Controller

About the Role

As a senior member of the management team, you will oversee all financial and administrative activities for the client's companies. You will manage a strong bookkeeping staff, provide financial reporting, analysis, and strategic recommendations to the CEO and Board of Directors, and serve as a trusted "player-coach" within a close-knit leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact for external parties, including:
  • External accountants (CPA firm)
  • Payroll service vendor
  • Banks
  • IRS and IDOR
  • Regulatory agencies
  • IT software consultants and vendors
  • Equipment and software vendors
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, tax and regulatory compliance, invoicing, accounts receivable collections, accounts payable, and bank reporting.
• Develop and enforce sound cash management practices, customer credit policies, and internal security measures (e.g., bank reconciliation, check writing, ACH payments, vendor premiums, and credit card oversight).
• Design, manage, and review internal control systems.
• Manage the outsourced payroll vendor relationship and periodically evaluate whether payroll should remain outsourced or be brought in-house.
• Provide ongoing analysis of key performance metrics and proactive financial recommendations to management (e.g., health insurance, employee benefit programs).
• Oversee the human resources team, including compensation and benefit programs.
• Manage IT activities, including:
  • Performance of IT vendors and programs
  • Timely software updates
  • Hardware and software training
  • Maintenance and upgrades of computer hardware
  • Office equipment and supplies

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• CPA, CMA, or MBA is a plus but not required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in accounting or finance.
• Regulatory industry experience is a plus but not required.
• 5+ years in a Controller or Head of Accounting role.
• 5+ years of personnel management experience, including leading teams of 5 or more.
• Solid ERP platform experience; experience with PDI is a plus but not required (can be learned on the job).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Business Suite.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• An inquisitive mind with the ability to manage and develop a bookkeeping/accounting team while delivering high-level financial analysis and strategic recommendations.
• Comfortable operating as a "player-coach" in a small, collaborative senior management team.
• Experience in a diverse, regulated, and/or highly taxed industry is helpful but not required.

Benefits

• Salary: $100,000 – $125,000
• Health, dental, and life insurance
• Paid vacation/PTO and holidays
• 401k retirement program
• CPE hours and professional fees covered by the company
• Family-oriented culture with low turnover

Schedule

Company hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Local/commutable candidates only; no relocation assistance is offered.