Controller

Growing company is seeking a hands-on Accounting Controller. This is a high-impact leadership role reporting directly to executive leadership, designed for a financial professional who thrives on operational excellence, optimizing cash flow, and driving accountability across the accounting function.

If you are a collaborative leader who excels at managing the full financial lifecycle—from granular AR/AP oversight to high-level budgeting and internal controls—this is your chance to step into a vital role and shape the financial future of a thriving organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Department Leadership: Direct and mentor the accounting team, overseeing all Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP) functions, workload distribution, deadlines, and high service standards.

• AR & Collections Management: Spearhead customer invoicing, payment applications, rigorous collections efforts on past-due receivables, account reconciliations, and AR aging reporting to optimize cash flow.

• AP & Vendor Relations: Oversee vendor invoice processing, payment scheduling, expense coding, account reconciliations, and the swift resolution of discrepancies to protect vital vendor partnerships.

• Cash Flow & Liquidity Strategy: Actively monitor cash flow requirements, balancing collections and vendor disbursements to maintain robust company liquidity.

• Internal Controls & Compliance: Establish, enforce, and maintain stringent internal controls, approval procedures, and documentation standards across all financial transactions, ensuring full tax and accounting compliance.

• Operational Collaboration: Partner closely with Operations and project teams to streamline customer billing, guarantee accurate job costing, and properly document project expenses.

• General Ledger & Financial Reporting: Oversee the general ledger, reconciliations, monthly/year-end closes, financial statements, budgets, and forecasts.

• Stakeholder Coordination: Act as the primary point of contact for external accountants, auditors, tax professionals, banking partners, and insurance providers.

• Strategic Advisory: Deliver actionable financial analysis, AR/AP performance metrics, risk assessments, and executive recommendations to company leadership.