Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

A.G. Maas Company is a growing business serving customers since 1915. We provide facility and janitorial supplies, along with construction specialties including doors and hardware, restroom partitions and accessories, wall protection, and site furnishings.

Our core values guide how we work:
Supply Solutions, Embrace Challenges, Uplift Relationships, and Give Back Always. We are looking for a Controller who brings these values to life through accurate financial reporting, practical problem-solving, and strong collaboration.

The Controller will own day-to-day accounting, financial reporting, and cash flow management across our facility supply and construction divisions. This is a hands-on position with no direct reports, working closely with ownership, our operations team, and our outside CPA firm.

The ideal candidate enjoys managing the details while helping a growing business improve its processes. This person will ensure financial information is accurate, timely, and useful, providing ownership with clear insights and recommendations.

• Own the monthly and year-end close processes, including reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and review of account balances.
• Prepare timely financial statements and explain significant trends, variances, and concerns to ownership.
• Develop reporting that provides visibility into revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and profitability by division.
• Coordinate with our outside CPA firm on tax preparation, year-end reporting, and accounting questions.

• Manage cash flow and maintain a rolling forecast of collections, payments, and upcoming expenses.
• Review cash needs weekly with ownership, identify potential shortfalls, and recommend actions.
• Coordinate collection priorities and payment timing, accounting for construction billing, retainage, and inventory purchases.

• Oversee accounts receivable and payable processes to ensure accurate balances, timely billing, and appropriate payment scheduling.
• Partner with project coordinators, project managers and customer service to resolve billing issues and follow up on overdue construction receivables and retainage.
• Review customer and vendor balances, deposits, credits, and payment applications for accuracy.

• Prepare construction related invoice and AIA billing
• Review work-in-progress reporting and project margins with the operations team to identify cost overruns, billing gaps, and other concerns.
• Oversee inventory accounting, including valuation, cost of goods sold, adjustments, and reconciliation between inventory and accounting systems.

• Establish and document accounting procedures, approval processes, and internal controls appropriate for the business.
• Review transactions for accuracy, proper coding, and supporting documentation.
• Improve the flow of information among Quick Books, SOS Inventory, Knowify, and related systems.
• Coordinate payroll accounting and review payroll-related entries.
• Support annual budgeting, financial planning, and evaluation of growth opportunities.
• Provide guidance to employees who handle purchasing, billing, and transaction entry.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Five or more years of progressive accounting experience, including responsibility for financial reporting and month-end close.
• Experience in construction accounting, job costing, progress billing, and retainage.
• Working knowledge of inventory accounting and cost of goods sold.
• Experience managing cash flow and preparing financial forecasts.
• Strong Quick Books and Excel…