Controller

Talentify; Rosemont (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid Time Off

Retirement Benefits

Health Screenings

Job summary

Reyes Holdings is seeking a senior accounting leader in Illinois to direct multi-entity financial operations. You will build a high-performing team and ensure accurate reporting to support strategic decisions.

This role emphasizes controls, cash management, tax coordination, and scalable processes while partnering with executives. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• 10+ years in accounting and financial reporting with leadership in multi-entity environments.
• 5+ years of management experience.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger, financial statements, reconciliations, and internal controls.
• Advanced Excel and accounting system experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing accounting team with clear expectations.
• Oversee general ledger, reconciliations, month-end close, and financial reporting.
• Maintain oversight of cash activity, banking, liquidity, and annual cash audit.
• Enhance systems, workflows, documentation, and internal controls for scalability.
• Coordinate tax, audit and external reporting with auditors and service providers.
• Perform other projects or duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

General ledger

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Excel proficiency

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Sage Intacct

Job description

Position Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and hold accountable a high-performing accounting team by establishing clear expectations, effective delegation, standardized processes, succession planning, and a culture of professionalism, discretion, continuous improvement, and exceptional service.
• Oversee the general ledger, account reconciliations, month-end close, financial reporting, and annual financial statement processes across multiple entities and complex ownership structures, ensuring timely, accurate, complete, and decision-useful reporting.
• Maintain strong oversight of cash activity, bank accounts, transfers, liquidity needs, reconciliations, funding requirements, disbursements, capital activity, and the annual cash audit process, with appropriate controls over cash movement and reporting.
• Strengthen accounting systems, workflows, reporting structures, documentation, calendars, standard operating procedures, automation, and internal controls to improve accuracy, scalability, confidentiality, risk mitigation, and operational effectiveness.
• Coordinate tax, audit, and external reporting support by overseeing accounting schedules, workpapers, reconciliations, and supporting documentation while serving as a primary liaison to external auditors, advisors, and professional service providers.
• Other projects or duties as assigned

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• 10 plus years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including meaningful leadership responsibility in a complex multi-entity, private investment, private company, or professional services environment and 5+ years of management experience.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, financial statement preparation, account reconciliations, internal controls, and tax reporting support.
• Demonstrated experience leading, developing, and mentoring accounting professionals while building scalable processes and high-performing teams.
• Strong systems aptitude, including experience with accounting platforms, reporting tools, process improvement initiatives, and advanced Excel.

Preferred Education and Experience

• CPA strongly preferred.
• Experience in a private investment environment, public accounting firm, or other complex multi-entity organization strongly preferred.
• Experience with Sage Intacct or a comparable cloud-based accounting platform preferred.
• Experience with trust accounting, partnership accounting, or complex ownership structures preferred.

Benefits

At the Reyes Family of Businesses, our Total Rewards Strategy prioritizes the holistic well-being of our employees. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision coverage, Paid Time Off, Retirement Benefits, and complimentary Health Screenings.

Equal Opportunity Employee & Physical Demands

Reyes Holdings and its businesses are equal opportunity employers. Company policy prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. In addition, the Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees in accordance with applicable law. Requests for accommodation should be directed to your point of contact in the Talent Acquisition or Human Resources departments.

Background Check and Drug Screening

Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening.

Pay Transparency

Our compensation philosophy embraces diverse factors for fair pay decisions, valuing skills, experience, and the needs of our business. Moreover, this role may have the opportunity to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to program rules.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• 10 plus years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including meaningful leadership responsibility in a complex multi-entity, private investment, private company, or professional services environment and 5+ years of management experience.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, financial statement preparation, account reconciliations, internal controls, and tax reporting support.
• Demonstrated experience leading, developing, and mentoring accounting professionals while building scalable processes and high-performing teams.
• Strong systems aptitude, including experience with accounting platforms, reporting tools, process improvement initiatives, and advanced Excel.

Preferred Education and Experience

• CPA strongly preferred.
• Experience in a private investment environment, public accounting firm, or other complex multi-entity organization strongly preferred.
• Experience with Sage Intacct or a comparable cloud-based accounting platform preferred.
• Experience with trust accounting, partnership accounting, or complex ownership structures preferred.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and hold accountable a high-performing accounting team by establishing clear expectations, effective delegation, standardized processes, succession planning, and a culture of professionalism, discretion, continuous improvement, and exceptional service.
• Oversee the general ledger, account reconciliations, month-end close, financial reporting, and annual financial statement processes across multiple entities and complex ownership structures, ensuring timely, accurate, complete, and decision-useful reporting.
• Maintain strong oversight of cash activity, bank accounts, transfers, liquidity needs, reconciliations, funding requirements, disbursements, capital activity, and the annual cash audit process, with appropriate controls over cash movement and reporting.
• Strengthen accounting systems, workflows, reporting structures, documentation, calendars, standard operating procedures, automation, and internal controls to improve accuracy, scalability, confidentiality, risk mitigation, and operational effectiveness.
• Coordinate tax, audit, and external reporting support by overseeing accounting schedules, workpapers, reconciliations, and supporting documentation while serving as a primary liaison to external auditors, advisors, and professional service providers.
• Other projects or duties as assigned