Controller

Trueline Talent; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

8-5 schedule

Work-life balance

Paid time off

Global backing

Onsite role

Job summary

Trueline Talent seeks a hands-on Controller to join our client in Cedar Park, TX. You will own the month-end close, manage the general ledger, and serve as the senior accounting resource shaping controls and processes.

This is a leadership role with direct interaction with company leadership and substantial impact on financial integrity. You will oversee accounts payable/receivable, inventory-related accounting, and partner with leadership to explain results, risks, and opportunities.

Qualifications

• Significant progressive accounting experience.
• Ownership of month-end close and financial reporting.
• Strong command of general ledger accounting, accruals, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statement relationships.
• Ability to understand the accounting substance behind transactions.
• Experience leading, managing, or developing accounting team members.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close process from start to finish, ensuring accurate and timely financial results.
• Lead the day-to-day accounting function and serve as the organization's senior accounting resource.
• Oversee general ledger activity, journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Review the accounting behind transactions and ensure activity is recorded appropriately, not simply processed consistently.
• Manage and support team members responsible for accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Maintain strong accounting controls and identify areas where controls, documentation, or processes should be strengthened.
• Partner with leadership to explain financial results, unusual activity, trends, risks, and accounting implications.
• Provide oversight around inventory and product-related accounting, with the opportunity to bring deeper expertise in landed cost or inventory management.
• Evaluate accounting workflows and implement practical improvements that increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Work closely with outside resources and the broader organization as needed on accounting, reporting, and special projects.
• Take ownership of new accounting and business initiatives as the organization continues to evolve.

Skills

Month-end close

GL accounting

Accounts payable/receivable

Internal controls

Team leadership

Finance leadership communication

Job description

Trueline's client, a stable and growing privately held business backed by a well-established global organization, is seeking a Controller to join its team in Cedar Park, Texas. This is a hands-on accounting leadership opportunity for someone who can own the integrity of the books, lead close and reporting, strengthen accounting processes, and serve as a trusted financial partner to leadership. It offers genuine Controller-level ownership with an unusually attractive 8-5 schedule, strong stability, and room to make an impact without the constant fire drills common in many senior accounting roles.

What You'll Do as the Controller:

• Own the month-end close process from start to finish, ensuring accurate and timely financial results
• Lead the day-to-day accounting function and serve as the organization's senior accounting resource
• Oversee general ledger activity, journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation
• Review the accounting behind transactions and ensure activity is recorded appropriately, not simply processed consistently
• Manage and support team members responsible for accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Maintain strong accounting controls and identify areas where controls, documentation, or processes should be strengthened
• Partner with leadership to explain financial results, unusual activity, trends, risks, and accounting implications
• Provide oversight around inventory and product-related accounting, with the opportunity to bring deeper expertise in landed cost or inventory management
• Evaluate accounting workflows and implement practical improvements that increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability
• Work closely with outside resources and the broader organization as needed on accounting, reporting, and special projects
• Take ownership of new accounting and business initiatives as the organization continues to evolve

Must-Haves as the Controller:

• Significant progressive accounting experience with the technical depth to serve as the senior accounting authority for the business
• Demonstrated ownership of month-end close and financial reporting
• Strong command of general ledger accounting, debits and credits, accruals, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statement relationships
• Ability to understand the accounting substance behind transactions rather than relying solely on established processes
• Experience reviewing accounting work and ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the books
• Experience leading, managing, or developing accounting team members
• Strong judgment and the ability to move comfortably between detailed accounting work and the larger financial picture
• Ability to work independently, identify issues, and determine the appropriate accounting treatment
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to partner directly with company leadership
• Comfortable working primarily onsite in Cedar Park

Nice-to-Haves as the Controller:

• Experience with inventory accounting and inventory management
• Landed cost accounting experience
• Cost accounting experience
• Distribution, manufacturing, industrial, supply chain, or other product-based business experience
• CPA
• Public accounting experience
• Previous Controller or Assistant Controller experience
• Experience improving accounting controls, close procedures, or financial processes in a smaller organization
• Experience operating in a locally managed business that is connected to a larger national or global organization

Our Client Offers:

• Base salary of approximately $150,000-$200,000, depending on experience and accounting depth
• A true 8-5 work schedule with little to no routine overtime expected
• Strong work-life balance at a level where that can be difficult to find
• Generous paid time off
• A stable and established business with the resources and backing of a much larger global organization
• A hands-on Controller role where your judgment and accounting expertise will have visible impact
• Direct interaction with company leadership
• A small-team environment without layers of unnecessary bureaucracy
• The opportunity to strengthen and shape the accounting function
• Potential long-term career opportunities within a much larger global organization
• Some flexibility over time for the right person, although the role should be viewed as primarily onsite

Trueline and its clients are unabashed equal-opportunity employers committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.