Controller

DX Electric Company; Grapevine (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

DX Electric Company, a leading electrical distributor in Texas, seeks a hands-on Controller to lead day-to-day accounting and help build a scalable finance infrastructure for a growing distribution business.

This role covers month-end close, financial reporting, internal controls, inventory accounting, and payroll integrations, with involvement in an ERP migration and future acquisitions; you'll lead a small team and partner with finance leadership to optimize workflows.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated experience owning and improving the monthly close process.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with ERP reports, data exports, reconciliations, and operational reporting.
• Ability to lead a small team while remaining hands-on in the details.

Responsibilities

• Manage the month-end closing process including close calendar, sales tax filings and internal reports; prepare monthly financial statements and reporting packages.
• Oversee monthly transactions in the general ledger, bank accounts, credit cards, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Lead a small team overseeing A/P, A/R, invoicing, collections, daily cash and revenue/expense accruals; document SOPs and controls.
• Partner with VP of Inventory to support inventory accounting, cycle counts, adjustments and reconciliations.
• Prepare semi-monthly payroll; oversee payroll integrations with 401k and benefits administrators.
• Coordinate with external CPA firms for audits and tax filings.
• Support ERP implementation, data cleanup, testing and process improvement; drive automation opportunities.
• Assist with onboarding acquired businesses into accounting processes and reporting structure.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Monthly close ownership

ERP reporting

Excel advanced

Team leadership

Tools

Infor CloudSuite Distribution

SX.e

Paylocity

Job description

Description

Company

DX Electric procures, manages and distributes essential electrical c-parts to a broad set of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across a diversified set of industrial end markets. DX has grown to become one of the leading value-added electrical distributors in Texas, serving as a critical supply chain solution for their partners across the industrial, data center and energy sectors. The Company was recapitalized in 2025 by Summit Park https://www.summitparkllc.com/.

Position Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Controller to lead the day-to-day accounting function and help build a scalable finance infrastructure for a growing distribution business. This role is ideal for someone with strong accounting fundamentals who is ready to take ownership of monthly close, financial reporting, internal controls, inventory accounting, and process improvement. This position will play a key role in executing an ERP implementation and future M&A integration activities.

Job Description

• Month-End & Reporting: Manage the month-end closing process including maintaining the close calendar, sales tax filings and internal operational reports. Prepare monthly financial statements and reporting packages; analyze variances with the CFO. Support CFO on management, board, and lender reporting.
• General Ledger & Reconciliations: Oversee monthly transactions in the general ledger, bank accounts, credit cards, and balance sheet reconciliations, including associated schedule maintenance.
• Full-Cycle Accounting: Lead a small team of two to oversee daily accounting operations, including A/P, A/R, invoicing, collections, daily cash, and revenue/expense accruals. Document SOPs and internal controls surrounding these processes.
• Inventory & Cost Accounting: Partner with the VP of Inventory to support inventory accounting, including receipts, costing, adjustments, reserves, and reconciliations. Support cycle counts, physical inventory and inventory control processes.
• Payroll: Prepare semi-monthly payroll in Paylocity, including commission calculations. Oversee integrations with 401k and benefits administrators to ensure payroll records are kept up to date.
• Annual Compliance: Coordinate with external CPA firms to produce reports and supporting documentation in support of the annual financial audit and tax filings.
• ERP/Systems: Serve as a key accounting participant in the Infor CloudSuite Distribution implementation, supporting data clean-up, validation, testing, accounting workflows, reporting requirements, and post-go-live stabilization. Work with the CFO to improve accounting workflows and identify automation opportunities.
• M&A: Assist with onboarding acquired businesses into the company's accounting processes, reporting structure, and control environment. Help map acquired company chart of accounts, financial reporting, vendors, customers, inventory, and working capital accounts into the company's structure. Partner with finance leadership to establish consistent close calendars, account reconciliations, reporting packages, and accounting policies across acquired businesses.

Requirements

Required

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong understanding of GAAP and financial reporting
• Demonstrated experience owning and improving the monthly close process
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with ERP reports, data exports, reconciliations, and operational reporting
• Ability to lead a small team while remaining hands-on in the details

Preferred

• Background in public accounting
• Experience in a growth-stage or private equity-backed company
• ERP implementation or major system migration experience
• Infor system experience, especially Infor CloudSuite Distribution or SX.e
• M&A integration experience
• Experience in distribution, manufacturing, industrial supply, wholesale, or another inventory-heavy business