Controller

Job Description

Job Description

Controller — Allen Supply, LLC

Location: [Saginaw, MI / Lansing, MI / Hybrid – Regular travel to main site in Saginaw will be important for the first 6-12 months to learn the business, build rapport, and implement new ERP | Reports to: Chief Financial Officer | Travel: Periodic travel to locations in Michigan and Tennessee (plus future Midwest locations)

About Allen Supply

Allen Supply is a private equity-backed distributor of construction materials, including hollow and wood doors and door hardware. We serve customers from three distribution locations in Saginaw, MI; Traverse City, MI; and Jackson, TN. We're growing through a buy-and-build acquisition strategy, and the finance team is being built to support a much larger, multi-location business.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a hands-on Controller to own accounting operations and help build the finance function from the ground up. You'll report directly to the CFO and act as the company's day-to-day accounting leader. You'll run the close, own the balance sheet, manage cash and lender reporting, and help set up the systems and processes that will let us add acquisitions smoothly. This role suits someone who likes doing the work, fixing broken processes, and seeing their impact quickly.

What You'll Do

Close, Reporting & Audit

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, with the goal of a timely, repeatable close calendar
• Prepare consolidated financial statements across entities and locations, including monthly reporting packages for leadership and our private equity sponsor
• Serve as the main contact for the annual financial statement audit with our external auditors
• Keep financials GAAP-compliant and maintain a documented internal control environment suited to a growing company

Inventory & Operational Accounting

• Oversee inventory accounting, including costing, reserves, and physical and cycle count reconciliations across all locations
• Support gross margin analysis by location, product line, and customer
• Lead AP, AR, and payroll processing through local administrative staff, and standardize practices across sites

Treasury & Cash Management

• Manage daily cash, the 13-week cash flow forecast, and liquidity planning
• Prepare borrowing base certificates, covenant calculations, and other lender reporting
• Drive working capital improvement in receivables, payables, and inventory

M&A & Integration

• Support acquisition diligence, including quality of earnings support, working capital analysis, and closing balance sheets
• Lead accounting integration of acquired businesses: chart of accounts mapping, opening balance sheets, cutover to company processes, and post-close reporting

Systems & Process

• Play a lead role in selecting and implementing a new ERP, including data conversion, configuration, and user adoption.  Company is currently using SAGE 50 and QuickBooks that will be converted to one common platform that is likely neither of these systems.  
• Build scalable, documented processes and a standard chart of accounts that new acquisitions can plug into
• Partner with branch and operations leaders to provide analysis that improves decisions

What Success Looks Like in Year One

• A consistent monthly close with accurate, reviewed reporting packages
• A reliable 13-week cash forecast and clean, on-time lender reporting
• A smooth annual audit with minimal adjustments
• Meaningful progress on the ERP implementation
• A documented integration playbook ready for the next acquisition

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA strongly preferred
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2–3 years as a Controller or Assistant Controller
• Background in public accounting (audit) combined with industry experience preferred
• Experience in distribution, wholesale, building products, or manufacturing, with strong inventory accounting knowledge.  Experience setting up and managing item master and perpetual inventory preferred.  
• Hands-on experience with multi-entity consolidations and month-end close leadership
• Treasury experience, including cash forecasting and working with an asset-based lender or similar credit facility
• Experience with ERP implementations or system conversions; familiarity with platforms such as NetSuite, Acumatica, or Commercial Door specific platforms is a plus
• Private equity-backed and/or M&A integration experience a strong plus
• Advanced Excel skills

Who Thrives Here

• Builders who would rather create a process than inherit one
• People who are comfortable working in the details one day and presenting to leadership the next
• Clear communicators who can earn trust with branch managers and operations teams, not just with finance
• People with a sense of urgency and ownership who do well in a lean, fast-moving environment