Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

Description

Location:

San Antonio, TX

Work Arrangement:
Onsite

Engagement:
Interim / Contract

Duration:
Approximately 3 months, with flexibility to extend

A growing San Antonio-based manufacturing company is seeking a highly experienced Interim Controller to provide senior-level accounting leadership and help establish a strong financial foundation for the organization's continued growth and future permanent finance leadership.

This is a hands-on, project-oriented engagement for an experienced Controller who can quickly assess the current accounting environment, address immediate priorities, strengthen processes and controls, and establish a scalable accounting framework. The Interim Controller will work closely with executive leadership and help position the organization for a successful transition to a permanent Controller.

Key Responsibilities

+ Assess the current accounting environment, processes, systems, and financial reporting structure

+ Lead a comprehensive review and cleanup of balance sheet accounts, including necessary reconciliations and adjustments

+ Ensure the integrity of the general ledger and establish sustainable reconciliation and close procedures

+ Evaluate and strengthen the month-end close and financial reporting process

+ Develop and document accounting policies, procedures, workflows, and internal controls

+ Establish repeatable processes that can be successfully transitioned to permanent finance leadership

+ Review accounting treatment throughout the order-to-cash cycle, including customer deposits, billing, project completion, and revenue recognition

+ Evaluate inventory accounting, costing, cost of goods sold, and related operational accounting processes

+ Support an ongoing sales and use tax audit and help strengthen related processes going forward

+ Partner with leadership to improve the timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of financial information

+ Evaluate current accounting systems and processes and identify opportunities for greater efficiency, integration, and scalability

+ Work cross-functionally with operations and leadership to understand how business activity flows into the financial statements

+ Coordinate with external accounting, tax, and other professional service providers as needed

+ Identify accounting and reporting risks and develop practical solutions

+ Help define the appropriate structure, responsibilities, and priorities for the permanent Controller role

+ Create a clear transition plan and effectively hand off established processes, documentation, and outstanding priorities to the permanent hire

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a seasoned Controller who has experience stepping into organizations during periods of growth, transition, or accounting transformation. This person should be able to quickly identify what is working, what needs to be corrected, and what needs to be built for the future.

This role requires someone who can operate above the transactional level while still being willing to get into the details when necessary. Success will be measured not only by addressing current accounting priorities, but by leaving behind a stronger, more disciplined, and scalable accounting function that a permanent Controller can successfully inherit and lead.

Requirements

+ Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required

+ Significant Controller-level or senior accounting leadership experience

+ Strong preference for experience within manufacturing, project-based, or custom production environments

+ Demonstrated experience entering evolving accounting environments and successfully improving or rebuilding processes

+ Strong technical knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, general ledger accounting, and balance sheet management

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Experience with inventory, costing, WIP, and/or project-based accounting

+ Strong understanding of revenue recognition and customer deposit accounting

+ Experience improving month-end close processes, reconciliations, and internal controls

+ Sales and use tax experience preferred

+ Experience assessing accounting systems and workflows

+ Strong Excel skills

+ Quick Books experience is a plus

+ Ability to operate at both a strategic and highly hands-on level

+ Strong judgment, communication, and problem-solving skills

+ Proven ability to work directly with executive leadership and independently drive projects through completion

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