Regional Controller

Lindgren Landscape•Fort Collins, CO

7d•$120 - $150

About The Position

The Regional Controller, working with the parent company CFO, leads and oversees accounting and financial operations for the Company and its affiliated locations and entities. The role ensures accurate, consistent, and reliable financial reporting while providing oversight of accounting functions across multiple business locations. This hands-on leadership position oversees the day-to-day accounting cycle and establishes standardized accounting practices, internal controls, reporting processes, and financial procedures. Responsibilities include timely month-, quarter-, and year-end closes; financial statement preparation; account reconciliations; budgeting support; cash-flow management; and regulatory compliance. The Regional Controller partners with executive leadership, operational leaders, and accounting personnel to provide accurate and timely financial information, analysis, and insight that support decision-making, operational performance, profitability, and long-term growth. The role also develops accounting staff and creates scalable financial processes across a multi-entity environment. Travel between Company locations may be required, and occasional evenings or weekends may be required during critical business cycles.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
At least 7–10 years of progressive accounting experience.
At least 3–5 years of accounting leadership, supervisory, or management experience.
Experience overseeing the full accounting cycle and month-end close process.
Experience preparing and reviewing financial statements, budgets, forecasts, and cash-flow analysis.
Experience developing and implementing accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
Experience supporting external audits and working with outside accountants and tax advisors.
Thorough knowledge of GAAP and strong understanding of the accounting cycle, financial close, multi-entity accounting, entity-level reporting, general ledger management, reconciliations, and internal controls.
Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, and cash-flow management.
Ability to analyze complex financial information, identify trends and risks, and provide useful financial insight.
Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop accounting employees, including personnel across multiple offices or locations.
Ability to manage multiple entities, locations, deadlines, and competing priorities; balance standardized practices with operational needs; and lead process improvements.
Strong communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills, including the ability to explain financial information to people without an accounting background.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
Experience with accounting software and ERP systems and ability to learn and implement new financial systems and reporting tools.

Nice To Haves

CPA designation or progress toward CPA certification.
Experience overseeing accounting operations across multiple locations, business units, or legal entities.
Experience reviewing or supporting consolidated financial reporting.
Previous experience in construction, landscaping, manufacturing, private equity, or another project-based or multi-entity industry.
QuickBooks experience.
Experience with financial reporting, dashboard, and business intelligence tools.
Understanding of consolidated financial reporting.

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee accounting operations across Company locations and affiliated entities, including coordinating, training, coaching, and supporting accounting personnel.
Establish consistent accounting processes, procedures, controls, reporting standards, and workflows across locations while accounting for operational differences.
Identify opportunities to centralize, standardize, automate, and improve accounting processes and systems.
Oversee day-to-day accounting activities, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, payroll support, fixed assets, and general ledger functions.
Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, and other accounting transactions; ensure accurate, complete, timely, and properly supported recording across entities in accordance with Company policy and GAAP.
Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes; coordinate location-level close responsibilities, review reconciliations and adjusting entries, resolve close issues, and meet deadlines.
Review entity-level results and support consolidated financial reporting and year-end information requests from external accountants, tax advisors, and auditors.
Prepare, review, and analyze financial statements, cash-flow reports, reporting packages, and supporting schedules.
Analyze financial performance, trends, variances, risks, and opportunities against budgets, forecasts, prior periods, and operational expectations; communicate findings to leadership.
Lead or support annual budgeting and forecasting, coordinate financial inputs, monitor budget performance, and provide variance analysis.
Provide financial modeling and recommendations to support strategic planning, business opportunities, capital expenditures, growth initiatives, pricing, margins, and operational investments.
Ensure internal controls are followed; identify risks and control weaknesses; implement corrective actions; maintain separation of duties and approval processes; and document accounting procedures.
Monitor cash flow, cash balances, working capital, accounts receivable and payable trends, credit card reconciliations, collections, vendor obligations, and liquidity needs; recommend ways to optimize financial resources.
Oversee sales and use tax reporting and other applicable tax-related accounting activities, workers' compensation reporting, insurance audits, and related compliance activities.
Coordinate external audits, reviews, and financial examinations and prepare supporting schedules, reconciliations, and documentation.
Partner with executive and operational leaders on financial planning, project costing, commissions, pricing, and operational initiatives; communicate financial information clearly and serve as a trusted financial advisor.
Participate as an active member of the leadership team and perform additional financial, operational, and administrative duties as assigned.