Controller - Air Comfort

Orion Group•Chicago, IL

About The Position

This role handles the daily operations of the Accounting Department. The Controller will assist in establishing proper accounting procedures and help our department reach financial reporting objectives.

Requirements

Daily operations of the Accounting Department
Establishing proper accounting procedures
Financial reporting objectives
Accounting policies and procedures
Financial close deadline (currently a 5 day close)
Monthly service and construction sales commissions calculation and statement preparation
Monthly journal entries and account reconciliations
Work in Process reporting, journal entries, and reconciliations
Fixed Asset depreciation calculations and quarterly disposal determinations
Tracking new vehicles and updating leases
Inventory management processes and procedures
Reconciliation to the general ledger
Annual physical count and rotating truck counts coordination
Account Recons vs Budget review
Monthly reporting to leadership on Gross Margin analysis
Project WIP management
Bi-monthly project meetings attendance
Estimated cost updates and cause tracking
Change Order execution
Deposit for equipment
Cost incurred vs cash collections tracking
Margin variance analysis
Monthly Project WIP drivers production and distribution

Responsibilities

Oversee the operations and personnel of the accounting department
Setup recurring touch points to meet with each accounting member (monthly or quarterly)
Participation in Quarterly Managers Meetings
Maintaining and improving internal financial controls and procedures
Establish cross training within the accounting department so all roles and tasks have a backup
Oversee the processes of the Accounting Department and document procedures to be electronically stored
Ensuring day to day accounting functions are carried out accurately and efficiently
Meeting the financial close deadline (currently a 5 day close)
Calculate monthly service and construction sales commissions and prepare statements
Prepare and enter monthly journal entries and reconcile various accounts
Perform Work in Process reporting, related journal entries and reconciliations
Prepare and manage Fixed Asset depreciation calculations and quarterly disposal determinations
Track new vehicles and update leases
Inventory Management: Establish, document and store process & procedures
Reconciliation to the general ledger
Coordinate annual physical count and rotating truck counts
Reporting & KPIs: Attend and contribute to the Quarterly Managers Meetings
Review of account Recons vs Budget
Produce and provide monthly reporting to leadership on Gross Margin analysis
Project WIP Management: Attend project meetings bi-monthly
Push estimated cost updates and track causes
Push Change Order execution
Push deposits for equipment
Provide cost incurred vs cash collections tracking
Margin variance analysis
Produce and distribute monthly Project WIP drivers