Controller, Finance & Banking, Accounting Manager

About the Company

Tucker Company Worldwide, Inc. is a family-held, third-generation corporation celebrating its 65th anniversary. It is a leading freight brokerage specializing in complex shipments such as temperature-controlled, oversized, and high-value, high-security freight. The company serves top brands and manages high-value supply chains worldwide.

Location: Haddonfield, NJ Hours: Full-time Position: Controller Department: Accounting

The Controller supports the company's strategy and executive leadership by leading the accounting function, ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective month-end close, and efficient management of billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and cash flow. The Controller oversees budgeting and forecasting, maintains internal controls, and develops the accounting team. The role focuses on continual process improvement, strengthening financial visibility, and supporting operational and leadership decision-making.

The Controller acts as both a hands‑on leader and a strategic partner.

• Manage and oversee the month‑end close process
• Review journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations
• Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly
• Prepare and review monthly financial statements
• Perform variance analysis and explain results to leadership
• Maintain the general ledger and chart of accounts
• Coordinate year‑end audit and tax support
• Ensure financial records are audit‑ready
• Continuously improve the close process and reduce close timeline

• Oversee customer billing and invoicing processes
• Monitor and manage AR aging and collections
• Work with operations and sales to resolve billing disputes
• Oversee carrier payables and vendor payables
• Ensure timely processing of carrier invoices and overhead vendor invoices
• Monitor unbilled revenue and accrued expenses
• Track and report DSO and payment cycles
• Improve billing, collections, and payment workflows
• Implement processes that improve cash flow and working capital

• Coordinate and manage the annual budget process
• Work with department leaders to develop department budgets
• Consolidate budget assumptions and prepare budget models
• Prepare monthly budget vs. actual reporting
• Update forecasts periodically throughout the year, as requested
• Analyze and explain budget variances
• Support leadership with financial modeling and planning
• Improve budgeting and forecasting processes over time

• Maintain accounting and other financial policies and procedures
• Ensure internal controls over cash, billing, and payments are effective
• Document accounting workflows and processes
• Identify risk areas and implement process improvements
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies
• Coordinate audit requests and financial audits
• Improve accounting workflows and reduce manual processes

• Oversee payroll processing to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time
• Review payroll for accuracy, including commissions, bonuses, and variable compensation
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations
• Oversee payroll tax filings and related reporting
• Ensure proper recording of payroll in the general ledger
• Manage payroll-related accruals (bonuses, commissions, PTO, etc.)
• Coordinate with HR on employee data, compensation changes, and benefits deductions
• Maintain payroll controls and confidentiality of employee information
• Improve payroll processes and ensure scalability as the company grows

• Manage and supervise accounting staff
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations
• Review work for accuracy and completeness
• Ensure deadlines are met across the accounting function
• Train, mentor, and develop team members
• Foster open communication and collaboration within the team
• Create a culture of accountability, trust, and continuous improvement
• Develop team members to take on increasing responsibility over time
• Ensure the accounting team operates as a reliable and responsive…