Controller

About Us Tuskes Homes is a fourth-generation, family-owned homebuilder and real estate investment company that has been building throughout the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania since 1969. Our homebuilding operations generate cash that flows into related land development, investment, and real estate entities, and new entities form regularly as we continue to grow. We are a small, close-knit team where your work is visible and decisions move fast.

Role Description We are seeking a Controller to lead accounting and financial reporting across our homebuilding operations and affiliated land development, investment, real estate, and operating entities. Reporting directly to the President, you will own the monthly close, multi-entity financial reporting, job cost and project accounting, cash forecasting, intercompany accounting, debt schedules, lender reporting, internal controls, and coordination with outside tax and accounting advisers. The right person combines strong accounting fundamentals with the ability to turn financial information into clear, forward-looking insights for ownership.

Along with leading the close and reporting, you will make sure payables and bank reconciliations are done correctly and on time, and you will often do that work yourself. Homebuilding experience is not required, as everything specific to our business can be learned on the job.

What You Will Do

Accounting and Monthly Close

• Own the monthly and year end close, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciling all supporting schedules to the general ledger
• Prepare complete monthly financial statements for multiple companies
• Maintain the chart of accounts and an organized accounting filing system
• Maintain and reconcile intercompany due to/due from balances across all entities
• Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions, including approvals for invoices, payments, and journal entries

Day to Day Transactions

• Oversee and assist with accounts payable so invoices are processed and paid on time
• Complete periodic bank reconciliations and make sure deposits are recorded

Cash Flow, Budgets, and Analysis

• Build and maintain weekly cash flow projections across all entities
• Coordinate cash management between operating and investment entities
• Maintain loan and debt schedules and make sure required debt payments are made on time
• Prepare financial reporting packages for our lenders and track loan requirements, such as required ratios and reporting deadlines
• Maintain job cost budgets, calculate variances, and report significant issues to management
• Assist with the production budget and forward cash flow forecasting
• Provide management cost reports, margin analysis, and special project analysis for the President

Tax and Compliance

• Monthly sales and use tax reports and payments
• Annual business privilege taxes, 1099s, and Pennsylvania annual reports
• Work with our outside CPA firm, providing trial balances and supporting schedules for year end and tax filings

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or Finance with strong accounting experience
• 4 to 6+ years of accounting experience; public accounting (CPA firm) background strongly preferred
• Experience with month end close, reconciliations, and multi-entity or multi-client accounting
• CPA or CPA candidate is a plus
• Experience preparing lender reporting is a plus
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and organized workbooks
• Experience with MARK Systems, QuickBooks, or AppFolio is a plus
• Detail oriented with strong follow through, and comfortable moving between transaction work and analysis
• Comfortable in a fast paced environment managing multiple projects at once

Position Details

• Full time, on site at our office in Bethlehem, PA. This is not a remote position.
• Relocation assistance is not offered. Candidates should live within commuting distance of the Lehigh Valley.
• Reports directly to the President.