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Senior Accountant - Career Path to Controller
Hemphill has been engaged to identify the next Corporate Controller of a very impressive and highly profitable, privately held company within an incredible industry. This company is founded and headquartered here in Omaha and has operational locations throughout the Midwest. Their culture is warm, engaging, authentic, and innovative which has helped attract and retain top talent and an impressive leadership team across the company. Their innovative mindset, healthy entrepreneurial spirit, and calculated approach has contributed to significant growth (organic, greenfield, and via strategic acquisitions) producing impressive year over year growth and record results for more than 25 years.
In this position you will report to the Controller while taking ownership for the following responsibilities. Over the next 2 or 3 years your responsibilities will expand while being groomed to succeed the current Controller who is approaching retirement.
- General accounting, financial statement preparation, and management reporting for multiple business units.
- Budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis while identifying trends and opportunities to improve the financial performance of the company.
- Manage fixed assets, depreciation, and analysis associated with new capital expenditures and projects.
- Coordinate with the outside CPA firm to ensure a successful annual audit.
- Management reporting, financial analysis, and ad hoc analysis and reporting.
- Partner with the Controller, CFO, President & CEO while evaluating strategic opportunities.
- Work closely with business unit leaders while identifying and harvesting opportunities for improvement.
- Implement process improvement and new technology to improve efficiency throughout financial management and beyond.
Enjoy a robust and inexpensive benefits package, generous 401K match, unmatched job stability, a beautiful west Omaha office. Long term progression to CFO is a possibility based upon your performance. To learn more about this position call Austin Hemphill at 402.334.4800 *246 or send an e-mail to ahemphill@hemphillsearch.com to learn more. Job # 9259AH
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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), 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.