Controller, Accounting, Accounting & Finance

Chenmark is currently seeking a Controller. As Chenmark has grown into a group of operating companies across the US and Canada, the holding company's own accounting has grown with it: multiple entities, intercompany loans, management fees, state and sales tax across many jurisdictions, and a steady stream of entity formations and transfers.

Chenmark is a long-term oriented holding company and a team of small businesses committed to each other and to the constant pursuit of better. We work with retiring owners and current entrepreneurs to provide liquidity, preserve legacies, and position companies for long-term success.

Chenmark companies share a commitment to our core values of:
Chasing Better, Keeping Score, Playing the Long Game, and Putting the Team First.

Chenmark employees maintain a passion for small business, a significant competitive drive, and a deep desire to have a tangible impact on employees, customers, and the community at large.

Chenmark is currently seeking a Controller. As Chenmark has grown into a group of operating companies across the US and Canada, the holding company's own accounting has grown with it: multiple entities, intercompany loans, management fees, state and sales tax across many jurisdictions, and a steady stream of entity formations and transfers. The Controller will own the accuracy of the books of the holding company itself, along with the recurring accounting, tax and treasury work that comes with a multi-entity group.

The Controller will also run the summary financial reporting Chenmark uses to keep score across its operating companies, each of which keeps its own books.

This position reports directly to the CFO and works closely with Chenmark's bookkeeper, the finance leads at each operating company, and Chenmark's outside tax, audit and legal advisors. Successful candidates will bring a public accounting foundation, strong attention to detail, an ownership mentality and real curiosity about how we can create systems and tools to efficiently scale with Chenmark.

• Own the accuracy of the books of the holding company itself, and meaningfully contribute to the accuracy of the books of its related entities
• Run the holding company's monthly close, including intercompany balances, loan cost allocations and management fee calculations

• Own run-rate tax compliance across our US and Canadian entities: state and sales tax registrations, filings and payments, and the one-off requests that come with setting up in a new jurisdiction
• Coordinate with our outside tax advisors on returns and notices
• Support the CFO on special audit and tax matters
• Manage the holding company's insurance renewals and day-to-day insurance questions

• Set up and maintain bank accounts and the access controls around them
• Handle the accounting and administrative work behind entity formations, conversions and transfers, working with outside counsel and tax advisors

• Run Chenmark's summary monthly operating company reporting
• Run benchmarking reporting across the operating companies and field the Holdings-specific accounting questions that come from them
• Propose and build improvements to the systems and scripts behind the reporting as you learn how it works

The ideal candidate has two to four years of public accounting experience, ideally with a tax focus, and an academic background in accounting. A CPA, or progress toward one, is a plus but not required. We are looking for someone with some familiarity with coding (Python, SQL, VBA or similar). Successful candidates will be detail-oriented, comfortable owning outcomes with limited supervision, and eager to learn a group of businesses from the inside.

This position is based fully in person at Chenmark's office in Portland, Maine. Candidates outside Maine are welcome to apply and would relocate to the Portland area. Travel is limited, with occasional visits to operating companies.

The salary range for this position is $110,000 to $140,000, depending on experience. Chenmark offers a competitive benefits package.