Controller

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a Controller for an exciting opportunity in Akron, OH! This position oversees accounting operations, treasury activity, reporting, and compliance while ensuring financial records are accurate, timely, and reliable for leadership and board review. The role also connects day-to-day financial oversight with long-term planning for capital obligations, reserve management, and bond-related requirements. Success in this position requires strong judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to evaluate information from multiple partners within a well-controlled and transparent financial environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the full accounting function, including maintenance of the general ledger, close calendars, documented policies, and a structured chart of accounts aligned with concession operations.

• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities by reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, allocations, consolidations, and supporting schedules for completeness and accuracy.

• Produce financial statements, management reports, forecasts, and variance analyses that give leadership and the board a clear view of operating results and financial performance.

• Safeguard cash, pledged revenues, bond proceeds, and reserve balances through disciplined treasury oversight and ongoing monitoring of financing obligations and covenant-related requirements.

• Build and strengthen internal controls across revenue collection, receivables, payables, payroll, purchasing, refunds, disbursements, and financial reporting to reduce risk and support audit readiness.

• Reconcile parking and operator source data with merchant settlements, bank activity, and ledger balances, then investigate discrepancies, unusual trends, or potential revenue leakage.

• Oversee outsourced accounting support and any internal finance staff by setting review standards, access expectations, service levels, and accountability measures.

• Maintain complete financial documentation and retention practices that support external audits, board oversight, institutional review rights, and stakeholder reporting obligations.

• Monitor approval workflows, banking authorities, vendor setup, segregation of duties, and sensitive system access, escalating control issues, material errors, or suspected fraud when necessary.

• Support long-range financial planning by linking operating performance, capital investment needs, facility condition, and end-of-term obligations into a sustainable financial outlook.

• Proven experience in a senior accounting or controllership role with responsibility for financial reporting, internal controls, and close management.
• Strong knowledge of month-end and year-end close processes, including reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, and financial statement preparation.
• Hands-on experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, audit coordination, and treasury or cash management activities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or similar enterprise accounting systems.
• Ability to design, document, and evaluate control procedures that support compliance, accountability, and fraud prevention.
• Experience analyzing complex financial data, identifying variances, and communicating findings clearly to leadership or governing bodies.
• Familiarity with regulated, nonprofit, concession-based, or debt-financed environments is highly valuable.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage detailed records, multiple reporting deadlines, and cross-functional financial information.