Controller

Controller | $130K–$185K Total Comp | Direct Ownership Access, High-Energy Culture & Unmatched Job Security

About the Company

Backed by the reputation of a trusted national brand established in 1994, Mr. Electric and Mr. Rooter Newark combines the backing of a proven industry leader with the energy of a fast-growing, highly successful regional operation. We value our people, push for aggressive growth, and foster a supportive, high-energy environment.

Our track record speaks for itself: team members don't leave. In fact, our last voluntary resignation was over three years ago. We have built an incredible team of hungry, high-performing field professionals and office staff who show up every day ready to crush goals. We move fast, support one another, and celebrate wins together.

About the Role

As our Controller, you will serve as the strategic financial engine driving our rapid expansion. Having grown to $15M and actively and strategically growing, our goal is to reach $50M by 2035. Up to this point, our two owners have handled high-level financial functions. We are now bringing in an experienced financial leader to own our accounting operations, eliminate financial decision-making lag, and partner directly with ownership to lead growth decisions.

You will lead with real-time financial reporting. Your work will ensure ownership can make fully informed, data-driven decisions on fleet management, marketing spend, vendor contracts, and hiring in a timely manner. While you will initially operate without direct reports, you will be empowered to recruit and build out your back-office team as we scale.

What's In It for You

• On-Target Earnings (OTE): Up to $185,000 total compensation

• Base Salary: $130,000 – $155,000 per year

• Performance Bonus: 10% – 20% annual bonus tied to company margin and profitability targets

• Retirement Benefits: Roth IRA with up to a 3% company match (eligible after 6 months)

• Paid Time Off (PTO): 40 hours accrued PTO per year

• Paid Sick Time: Up to 40 hours paid sick leave per year

• Paid Holidays: 6 paid company holidays per year

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision insurance plans offered

Core Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting & Strategy: Deliver timely, accurate P&L statements, cash flow forecasts, and operational reporting directly to ownership (Nick and Gavin).

• Software Integration & Oversight: Oversee financial workflows across ServiceTitan (ST) and QuickBooks Online (QBO).

• Strategic Advisory: Analyze operational efficiencies to advise on critical business decisions, such as bringing collections in-house versus outsourcing.

• Cost Controls & Receipts Auditing: Audit material costs, vendor pricing, rental equipment expenses, and field receipts to safeguard job profitability (ensuring trade-specific allocation across electrical and plumbing divisions).

• Vendor & Contract Management: Oversee vendor negotiations, materials procurement tracking, and operational overhead expenditures.

• Payroll Collaboration: Generate supporting financial and commission reports for ownership, who directly execute payroll processing.

• Team Building: Identify future administrative needs and directly recruit, onboard, and manage incoming AP/AR support staff as revenue scales.

Required & Preferred Experience

• Industry Experience: 5+ years of direct accounting/controlling experience within the home services or skilled trades industry (HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing etc.) is required.

• Software Mastery: Hands-on operational proficiency with ServiceTitan and QuickBooks Online (QBO).

• Financial Acumen: Deep understanding of trade-specific job costing, gross margin optimization, multi-entity accounting, and rapid-growth P&L management.

• Proven Track Record: Experience implementing real-time reporting metrics for mid-sized operations scaling beyond $15M+ in revenue.

Key Attributes for Success

• Speed & Urgency: You operate with high energy and live by our core belief: "Money loves speed."

• Growth & Resiliency: You embrace a "fail forward" mentality. We operate on a simple principle: "We win or we learn; we never lose."

• Free Thinker & Educator: You bring high-level financial wisdom to the table, comfortable sharing fresh perspectives and teaching ownership new approaches.

• Low Ego & High Accountability: "No one person is bigger than the team". You are humble, thick-skinned, and ready to adapt in a fast-moving, authentic trades culture.

• Straightforward Communicator: You make complex financials easy to understand, don't sweat the small stuff, and bring an approachable, positive demeanor to work every day.

Why Join Us?

If you want to step out of rigid corporate bureaucracy and into a fast-moving, highly lucrative company where your voice directly shapes our $50M growth plan at Mr. Electric and Mr. Rooter of Newark, this is your home. As our Controller, you will work directly with engaged owners who invest in your development, back your decisions, and celebrate your wins.

EOE Statement

Mr. Electric of Middletown & Newark is an equal opportunity employer.