Controller

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end monthly close process, including the review and reconciliation of all general ledger accounts, to ensure accurate and timely financial results
• Prepare, review, and distribute monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for internal and external stakeholders, including required lender and bank reporting
• Manage and mentor the Accounting team, setting clear priorities and ensuring deadlines and service-level expectations are consistently met
• Serve as a trusted financial resource to senior leadership by providing insight into financial results, variance analysis, and ad hoc reporting
• Oversee payroll processing for hourly, salaried, and commissioned employees, including administration of commission structures and calculations
• Manage daily corporate banking activities, including cash monitoring, ACH and wire transfers, and treasury-related support
• Oversee sales tax, IFTA, and other regulatory filings and reporting on a monthly and annual basis
• Support the development and ongoing management of annual budgets, forecasts, and resource planning initiatives
• Coordinate all audit, tax, and financial review activities, acting as the primary liaison with external auditors and third-party advisors
• Identify opportunities to enhance accounting processes, systems, and workflows to improve efficiency and accuracy
• Partner with the CFO on special projects, strategic initiatives, and process improvements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required
• CPA with a public accounting foundation required
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including Controller-level or comparable leadership responsibility, ideally in distribution, manufacturing, or inventory-intensive environments
• Strong expertise in inventory accounting, cost accounting, and gross margin analysis, with a proven ability to improve close processes and move toward an audit-ready environment
• Hands-on leader comfortable owning transactional accounting while building scalable processes to support growth and potential acquisitions
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, or FP&A activities is a plus
• ERP experience required (Epicor preferred), along with advanced Excel skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with operations and sales in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while leading and developing a team