Controller

Lewis Services

$90K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • Certified Public Accountant designation.
  • Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting experience.
  • At least 7 years of supervisory experience.
  • Deep knowledge of GAAP and regulatory reporting.
  • Experience interpreting and implementing new accounting standards.
  • Experience developing and implementing internal control frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the accounting operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting and cost control.
  • Partner closely with operational leadership to drive system redesign and process improvements.
  • Oversee key accounting functions including general ledger, fixed assets, and accounts payable.
  • Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and maintain accounting accuracy.
  • Direct monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes and consolidation.
  • Deliver timely and accurate financial statements to stakeholders.
  • Analyze financial performance with operations to provide actionable insights.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • Paid training and certifications
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Health, dental, vision, and HSA options
  • 401(k) and retirement savings options
  • Paid time off
  • Employee Assistance Program
Full Job Description
Overview

Responsibilities

What You'll Do as a Controller:
  • Lead the accounting operations of the company, including accurate financial reporting, cost control, and visibility into customer profitability and job performance.
  • Partner closely with operational leadership to execute company initiatives, including system redesign and process improvement projects.
  • Lead key accounting functions, including general ledger, fixed assets, and accounts payable.
  • Ensure accounting accuracy, integrity, and compliance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
  • Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close and consolidation processes.
  • Deliver timely, complete, and accurate financial statements.
  • Partner with operations to analyze financial performance, explain variances, and provide actionable insights.
  • Drive continuous improvement across the accounting organization by assessing procedures, identifying inefficiencies and control gaps, and implementing streamlined, standardized, and automated solutions.
  • Support scalability, growth, and timely financial reporting through improved accounting processes.
  • Serve as the accounting lead for system implementations, upgrades, and enhancements related to financial reporting and accounting operations.
  • Partner with IT and business leaders to implement and optimize system performance, data integrity, and automation.
  • Develop and enhance financial reporting to provide profitability analysis and performance insights to operational leaders.
  • Support data-driven decision-making through clear, timely, and useful financial reporting.
  • Lead the design and continuous improvement of cost accounting and job cost reporting.
  • Establish and maintain cost accounting frameworks, policies, procedures, and methodologies.
  • Ensure accurate profitability reporting and provide insight into margins, cost drivers, cost variances, and operational performance.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain standardized internal controls to safeguard company assets and reduce the risk of errors and fraud.
  • Interpret GAAP and determine how new standards and complex transactions should be recognized.
  • Resolve complex or judgment-based accounting matters.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of accounting professionals.
  • Foster a culture of support, excellence, and continuous improvement.
  • Set departmental goals and KPIs in support of Finance organization objectives.
  • Monitor team progress and hold team members accountable for results.
  • Carry out other duties as assigned.


Qualifications

What You Bring:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • Certified Public Accountant designation.
  • Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting experience.
  • At least 7 years of supervisory experience.
  • Deep knowledge of GAAP and regulatory reporting.
  • Experience interpreting and implementing new accounting standards.
  • Experience developing and implementing internal control frameworks.
  • Experience leading accounting teams and supporting cross-functional operations.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, operationally driven environment.
  • Ability to act quickly and confidently in ambiguous situations using logic and strategic judgment.
  • Ability to manage stressful situations with composure and professionalism.
  • Strong business acumen with a focus on margin improvement and operational efficiency.
  • Ability to evaluate, mentor, motivate, and develop a high-performing workforce.
  • Ability to quickly adapt to new software and office tools.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel and Outlook.
  • Experience using relevant business systems.
Preferred:
  • MBA.
  • Experience leading accounting operations in a field-based, operational, or multi-location business.
  • Experience with system redesign, process improvement, automation, or financial systems implementation.
  • Experience with cost accounting and job cost reporting.
  • Experience partnering directly with operations leadership.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
  • Expert knowledge of GAAP and regulatory reporting.
  • Strong ability to interpret and apply new accounting pronouncements.
  • Strong understanding of internal controls and risk mitigation.
  • Ability to assess processes, identify control gaps, and implement improved procedures.
  • Strong business acumen and ability to understand business operating models and objectives.
  • Ability to critically assess and resolve complex business process challenges.
  • Proactive problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and recommend effective solutions.
  • Ability to evaluate risks, costs, and benefits when making recommendations.
  • Strong leadership and management skills.
  • Ability to coach team members with clear, constructive feedback.
  • Ability to address performance issues promptly and professionally.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with a high level of honesty and integrity.
  • Ability to earn the trust and confidence of senior management.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
  • Improvement-minded approach to leadership, processes, and team development.
Physical Demands
Ability to:
  • Stand, walk, sit for extended periods of time, reach, and perform repetitive computing tasks regularly.
  • Communicate clearly in person, by phone, and through virtual platforms.
  • Review financial reports, spreadsheets, business systems, documents, and computer screens for extended periods.
  • Occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb stairs, and lift or move up to 25 lbs.
  • Travel occasionally by ground and/or air transportation, including overnight stays.

