Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

Job Title:Controller
Job :89372
Location: Akron, Ohio – Onsite/Hybrid

What you will be doing:
Month-End Close & Financial Reporting

• Own and execute the 5-day monthly close across all branch locations using the standard close tracker;maintain a clean, timely, hard-close discipline every period.
• Prepare and distribute the monthly reporting package:
  Consolidated P&L, P&L by Location, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, Job Profitability Report, and WIP Schedule.
• Maintain the chart of accounts and journal-entry standards; review the GL each period for miscodes, missing entries, and exceptions.

Revenue Recognition & Job Costing

• Book percentage-of-completion revenue recognition each period, with job status and milestone data sourced from Lead Perfection CRM.
• Reconcile job-level costs, margins, and WIP; ensure job cost, commission, and revenue data are consistent between Lead Perfection and Quick Books Online.
• Record finance-fee journal entries from the Lead Perfection Internal Finance Jobs report and commission accruals each period.
• Drive integration

Multi-Location / Branch Accounting

• Allocate revenue, COGS, marketing, and supplies to the correct branch location; prepare monthly location reclassification AJEs and eliminate “Unspecified” location balances in QBO.
• Drive deeper QBO–Lead Perfection integration to reduce manual location coding over time.

Reconciliations & Controls

• Complete monthly bank and card reconciliations for operating checking, the 53 credit-card account, and T&E cards
• Reconcile AR and AP sub-ledgers, deferred revenue and customer deposits, and all material balance-sheet accounts; maintain supporting schedules (Fixed Asset, Prepaid, Accrued Liability, WIP, Deposits).
• Post standard month-end accruals — payroll, prepaid amortization, depreciation, commissions, and finance fees.

Payroll, Tax & Compliance

• Sync and post payroll from ADP Workforce Now; reconcile payroll-related accounts.
• Reconcile, prepare, and file state sales-tax returns across all operating jurisdictions and locations; own filing deadlines and remediation of any open periods.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external CPAs/auditors and support year-end and tax-provision work papers.

Systems, Process & Team

• Continuously document and refine the close process; identify and implement automation candidates (location reclass AJEs, finance-fee calculations, QBO bank-feed rules). Build and develop the accounting team; establish review, segregation-of-duties, and approval controls appropriate to the company’s scale.
• Partner with the CFO and the data-warehouse build (Fishbowl, inventory analytics) and with Operations on inventory, vendor terms, and market budget reviews.

What you must have:

• 7+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience, including 3+ years as a Controller, Accounting Manager, or Senior Accountant with full ownership of the monthly close.
• Hands-on Quick Books Online proficiency — journal entries, bank reconciliations, financial reporting, chart-of-accounts management, and period close.
• Working knowledge of percentage-of-completion revenue recognition for service or construction-type contracts.
• Experience in a job-cost environment — reconciling job-level costs, margins, and WIP schedules.
• Experience preparing and reviewing location- or segment-level P&L, including allocation / intercompany AJEs.
• Familiarity with ADP Workforce Now payroll exports and payroll JE posting.
• Ability to reconcile sales-tax liability and manage multi-jurisdiction filing deadlines.
• Strong control mindset, attention to detail, and the communication skills to operate across ownership, finance, and operations.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. If you are selected to move forward in the process, we will contact you directly. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to continue visiting our website for other roles that may be a good fit.

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