Assistant Controller - Full Time - Days - Wixom

Kerry Brothers Truck Repair•Wixom, MI

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Kerry Brothers is seeking an Assistant Controller to own the month-end close calendar, multi-entity consolidation, and consolidated financial reporting across a growing family of operating companies. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for an accountant who wants to build a controllership skill set in real time — not just prepare the work, but review it, stand up the processes behind it, and answer for the numbers. The role carries genuine scope from day one: close ownership, review authority over staff-prepared entries and reconciliations, technical accounting positions, audit and tax coordination, lender reporting, and the accounting build-out for each newly acquired location. As Kerry Brothers continues to acquire and integrate businesses, the Finance & Accounting function will grow with it — and this position is deliberately structured as the senior technical accounting seat with a defined path to expanded scope and title as the platform expands. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, acquisitive environment, is energized rather than overwhelmed by change, and is actively looking for the role where they stop being a preparer and start being an owner.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; CPA or active CPA candidacy strongly preferred.
5–10 years of progressive accounting experience, including demonstrated multi-entity reporting, consolidations, allocations, and full-cycle close ownership; prior Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, or senior-most-accountant experience preferred.
Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, intercompany accounting, and month-end/quarter-end close cycles.
Proficiency with an ERP/accounting system (e.g., Sage Intacct, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, QuickBooks Enterprise) and advanced Excel skills.
Excellent organizational skills and comfort managing competing deadlines across multiple entities simultaneously.
Demonstrated ambition and a clear desire to grow into broader controllership responsibility — candidates should be able to point to scope they have taken on beyond their job description.

Nice To Haves

Public accounting experience (audit or assurance) is a plus, particularly for candidates who have since moved into industry.
Experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented, or acquisitive company (multi-location, private equity-backed, or serial-acquirer environment) strongly preferred.
Experience with newly acquired entity onboarding or purchase accounting is a strong plus.
Industry experience in trucking, transportation, fleet maintenance, or field services is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

Own the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close calendar across all entities — sequence tasks, assign owners, enforce deadlines, and deliver the consolidated close on schedule.
Prepare, review, and approve journal entries for multiple legal entities, ensuring accuracy, proper support, and compliance with GAAP and internal policy.
Own the multi-entity consolidation process, including intercompany eliminations, intercompany billing, and elimination entries across an expanding portfolio of operating companies.
Design, maintain, and continuously refine cost and overhead allocation methodologies (labor, shared services, corporate overhead) across entities and locations.
Own the balance sheet reconciliation process for all entities — prepare the complex reconciliations, review and sign off on those prepared by others, and drive resolution of variances and aged/open items.
Lead integration accounting for newly acquired businesses — opening balance sheets, purchase price accounting, chart-of-accounts mapping, and onboarding each new entity into the ERP and close calendar.
Prepare and own the consolidated monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and management reporting packages, presenting results and variance commentary to ownership and the leadership team.
Own and continuously strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and close documentation as the company scales and adds locations.
Research and document technical accounting positions (revenue recognition, leases, business combinations, capitalization) in written memos supporting the treatment applied.
Own cash flow forecasting and daily cash reporting, fixed asset and lease accounting, and sales/use tax compliance across all entities.
Support the annual budget and periodic reforecast process, building entity- and location-level budgets and reporting actual-to-budget variances by shop.
Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for external audit and tax preparation, and own lender/banking compliance reporting, borrowing base submissions, and debt covenant calculations.
Provide day-to-day direction, review, and mentorship to staff accounting and AP/AR personnel, with scope to grow into direct supervision as the team expands.
Identify and drive process improvements and automation opportunities as transaction volume and entity count grow.
Serve as functional owner of the ERP for accounting — chart of accounts governance, new-entity and new-location setup, user permissions, and reporting structures.