Controller

UHY-US; Southfield (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

UHY Advisors' Resource Solutions Group is seeking a hands-on Controller for a mid-sized client in Michigan. The role requires extensive experience in general ledger, intercompany transactions, budgeting, and ADP payroll, with strong QuickBooks Enterprise skills.

The position is hybrid and direct hire, offering exposure to multi-entity accounting, financial reporting, and strategic partnership with ownership and leadership.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Controller experience in a mid-sized company.
• Strong QuickBooks Enterprise and multi-entity accounting expertise.
• Experience with intercompany transactions and consolidated financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain executive responsibility for financial operations including working capital, capital expenditures, debt, taxes, budgeting, and general accounting.
• Lead all accounting functions including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Manage accounting and financial reporting across four entities with separate books.
• Record and reconcile intercompany transactions and prepare combined financial statements.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and ongoing financial analysis.
• Oversee payroll processing (ADP) and 401(k) plan administration.
• Partner with ownership on financial matters and special projects.
• Maintain confidentiality and integrity of sensitive information.

Skills

Controller experience

QuickBooks Enterprise

Intercompany accounting

Multi-entity accounting

ADP payroll

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

ADP Payroll

QuickBooks Enterprise

Job description

A great UHY client is seeking a Controller. The ideal candidate will have hands-on Controller experience in a mid-sized company, strong QuickBooks and multi-entity accounting expertise, and a stable, consistent work history with a high degree of personal integrity.

The Controller role is a hybrid position. This is a direct hire position.

• Maintain executive responsibility for financial operations, including working capital, capital expenditures, debt, taxes, budgeting, and general accounting.
• Lead all accounting functions, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Manage accounting and financial reporting across four separate entities, maintaining distinct books and records.
• Record and reconcile intercompany transactions and prepare accurate combined financial statements.
• Lead the annual budgeting process, financial planning, forecasting, and ongoing financial analysis.
• Manage cash flow, investments, treasury activities, and banking relationships to optimize liquidity and financial stability.
• Prepare bank reporting, financial packages, and other information required by banking partners.
• Oversee biweekly payroll processing through ADP, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Manage employee benefit plans and oversee the company’s 401(k) plan, including compliance, contributions, and plan administration.
• Provide benefits and HR administration support, including new-hire onboarding, employee terminations, required documentation, and employment-related compliance.
• Serve as the primary contact for external audit and tax preparation and scheduling, including workers’ compensation rate audits/calculations.
• Continuously evaluate and improve financial processes, systems, and controls to increase efficiency, accuracy, and cost savings.
• Provide direct leadership and oversight to the Office Manager, including setting priorities, providing guidance, and monitoring performance.
• Partner with ownership and leadership on financial matters, special projects, and evolving business needs.
• Execute ad hoc financial and operational projects for the owner with flexibility and sound judgment.
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion when handling sensitive financial, employee, and company information.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Proven leadership experience across Accounting and Finance, ideally in a mid-sized company environment.
• Hands-on Controller experience encompassing month-end close, AP/AR, payroll, budgeting, forecasting, treasury/banking, and general accounting.
• Strong experience with QuickBooks Enterprise required.
• Multi-entity accounting experience, including intercompany transactions and combined financial reporting.
• Experience administering employee benefits and supporting HR-related administrative and compliance activities.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with payroll administration, preferably ADP.
• Experience managing banking relationships, cash flow, liquidity, and bank reporting.
• Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to improve accounting processes, systems, controls, and operational efficiency.
• Stable work history with a demonstrated pattern of commitment and longevity in prior positions.
• Exceptional personal integrity and discretion, with the ability to maintain confidentiality regarding sensitive company and personal information.
• Self-directed and comfortable working independently in a flexible environment.
• Versatile, adaptable, highly organized, and dedicated to efficient personal productivity.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to work effectively with ownership, employees, external advisors, and banking partners.

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UHY Advisors' Resource Solutions Group provides clients with accomplished professionals to support finance, accounting, internal audit and tax teams. Whether it is permanent placement, project work, loaned staff support or business process outsourcing–we are ready to meet your needs.

Our team has extensive experience with a wide range of clients from middle market, closely held organizations to large Fortune 500 companies. We focus on finance and accounting, internal audit, IT audit and tax. We offer direct, personal involvement from senior practitioners and strive to meet clients' needs rapidly.