Continuously: Sitting, communicating, using computers
Frequently: Reviewing financial data, working in spreadsheets, preparing reports, analyzing business performance
Occasionally: Walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing stairs, traveling, lifting or moving up to 25 lbs.
Rarely: Exposure to field or operational work environments
Never: Confined spaces
Environmental Conditions:

Regularly: Office environment
Occasionally: Travel-related environments, meeting rooms, field or operational locations
Rarely: Outdoor exposure, temperature extremes, active jobsite exposure
Never: Confined spaces

Comments: PPE required per OSHA and ANSI standards when visiting field or operational locations. Occasional travel may be required, including overnight stays.
Tools & Equipment
Equipment may include:
  • Computers, phones, scanners, fax machines, and copiers
  • Microsoft Office, including Excel and Outlook
  • Financial reporting systems
  • Accounting and consolidation systems
  • General ledger, fixed asset, and accounts payable systems
  • Cost accounting and job cost reporting tools
  • Business intelligence, reporting, and data analysis tools
  • Communication and collaboration platforms
What We Offer
Non-Union Benefits:
  • Competitive pay
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • Paid training and certifications
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Health, dental, vision, and HSA options
  • 401(k) and retirement savings options
  • Paid time off
  • Employee Assistance Program


Spanish Posting

Lo Que Harás como Controller:
  • Liderar las operaciones contables de la compañía, incluyendo reportes financieros precisos, control de costos y visibilidad sobre la rentabilidad de clientes y el desempeño de trabajos.
  • Colaborar de cerca con el liderazgo de operaciones para ejecutar iniciativas de la compañía, incluyendo rediseño de sistemas y proyectos de mejora de procesos.
  • Liderar funciones contables clave, incluyendo libro mayor, activos fijos y cuentas por pagar.
  • Asegurar la precisión, integridad y cumplimiento contable con los Principios de Contabilidad Generalmente Aceptados en Estados Unidos.
  • Supervisar los procesos de cierre y consolidación mensual, trimestral y anual.
  • Entregar estados financieros oportunos, completos y precisos.
  • Colaborar con operaciones para analizar el desempeño financiero, explicar variaciones y brindar información práctica.
  • Impulsar la mejora continua en la organización contable mediante la evaluación de procedimientos, identificación de ineficiencias y brechas de control, e implementación de soluciones simplificadas, estandarizadas y automatizadas.
  • Apoyar la escalabilidad, el crecimiento y los reportes financieros oportunos mediante procesos contables mejorados.
  • Servir como líder contable en implementaciones, actualizaciones y mejoras de sistemas relacionados con reportes financieros y operaciones contables.
  • Colaborar con IT y líderes del negocio para implementar y optimizar el desempeño de sistemas, integridad de datos y automatización.
  • Desarrollar y mejorar reportes financieros para brindar análisis de rentabilidad e información de desempeño a líderes de operaciones.
  • Apoyar la toma de decisiones basada en datos mediante reportes financieros claros, oportunos y útiles.
  • Liderar el diseño y la mejora continua de contabilidad de costos y reportes de costos por trabajo.
  • Establecer y mantener marcos, políticas, procedimientos y metodologías de contabilidad de costos.
  • Asegurar reportes precisos de rentabilidad y brindar información sobre márgenes, impulsores de costos, variaciones de costos y desempeño operativo.
  • Desarrollar, implementar y mantener controles internos estandarizados para proteger los activos de la compañía y reducir el riesgo de errores y fraude.
  • Interpretar GAAP y determinar cómo deben reconocerse nuevas normas y transacciones complejas.
  • Resolver asuntos contables complejos o que requieran criterio profesional.
  • Liderar, asesorar y desarrollar un equipo de profesionales contables de alto desempeño.
  • Fomentar una cultura de apoyo, excelencia y mejora continua.
  • Establecer metas departamentales y KPIs en apoyo de los objetivos de la organización de Finanzas.
  • Monitorear el progreso del equipo y responsabilizar a los miembros por los resultados.
  • Realizar otras tareas según sean asignadas.
Calificaciones
Lo Que Aportas:
  • Licenciatura en Contabilidad, Finanzas o un campo relacionado.
  • Designación de Contador Público Certificado.
  • Mínimo de 10 años de experiencia progresiva en contabilidad.
  • Al menos 7 años de experiencia supervisando equipos.
  • Conocimiento profundo de GAAP y reportes regulatorios.
  • Experiencia interpretando e implementando nuevas normas contables.
  • Experiencia desarrollando e implementando marcos de control interno.
  • Experiencia liderando equipos contables y apoyando operaciones interfuncionales.
  • Capacidad para trabajar eficazmente en un entorno dinámico e impulsado por operaciones.
  • Capacidad para actuar de manera rápida y segura en situaciones ambiguas usando lógica y criterio estratégico.
  • Capacidad para manejar situaciones estresantes con calma y profesionalismo.
  • Fuerte conocimiento del negocio con enfoque en mejora de márgenes y eficiencia operativa.
  • Capacidad para evaluar, asesorar, motivar y desarrollar una fuerza laboral de alto desempeño.
  • Capacidad para adaptarse rápidamente a nuevos programas y herramientas de oficina.
  • Dominio de Microsoft Office, incluyendo Excel y Outlook.
  • Experiencia usando sistemas empresariales relevantes.
Preferido:
  • MBA.
  • Experiencia liderando operaciones contables en un negocio operativo, de campo o con múltiples ubicaciones.
  • Experiencia con rediseño de sistemas, mejora de procesos, automatización o implementación de sistemas financi

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