Corporate Controller
About The Position
The Corporate Controller owns the integrity of 1915 South's financial records across all legal entities. The role runs the accounting operation end to end: general ledger, month-end and year-end close, all reconciliations, technical accounting, internal controls, and AP/AR process. This is a build role as much as a stewardship role. 1915 South has recently migrated its general ledger, restructured its class and cost-center reporting, and is integrating an acquisition. The Controller is expected to establish the control environment, documentation, and close discipline a company of this size and complexity requires. The Controller partners closely with FP&A and reports directly to the Chief Finance & Strategy Officer.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- Active CPA license
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Public accounting audit experience
- Multi-entity month-end close and consolidation experience
- Prior experience leading and developing an accounting team
Nice To Haves
- Master's in Accounting or MBA
- Retail, distribution, or multi-location operating experience
- Experience standing up or remediating an internal control environment
- Mid-market retail ERP and QuickBooks Enterprise experience
- Lender covenant reporting experience
- Directing offshore or outsourced accounting resources experience
Responsibilities
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close calendar; drive close to deadline across all legal entities.
- Own multi-entity consolidation and the class and cost-center structure; maintain the chart of accounts and enforce consistent coding.
- Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and depreciation with support that will stand up to audit.
- Own the balance-sheet review process: every material account reconciled and tied out monthly, general ledger to subledger, bank, and third-party source.
- Establish and operate a documented bank reconciliation control covering all accounts.
- Own the monthly reconciliation of the customer deposit subledger to the general ledger.
- Establish and maintain internal controls over cash, inventory, and the procure-to-pay and order-to-cash cycles, including a documented delegation of authority.
- Own lease accounting under ASC 842, including the schedule and the related-party lease population.
- Own the fixed-asset register and depreciation, maintained in the ledger rather than reconstructed at audit.
- Own recurring estimates and reserves: inventory reserve, allowance for credit losses, self-insurance IBNR, and goodwill triggering-event assessment. Document the methodology for each.
- Own related-party and intercompany account maintenance and the supporting disclosure detail.
- Produce monthly financial statements with variance analysis for leadership review.
- Supply tied-out inputs for lender compliance reporting and covenant certificates; label every figure by reporting basis and never blend bases without disclosure.
- Serve as the primary liaison to the external audit and tax firms and own the audit request process.
- Lead, train, and develop the accounting team including the offshore desk; set priorities, review work, and own the first-level review that establishes segregation of duties.
- Serve as the accounting owner for STORIS (retail ERP) and QuickBooks Enterprise; own the integrity of the STORIS-to-ledger flow and partner with the AI and Enterprise Systems team on automation.
- Write and maintain documented procedures for every accounting cycle, and build cross-coverage so no critical recurring task depends on one person.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
