Corporate Controller

Corporate Controller

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Corporate Controller to lead day-to-day finance operations, build scalable accounting processes, and support executive leadership in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment. This role will oversee the finance operating engine, ensuring strong accounting discipline, operational efficiency, financial visibility, and scalable infrastructure to support continued growth and acquisitions.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting expertise with FP&A capabilities, operational leadership, process improvement, and modern finance technology adoption.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting Leadership & Internal Controls

• Lead and develop the accounting team through effective delegation, accountability, and performance management.
• Own and manage a structured, timely, and accurate month-end close process.
• Ensure balance sheet integrity through complete, reviewed, and substantiated reconciliations.
• Review and validate financial statements before executive-level finalization.
• Partner with executive leadership on accounting policy, technical accounting research, audit readiness, and judgment-based accounting matters.
• Maintain and continuously improve internal controls appropriate for a private-equity-backed business environment.

Liquidity & Working Capital Management

• Oversee day-to-day cash management and short-term liquidity forecasting.
• Drive visibility into working capital performance across AR, AP, and inventory.
• Partner cross-functionally with sourcing and operations teams to improve cash conversion cycles.
• Prepare borrowing base reports and lender-related financial deliverables.

FP&A & Performance Reporting

• Lead the annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes.
• Conduct detailed variance analysis and provide meaningful business insights behind financial results.
• Develop clear and actionable reporting for operational and branch leadership teams.
• Support executive and board-level reporting through accurate analysis and financial data preparation.
• Take ownership of recurring financial reporting and analysis processes.

Automation, AI & Process Improvement

• Identify and implement automation opportunities across close processes, reconciliations, reporting, and recurring financial analysis.
• Leverage existing BI, AI, and data warehouse tools to reduce manual effort and improve scalability.
• Document, standardize, and optimize finance workflows to support organic growth and acquisitions.
• Collaborate with IT and leadership teams on finance system enhancements, integrations, and data quality initiatives.

M&A & Integration Support

• Support financial due diligence, quality of earnings processes, and acquisition-related financial workstreams.
• Assist with opening balance sheet preparation and purchase accounting activities alongside external advisors.
• Standardize acquired entities' charts of accounts, close calendars, and reporting structures.
• Stabilize and integrate newly acquired businesses into the organization's financial reporting framework.

Business Partnership & Operational Support

• Partner directly with branch managers, operations, sourcing, and leadership teams to drive financial accountability.
• Translate financial results into actionable operational insights.
• Support management reporting cadence with concise narratives and performance metrics.
• Help improve financial literacy and business understanding across the organization.

Core Values & Leadership Expectations

Empowerment

• Develop team capability through delegation, coaching, and ownership.
• Measure success through team growth and scalability.

Integrity

• Maintain accountability for financial accuracy and transparency.
• Surface risks and issues proactively while upholding strong accounting discipline.

Grit

• Thrive in a fast-paced, private-equity-backed environment.
• Demonstrate persistence, accountability, and follow-through.

Innovation

• Embrace automation, AI, and process redesign as essential components of the finance function.
• Continuously improve efficiency and scalability.

One Team

• Collaborate effectively across finance, operations, sourcing, IT, and leadership teams.
• Communicate financial insights in clear business language.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; MBA strongly preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including senior accounting leadership responsibilities.
• Experience within private-equity-backed, multi-site, manufacturing, distribution, or industrial services environments strongly preferred.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge including:
• US GAAP
• Month-end close processes
• Balance sheet management
• Lender reporting
• Demonstrated FP&A experience including:
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Variance analysis
• KPI development
• Proven success leading and developing accounting teams.
• Hands-on M&A integration experience including:
• Purchase accounting
• Opening balance sheets
• Integration workstreams
• Experience with Epicor Prophet 21 (P21) and Power BI strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of finance systems, automation tools, BI platforms, and AI-enabled finance workflows.
• Ability to operate strategically while remaining detail-oriented and execution-focused.

Preferred Traits

• Strong leadership presence with excellent communication skills.
• Analytical mindset with operational business acumen.
• Process-driven with a continuous improvement mentality.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and rapid growth environments.
• Collaborative, proactive, and solutions-oriented approach to leadership.