Controller

Simple Lawns & Landscape Design; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Referral Program

Growth Plan

Company Merchandise

Company Events & Outings

Job summary

Simple Lawns & Landscape Design is seeking a Controller to lead financial strategies aimed at achieving over $100M growth. This leadership role offers a competitive salary of $100,000–$115,000 per year.

Responsibilities include overseeing payroll, budget management, and leading QuickBooks migration. Ideal candidates are analytical with strong finance skills and a background in construction or home services, thriving in a culture that values hard work and accountability.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented, organized, can hold others accountable.
• Comfortable presenting financial insights to leadership.
• Track record managing at least one direct report.

Responsibilities

• Oversee payroll accuracy, compliance, and processing.
• Build and maintain annual budget and cash flow forecasts.
• Lead migration from QuickBooks Desktop to Online.

Skills

Strong accounting and finance chops

Proficient in QuickBooks

Construction or home services experience

Fluent with AI tools for analysis

Tools

QuickBooks

Service Autopilot

ServiceTitan

Job description

Simple Lawns & Landscape Design is hiring a Controller to help lead the financial future of a rapidly growing outdoor living company on its path toward $100M+ growth. This is a high-impact leadership role earning $100,000–$115,000/year where you’ll own forecasting, KPI reporting, cash flow strategy, and operational finance while helping drive smart business decisions across the company

The ideal candidate is a high-drive, analytical leader who thrives on building systems, creating clarity from numbers, and holding teams accountable. You’ll fit right into our competitive, fun-loving, hardworking culture that believes in winning together. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who wants to help build a dynasty — not just maintain spreadsheets.

Overview

Pay Range: $100,000-$115,000 per year!

Schedule

• Full-Time
• 40-50 hours per week
• Paid Time Off
• Referral Program
• Growth Plan
• Company Merchandise
• Company Events & Outings

Requirements

• Strong accounting and finance chops, not just admin
• Proficient in QuickBooks (Desktop now, Online later) and ideally has done a Desktop to Online migration
• Service Autopilot or ServiceTitan experience a big plus (we run SA today, moving to ST next year)
• Comfortable building budgets, forecasts, and KPI dashboards from scratch
• Trades, construction, landscaping or home services background is a plus
• Detail-oriented, organized, can hold others accountable
• Can present financial insights to leadership and push back when needed
• Construction or home services experience strongly preferred (job costing in this industry is its own discipline)
• Fluent with AI tools for analysis, reporting, automation
• Track record managing at least one direct report

Personality Traits

• Reads P&Ls for fun
• Tells uncomfortable truths backed by numbers
• Pushes back on the CEO when numbers don't support a decision
• Connects financial numbers to operational reality

Responsibilities

• Oversee payroll accuracy, compliance, and processing. Execution handled by the bookkeeper/payroll specialist.
• Own AR/AP oversight, aging, and collections strategy. Day-to-day processing handled by the bookkeeper.
• Lead our migration from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online (planned ~8 months out)
• Build and maintain our annual budget, cash flow forecasts, and KPI reporting (GP by service line, close rates, AR aging, labor efficiency)
• Variance analysis: budget vs actual, flagging issues early
• Own the financial side of the ServiceTitan migration, including GL mapping, job costing, invoicing workflows, and reporting.
• Monthly close in 10 days with P&L by service line
• Job costing: pre-job estimate vs post-job actual on every install over a threshold
• 13-week rolling cash flow forecast
• Banking and lender relationship management, line of credit, loan covenant compliance
• Strategic finance: pricing analysis, comp plan modeling, capex ROI, path to $100M modeling
• Manages the bookkeeper and payroll function
• Tax planning coordination with outside CPA

Working Conditions

Team outings, growth opportunities, company perks, referral bonuses, and a culture where hard work gets recognized and rewarded.