Corporate Controller

JRJ Group; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley Asphalt seeks a Corporate Controller to lead accounting operations across 28+ entities, reporting to the CFO. You will own financial reporting, tax compliance, and GL integrity, while guiding a growing team and partnering with operations leaders.

You will drive policy standardization, GAAP applications, and system improvements in Workday, balancing hands-on accounting with strategic leadership across a multi-entity organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Active CPA license.
• 10+ years of public accounting audit and/or industry experience.
• Strong technical accounting skills and working knowledge of US GAAP.
• Demonstrated leadership experience supervising accounting professionals.
• Willingness to move between high‑level strategy and detailed accounting work.
• Effective communication skills for non‑accounting audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own the timely, accurate preparation of internal and external financial statements across 28+ operating entities.
• Lead general ledger control, reconciliations, and month-year end close, stepping in when needed.
• Identify risks and drive fixes in close, reporting, or controls environments.
• Develop and standardize accounting policies across the organization.
• Lead external audit processes and coordinate with tax advisors.

Skills

Technical accounting

Leadership

US GAAP

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Job description

Do you prefer to identify problems and own the complete solution from diagnosis through implementation rather than just reporting issues upward?

Are you energized by a role that mixes both strategic finance work and hands-on problem-solving rather than focusing on one or the other exclusively?

Do you take pride in both the accuracy of your technical accounting work AND building/strengthening the team around you?

Valley Asphalt is a diversified family of 28+ operating companies spanning four industries, including aggregate mining, asphalt production, heavy civil construction, and terminal services. Locations span across southern Ohio, southern Indiana, and northern Kentucky. We build and maintain the infrastructure our communities depend on, and we run our business with the same discipline and craftsmanship we bring to a job site. As we grow, we need an accounting leader who brings the same hands‑on, get‑it‑done mentality to the office that our team members bring to the field.

The Corporate Controller leads accounting operations across our entire family of companies and is a key partner to the CFO and executive leadership team. We need a technical accounting leader who can reconcile an account personally when needed, dig into system integration issues, stand up a new policy, and still see the big picture. The Corporate Controller owns financial reporting, tax compliance, and general ledger integrity for the organization, leads a growing team, and is one of the primary points of contact for operations leaders and owners across our 28+ entities.

Our ERP system, Workday Financials, went live within the past year. Some things are working well; others are not yet where they need to be. This person needs to be able to identify what is not working as expected, understand why, and drive it to resolution, while partnering closely with IT and the other systems that integrate with Workday.

Corporate Controller Key Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting, Technical Accounting & Tax:

• Own the timely, accurate preparation of internal and external financial statements across 28+ operating entities.
• Lead general ledger control, account reconciliations, and month‑end/year‑end close, personally rolling up sleeves to reconcile accounts and record entries when the team needs support.
• Anticipate issues before they surface while proactively identifying risk areas in the close, reporting, or controls environment and developing practical solutions.
• Develop, document, and standardize accounting policies and procedures across the organization, and drive consistent application across all entities.
• Research and apply US GAAP to complex or judgment‑intensive transactions and clearly communicate the accounting and business impact of proposed transactions to leadership.
• Direct the external audit process and serve as the primary point of contact for independent auditors.
• Lead tax compliance efforts and coordinate with outside tax advisors as needed.

Systems, Data & Process:

• Serve as a key accounting leader for Workday Financials, partnering closely with IT to troubleshoot and resolve integration issues between Workday and the other systems that feed it.
• Identify where processes break down and drive sustainable solutions rather than temporary workarounds.
• Champion continuous improvement of financial systems, reporting tools, and workflows to increase accuracy and efficiency across the accounting function.

Leadership & Team Development:

• Direct reports: a team of four degreed Accountants and three Payroll Specialists.
• Indirect oversight: six Accounts Receivable Specialists and four Accounts Payable Specialists.
• Coach and develop the accounting and finance team, building technical depth and organizational bench strength.
• Communicate clearly with audiences at every level of the organization, from accountants to non‑financial operations leaders.
• Build a team culture of ownership, accuracy, and responsiveness.

Business Partnership & Executive Support:

• Serve as a primary point of contact for questions from operations leaders and owners across the company’s operating entities.
• Support the CFO by executing strategic requests, special projects, forecasts, and budgets.
• Manage daily banking and investment activity.
• Analyze the financial impact of transactions and proposed transactions, including acquisitions, capital projects, and operational changes.
• Assist with a wide range of ad hoc business questions and transactions as they arise across a diversified operating company.

Corporate Controller Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Active CPA license.
• 10+ years of public accounting audit and/or industry experience.
• Strong technical accounting skills and a working knowledge of US GAAP are sufficient to independently research and resolve complex issues.
• Demonstrated leadership experience as part of a management team, including direct supervision of a team of accounting professionals.
• A genuine willingness to move between high‑level strategy and detailed, in‑the‑weeds accounting work on the same day.
• Effective communication skills, with the proven ability to translate accounting concepts for non‑accounting audiences.

Preferred:

• Industry experience in construction, aggregates/mining, asphalt/materials, or a related heavy‑civil or multi‑entity operating environment.
• Post‑implementation or systems‑integration experience with Workday Financials or similar ERP platforms.
• Experience operating within a multi‑entity or private, family‑owned company structure.

EOE/M/F/Disabled/Veteran/SUPR