Controller

Confidential; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 145,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Controller to lead day-to-day accounting, ensure U.S. GAAP compliance, and partner with executive leadership.

This hands-on role will build financial infrastructure to support growth in a complex, inventory-intensive distribution environment. Responsibilities include overseeing general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, cash flow, fixed assets, budgeting and forecasting, audits, and cost accounting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 5–10 years of progressive accounting experience with leadership responsibility.
• Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge; CPA preferred but not required.
• Extensive inventory accounting experience in a distribution/wholesale/manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Direct all accounting and financial reporting activities in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and supporting accounting records.
• Oversee Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, cash management, fixed assets, and broader accounting operations.
• Lead inventory and cost accounting, including valuation, reserves, reconciliations, product costing, gross margin analysis, physical inventory, and cycle-count controls.
• Prepare annual budgets, periodic forecasts, working-capital analyses, and budget-to-actual reporting.
• Coordinate the annual financial statement audit and serve as the primary contact for external auditors.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Leadership

Inventory accounting

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

KLR Executive Search is partnering with a growing, privately held distribution organization to identify its Controller, who will serve as a key accounting leader reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer and partnering closely with executive and operational leadership. This strategic, hands-on leader will own the day-to-day accounting and financial reporting functions, lead the organization’s transition to full U.S. GAAP compliance, strengthen close, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis capabilities, and build the financial infrastructure needed to support continued growth within a complex, high-SKU, inventory-intensive environment.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Direct all accounting and financial reporting activities in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and supporting accounting records.
• Oversee Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, cash management, fixed assets, and broader accounting operations.
• Lead inventory and cost accounting, including valuation, reserves, reconciliations, product costing, gross margin analysis, physical inventory, and cycle-count controls.
• Prepare annual budgets, periodic forecasts, working-capital analyses, and budget-to-actual reporting.
• Coordinate the annual financial statement audit and serve as the primary contact for external auditors.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Five to ten years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership responsibility.
• Significant hands-on knowledge of U.S. GAAP; CPA preferred but not required.
• Strong inventory accounting experience in a distribution, wholesale, manufacturing, or similarly complex inventory environment.

Compensation

The expected base salary range is $145,000 to $160,000.