Controller

Beyond Green Solutions; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Beyond Green Solutions, LLC is seeking an experienced Controller to lead accounting and financial operations, ensuring accuracy, reporting, compliance, and strong internal controls. The role requires hands-on leadership and a strategic outlook to support growth.

The Controller will oversee all bookkeeping, month-end close, tax coordination, and trust accounts, while providing timely financial insights to leadership and guiding business decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting or financial management experience preferred.
• Experience as Controller, Accounting Manager, or Senior Accountant preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting.
• Experience with general ledger, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Experience coordinating business tax preparation and compliance activities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Prepare P&L, balance sheets, cash flow, and leadership reports.
• Allocate revenue and expenses across business lines.
• Maintain general ledger and day-to-day bookkeeping.
• Manage bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Maintain chart of accounts and accurate transaction categorization.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, and adjustments.
• Oversee month-end and year-end closing procedures.
• Manage customer invoicing and schedules.
• Monitor accounts receivable and collections.
• Oversee accounts payable and vendor payments.
• Review invoices for accuracy and approvals.
• Maintain trust accounts and records of deposits/disbursements.
• Coordinate tax filings with external professionals.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies and internal controls.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning.
• Identify process improvements and efficiency gains.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Leadership

Detail-oriented

Communication skills

Internal controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Trust accounting

Job description

Beyond Green Solutions, LLC is a growing accounts receivable management company providing collection and revenue recovery services across multiple industries. We are seeking an experienced Controller to lead our accounting and financial operations. This position is ideal for a hands‑on financial professional who takes ownership of financial accuracy, reporting, compliance, and internal controls while providing leadership with the financial insight needed to support sound business decisions and continued growth.

Position Summary

Beyond Green Solutions, LLC is a growing accounts receivable management company providing collection and revenue recovery services across multiple industries. We are seeking an experienced Controller to lead our accounting and financial operations. This position is ideal for a hands‑on financial professional who takes ownership of financial accuracy, reporting, compliance, and internal controls while providing leadership with the financial insight needed to support sound business decisions and continued growth.

Position Summary

The Controller is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, preparing timely financial reporting, overseeing bookkeeping and general ledger activities, managing accounts payable and receivable, invoicing, payment and check procedures, trust account management, tax coordination, and month‑end and year‑end close processes.

This position will maintain financial visibility into each line of business while providing leadership with an accurate consolidated view of the organization’s overall financial performance. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail‑oriented, and comfortable working both strategically and hands‑on within the accounting function.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Prepare profit and loss statements, balance sheets, cash flow reports, and other financial reports for leadership.
• Maintain appropriate financial reporting and allocation of revenue and expenses across the company’s separate lines of business.
• Maintain accurate and complete accounting records, including general ledger and day‑to‑day bookkeeping activities.
• Manage bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Maintain the chart of accounts and ensure financial transactions are accurately categorized.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, adjustments, and other accounting entries as necessary.
• Manage month‑end and year‑end closing procedures.
• Manage customer invoicing and ensure invoices are accurate and issued according to established schedules and procedures.
• Monitor accounts receivable, outstanding balances, and collection activity.
• Oversee accounts payable and vendor payment processes.
• Review invoices and payment requests for accuracy, supporting documentation, and proper authorization.
• Manage check‑writing and other payment procedures while maintaining appropriate approval controls.
• Maintain accurate vendor records and supporting payment documentation.
• Oversee company trust accounts and maintain accurate records of deposits, disbursements, and balances.
• Perform regular trust account reconciliations and investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Ensure funds held in trust are appropriately segregated from company operating funds.
• Maintain appropriate documentation, authorization controls, and audit trails for trust account transactions.
• Coordinate federal, state, and local tax requirements and filings with external accountants and tax professionals as appropriate.
• Manage applicable sales tax and other business tax filings and payments.
• Prepare financial records and supporting documentation for tax preparation, audits, reviews, and other compliance requirements.
• Develop, document, and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal financial controls.
• Establish and maintain appropriate controls for payments, checks, purchasing, reimbursements, trust accounts, and financial approvals.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning.
• Monitor financial performance and identify trends, variances, risks, and opportunities.
• Provide leadership with timely financial information and analysis to support business decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, financial reporting, controls, and overall efficiency.
• Coordinate with external accountants, banks, insurance providers, payroll providers, tax professionals, and other financial partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting or financial management experience preferred.
• Previous Controller, Accounting Manager, Senior Accountant, or comparable accounting experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and general accounting principles.
• Demonstrated experience with financial reporting, general ledger management, bookkeeping, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, and month‑end close.
• Experience managing or reconciling trust accounts strongly preferred.
• Experience coordinating business tax preparation and compliance activities.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, payment procedures, reconciliations, and accounting best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to financial accuracy.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple accounting responsibilities and deadlines.
• High degree of integrity and discretion when handling confidential financial information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to financial accuracy.
• Excellent organizational and time‑management skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple accounting responsibilities and deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• High degree of integrity and discretion when handling confidential financial information.
• Ability to identify discrepancies and follow issues through to resolution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate financial information effectively to both financial and non‑financial stakeholders.
• Process‑oriented mindset with the ability to develop and improve financial procedures.
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively with leadership and other departments.

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be highly organized, detail‑oriented, and comfortable taking ownership of the company’s accounting and financial functions. This individual should be equally comfortable preparing financial reports for leadership and managing the hands‑on accounting activities necessary to maintain accurate and timely financial records.

We are looking for someone who brings strong financial discipline, takes ownership of their work, and can develop practical processes that support continued growth and sound financial decision‑making. The ideal candidate will understand the importance of strong internal controls while also being able to create efficient processes that work effectively within the day‑to‑day operations of the business.

This position is well suited for an accounting professional who enjoys having broad ownership of the financial function and wants to play an active role in improving financial visibility, processes, and decision‑making across the organization.