Controller

Skyline Windows; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Skyline Windows, a fourth-generation family-owned company, is seeking a Controller in New York to lead the accounting function, ensure accurate financial records, and drive improvements across close processes, controls, and reporting. The role combines hands-on accounting leadership with strategic analysis for the CFO and management team.

The successful candidate will enhance automation, support project accounting, and develop the accounting team in a lean environment, while maintaining strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• 8–12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including a complete monthly close.
• Experience supervising accounting personnel.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, accruals, reconciliations and internal controls.
• Experience in construction, manufacturing or project/job-cost environment preferred.
• Experience with WIP, job costing, inventory and project profitability analysis preferred.
• CPA not required.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage monthly, quarterly and annual close.
• Review journal entries, accruals and reconciliations.
• Perform analytical review of balance sheet and income statement.
• Maintain accounting controls and review processes.
• Supervise accounting personnel including Senior Accountant and AP.
• Prepare and review monthly financial statements and management reporting.
• Support project accounting including job costing, WIP, revenue recognition and inventory.
• Drive automation and AI initiatives to improve Finance processes.
• Collaborate with CFO on cash-flow reporting and treasury analysis.

Skills

Analytical ability

Strong accounting judgment

Leadership / supervisory

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Sage 100

Excel

Job description

Skyline Windows is a fourth-generation family owned and operated business. We are best known for designing, manufacturing, and installing custom windows, window wall systems, and terrace doors. All our products are made to order based on our clients’ project specifications. From landmarks to new construction, high end residential to high volume commercial, we do it all!

Position Summary

The Controller is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of Skyline Windows' accounting function and the integrity and accuracy of the Company's financial records.

This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for managing the monthly close, financial reporting, accounting controls and accounting staff, while also providing meaningful financial and operational analysis to the CFO and management team.

The Controller will be expected to improve existing processes, develop the accounting team, leverage technology and automation, and progressively assume accounting and financial-analysis responsibilities currently performed by the CFO.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a lean accounting organization and will combine strong accounting judgment with analytical ability, operational curiosity and a continuous-improvement mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage the monthly, quarterly and annual close, ensuring financial information is complete, accurate and timely.
• Review journal entries, accruals and reversals, account reconciliations, payroll accounting, subledgers and supporting schedules before financial statements are finalized.
• Perform analytical review of the balance sheet and income statement and investigate unusual or unexpected activity.
• Maintain strong accounting controls and ensure appropriate preparer/reviewer processes throughout the department.
• Supervise, develop and review the work of accounting personnel, including the Senior Accountant and Accounts Payable function.
• Prepare and/or review monthly financial statements and supporting management reporting.
• Support construction/project accounting, including job costing, WIP, revenue recognition, inventory and other project-related accounting matters.
• Expand Finance's job-level analytical capabilities, including job profitability, cash flow by job, labor-hours and subcontractor-spend analysis, inventory analysis and other operational financial reporting.
• Coordinate and support the annual budgeting and forecasting process, including consolidation of departmental budgets, validation of assumptions and data, budget-to-actual reporting and analysis of significant variances.
• Prepare and analyze monthly budget-to-actual results and work with department leaders to understand significant variances.
• Oversee cash receipts, accounts payable and cash disbursement controls.
• Oversee sales and use tax compliance across applicable jurisdictions and support related audits.
• Coordinate the annual financial statement audit and support outside accountants with tax compliance and tax projections.
• Oversee or support insurance reporting/audits, bonding requirements, fixed assets and other recurring accounting responsibilities.
• Support administration and review of sales commission calculations and other recurring compensation-related accounting processes.
• Work with the CFO on cash-flow reporting and other treasury-related analysis.
• Develop, document and continuously improve accounting policies, procedures and close processes.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline Finance and Accounting processes, including appropriate use of AI and other technologies.
• Serve as the Finance owner in implementing and validating accounting-system improvements and automated workflows, ensuring appropriate controls and accuracy are maintained.
• Partner with operations and other departments to improve the quality, consistency and usefulness of financial and operational information.
• Assume additional accounting and analytical responsibilities from the CFO as processes and the accounting organization develop.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Approximately 8–12+ years of progressive accounting experience, including meaningful responsibility for a complete monthly close.
• Prior experience supervising and reviewing the work of accounting personnel.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, accruals, reconciliations, internal controls and financial statement preparation.
• Experience in construction, manufacturing or another project/job-cost environment strongly preferred.
• Experience with WIP, job costing, inventory and project profitability analysis strongly preferred.
• Sage 100 or comparable ERP experience preferred but not required.
• Strong Excel and financial-analysis skills.
• Demonstrated interest in using technology, automation and AI to improve Finance processes.
• CPA not required.

Characteristics We're Looking For

• Strong accounting judgment with a high degree of attention to accuracy.
• Analytical—doesn't simply produce numbers but understands whether they make sense.
• Comfortable being both hands-on and managerial in a lean department.
• Takes ownership and follows issues through resolution.
• Able to identify errors, unusual trends and control weaknesses proactively.
• Strong communicator capable of working with both accounting staff and operational managers.
• Comfortable challenging existing processes and implementing better ones.
• Interested in developing people and expanding the capabilities of the Finance organization.

Compensation

Base salary range: $150,000–$175,000, depending on experience, plus discretionary bonus and benefits.