Assistant Controller at The Noble Research Institute, LLC in Ardmore, Oklahoma

Job Description:

Assistant Controller
Job Category: Accounting/Finance
Requisition Number: ASSIS001053
November 11, 2024
Full Time
~' '~to~' '~Ardmore, OK 73401, USA

At Noble, we believe the health of soil, plants, animals, and humans is one and indivisible. We believe in rebuilding healthy soils and helping producers maintain a strong bottom line. Through these two actions, we can transform degraded grazing lands across the United States, benefiting the environment and society as a whole.

Our focus is to help farmers and ranchers apply regenerative ranching principles to the nation’s 654 million acres of grazing lands. This monumental undertaking requires thousands of producers across the U.S. to overcome significant barriers and change their current practices to work with nature, not against it.

Our Accounting team plays an integral role in supporting the organization’s mission by providing services to ensure responsible stewardship of financial resources, which are crucial to our efforts of gathering the necessary information to share with farmers and ranchers and help them triumph over the barriers and ultimately benefit all of society through their efforts. We live to find new ways to generate usable information so farmers and ranchers can leave their land better at sunset than at sunrise.

So, do you want to join us? We are looking for an Assistant Controller

As an assistant controller, you will provide oversight of all complex accounting and reporting activities for Noble Research Institute and The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation as well as coordinate all day-to-day accounting operations ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and internal policies. This work is key in helping Noble achieve its goals and share the story of regenerative land stewardship with farmers, ranchers, potential donors, and society at large. The work you do can play a part in making a difference in a producer’s operation, their life and the society that depends on them.

You are:

• A life-long learner. First and foremost, you must be a passionate learner in your personal and professional life and dedicated to advancing knowledge of your craft.
• Driven to succeed. You are detail oriented and an organized self-starter who can manage deadlines and shepherd projects through to completion, while remaining flexible. You demonstrate innovative approaches to projects, challenges, and problem solving.
• Organized. You can handle multiple priorities with the ability to switch focus and meet required deadlines ensuring timely and accurate accounting records while adhering to state and federal compliance guidelines.
• A Builder of relationships. Your natural tendency to create strong personal and professional bonds helps you promote trusting relationships with open dialogue and an outward mindset. You identify, cultivate, and steward all relationships to support Noble’s objectives.
• A teammate. You are a conscientious teammate who works for the success of others.

Essential Functions:

• Financial Statement Reporting- Prepare reports which summarize and forecast company business activity and financial position in areas of income, expenses, and earnings, based on past, present, and expected operations. Assist in preparation of monthly and annual financial statements, i.e. Statement of Activities, Statement of Financial Position, and Statement of Cash Flows. Keep abreast of changes in GAAP.
• Management Reporting Budget - Coordinate the preparation of the organization's annual budget. Provide management with reviews and analysis of the organization's financial status.
• Tax Compliance Reporting - Ensure compliance with state and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings. Coordinate the preparation of all necessary information to the professional tax preparers for the preparation of the federal state tax returns. Keep abreast of changes in federal regulations and guidelines.
• Internal and External Audit Functions - Assist in the formulation of internal controls and polices to comply with best practices. Responsible for overseeing and coordinating all internal and external audits.
• Operational Excellence and Execution - Establish due dates for projects and assignments holding yourself and others accountable for meeting deadlines and targets. Conduct routine follow-up to ensure actions agreed upon are accomplished and let others know immediately when deadlines might not be met. Assist with back-up plans for important projects and plan appropriately in budgeting, staffing and scheduling.

We will:

• Teach you. We will support you with professional development opportunities that will hone your skills and grow you professionally.
• Support you. We’re committed to building solutions for each other in addition to our stakeholders. Our team members make time to help, provide solutions, and remove roadblocks with regular collaboration across groups, regardless of where our office is. We are empowered and equipped with the tools that allow us to connect, to be intentional and to grow together.
• Include you. We come from different parts of the globe and from different walks of life, but we share the vision of our founder, Lloyd Noble, to improve the land for the benefit of all society. Our culture is inclusive, supportive, and diverse. We want to be a part of your story and you to help write part of ours. Your perspective and experience is invaluable. Come grow with us!
• Provide you. We offer competitive salary and benefits, including multiple options for health and retirement plans, employee wellness program, employee recognition program, and onsite wellness center. In addition, we have a flexible working environment and organizational support for community involvement and volunteering.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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