Assistant Controller OPTIMAL at Sanitas

Description

“Optimal provides highly automated supply chain services, along with result-driven capabilities targeted at reducing customers’ operating and sales expenses. Optimal's business units support a "lower cost to serve" option for the healthcare industry. We provide distribution, contracting and logistics solutions for both domestic US and international markets. We deliver products, contracting services and sales support throughout the United States. Headquartered in Houston, Texas. Optimal’s mission is to reduce the cost of healthcare by providing efficient supply chain solutions.”  

Job Summary

The Assistant Controller plays a critical role in overseeing daily accounting operations, supporting month-end close, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, and providing accurate and timely financial reporting to senior management and corporate. This position supervises accounting staff and contributes to financial planning and process improvements within a high-volume healthcare environment.

Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Manage day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and fixed assets.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Support the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Collaborate with external auditors and provide supporting documentation for annual audits.
• Monitor and enforce internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (operations, HR, compliance, etc.) to align financial reporting with business objectives.
• Drive process improvements and automation initiatives to increase efficiency and scalability within the finance function.
• Provide oversight of departmental expenditures and prepare variance analyses for budget monitoring.
• Supervise assigned accounting staff and ensure professional development and adherence to policies and procedures.

Supervisory Responsibilities 

This position is responsible for the direct supervision of accounting team members (e.g., Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll staff). They provide coaching, feedback, and training to staff. The Assistant Controller participates in hiring, performance evaluations, and disciplinary actions in collaboration with HR.

Required Education 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

Required Experience

• 5–8 years of progressive accounting/finance experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and internal controls.
• Experience in a large-scale, high-volume business environment.

Qualifications

Required Licenses and Certifications

• N/A

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 

• Proven track record of managing monthly and annual close processes.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with ERP/accounting systems (NetSuite) and advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or MBA is preferred.
• Healthcare industry experience is strongly preferred.

Financial Responsibilities

• This position does not hold direct financial ownership but supports reporting and compliance functions.

Budget Responsibilities

• This position does not currently have budget responsibilities.

Languages

• Advanced English is required.
• Spanish is preferred.

Travel

• Occasional travel may be required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work standing up, walk, use hands to operate tools and equipment and must be able to exert regularly up to 10 pounds of force, frequently exert 30 pounds of force and occasionally exert 50 pounds of force to constantly perform the essential job functions. The employee will be frequently required to reach with hands and arms, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and pull. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions

Inside: Employee is subject to typical office conditions, with protection from weather but not necessarily from temperature changes. Noise: The employee may occasionally be subject to sufficient noise requiring a raised voice to be heard.

Physical/Environmental Activities

Please confirm for the following questions if these working conditions are encountered Occasionally (1-33% of time on the job), Frequently (34-66% of time on the job), Constantly (67-100% of time on the job), or Not Applicable N/A

• Must be able to travel to multiple locations for work (i.e. travel to attend meetings, events, conferences). Occasionally (1-33% of time on the job)
• May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions of cold, heat, wet, and humidity. N/A
• May be exposed to outdoor or warehouse conditions of loud noises, vibration, fumes, dust, odors, and mists. N/A
• Must be able to ascend and descend ladders, stairs, or other equipment. N/A
• Subject to exposure to hazardous material. N/A

We are an Equal Opportunity/Protected Veteran/Disabled Employer committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable culture for our employees and communities.

This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of the company. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder’s responsibility.

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