Controller - Air Comfort

Orion Services Group; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Group is seeking a Controller to lead the Accounting Department and help establish proper accounting procedures to support financial reporting objectives. The role emphasizes oversight of personnel, policy development, and ensuring timely close processes.

You will participate in quarterly managers meetings, improve internal controls, and coordinate cost tracking, asset management, and inventory reconciliation to provide reliable monthly reporting to leadership.

Qualifications

• Requires strong accounting leadership and the ability to manage a department.
• Ability to establish and maintain internal controls and procedures.
• Experience in financial reporting and month-end close processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operations and personnel of the accounting department.
• Set up recurring touch points to meet with each accounting member (monthly or quarterly).
• Participate in Quarterly Managers Meetings.
• Maintain and improve accounting policies and procedures.
• Document and store accounting processes; ensure accurate day-to-day accounting functions.
• Meet the financial close deadline (currently a 5 day close).
• Prepare and reconcile monthly journal entries and various accounts.
• Manage Work in Process reporting and cost tracking.
• Track fixed assets, depreciation, and vehicle leases.
• Coordinate inventory counts and general ledger reconciliations.
• Produce monthly gross margin analysis for leadership.

Skills

Accounting management

Team leadership

Financial reporting

Internal controls

GAAP knowledge

Job description

This role handles the daily operations of the Accounting Department. The Controller will assist in establishing proper accounting procedures and help our department reach financial reporting objectives.

• Oversee the operations and personnel of the accounting department
• Setup recurring touch points to meet with each accounting member (monthly or quarterly)
• Participation in Quarterly Managers Meetings

Accounting policies and procedures

• Maintaining and improving internal financial controls and procedures
• Establish cross training within the accounting department so all roles and tasks have a backup
• Oversee the processes of the Accounting Department and document procedures to be electronically stored.
• Ensuring day to day accounting functions are carried out accurately and efficiently
• Meeting the financial close deadline (currently a 5 day close)
• Calculate monthly service and construction sales commissions and prepare statements
• Prepare and enter monthly journal entries and reconcile various accounts
• Perform Work in Process reporting, related journal entries and reconciliations
• Prepare and manage Fixed Asset depreciation calculations and quarterly disposal determinations
• Track new vehicles and update leases

Inventory Management

• Establish, document and store process & procedures
• Reconciliation to the general ledger
• Coordinate annual physical count and rotating truck counts

Reporting & KPIs

• Attend and contribute to the Quarterly Managers Meetings
• Review of account Recons vs Budget
• Produce and provide monthly reporting to leadership on Gross Margin analysis

Project WIP Management

• Attend project meetings bi-monthly
• Push estimated cost updates and track causes
• Push deposits for equipment
• Provide cost incurred vs cash collections tracking
• Margin variance analysis
• Produce and distribute monthly Project WIP drivers

As set forth in Orion Group’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.