’re Looking For:

- Strong understanding of GAAP and financial reporting.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy and confidentiality.

We Offer:

- Medical, Vision, Dental, 401k, Employee Discounts, Referral bonus
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Company-paid AD&D Insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Parental leave
- Employee assistance program

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We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Accordingly, all members of society, irrespective of age, color, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, disability, sexual orientation, race, national origin, religion, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, citizenship status, belief, or any other protected characteristic, are encouraged to apply to join our team. All aspects of employment, including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We are committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all applicable state and local disability laws, and reasonable accommodations are available upon request for both candidates and employees.

Europcar Mobility Group

Europcar Mobility Group is a global mobility player, with 75 years of mobility services expertise and a leading position in Europe.  “We help to change the way you move” is what we stand for and brings us together.

We offer to individuals and businesses a wide range of car and van rental services, be it for a few hours, a few days, a week, a month or more, on-demand or on subscription, relying on a fleet of more than 250.000 vehicles, equipped with the latest engines including an increasing share of electric vehicles.

Our brands address differentiated needs, use cases and expectations: Europcar® - a global leader of car rental and light commercial vehicle rental, with a premium positioning, Goldcar® - a frontrunner at providing low-cost car rental services in Europe, and Fox-Rent-A-Car®, one of the main players in the car rental market in the US, with a "value for money" positioning.

Customers’ satisfaction is at the heart of the Group’s ambition and that of our more than 8,000 employees, everywhere we deliver our mobility solutions, thanks to a strong network in over 130 countries.

More info at: www.europcar-mobility-group.com