Finance Manager

Luxbrush Painting Co Inc; Manchester (VT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health insurance

SIMPLE IRA with company match

Paid time off

Sick time

Paid holidays

Job summary

Luxbrush Painting Co Inc in Manchester, VT seeks a Finance Manager to own the bookkeeping across multiple entities, run the books in QuickBooks, and report to ownership with clear financial insights. You will oversee payroll with a third-party provider, prepare monthly P&L and cash flow, build job costing for projects, monitor cash and help with audits, aiming to scale the finance function.

This role offers ownership involvement, a path to Controller, and benefits including health insurance,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-charge bookkeeping, ideally in multi-entity or service businesses.
• Solid accrual accounting and GAAP knowledge.
• Strong QuickBooks (Online or Desktop) and Excel skills; familiarity with Bill.com and Gusto.
• Job costing experience in construction, trades or services is preferred.
• Meticulous and proactive; able to explain findings to non-finance staff.
• Independent, well organized, trustworthy and discreet with sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Run the books for multiple entities in QuickBooks and reconcile accounts monthly.
• Process AP/AR, maintain chart of accounts, and file sales/use/local taxes.
• Prepare monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash flow with variance commentary.
• Develop job-costing and profitability reports by project divisions.
• Monitor daily cash, forecast needs, and flag shortfalls early.
• Stay audit-ready with quarterly/year-end packages and internal controls.
• Improve processes using QuickBooks, Bill.com and Gusto integration.
• Advise ownership on pricing, expense trends and ROI for financing conversations.

Skills

Full-charge bookkeeping

GAAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

Job costing

Construction/trades reporting

Tools

QuickBooks

Bill.com

Gusto

Excel

Job description

Finance Manager Full-Charge Bookkeeping & Financial Operations

Reports to: Owner | Full-time | On-site, Manchester, VT | $70,000$85,000 per year, based on experience, plus benefits

About the Role

We run a group of owner-led trade and service businesses (painting, chimney services and promotional products), and the numbers need an owner of their own. You'll keep the books clean across several entities and tell leadership what those numbers mean. There is no controller above you (it is a path for you to grow into).. You'll work directly with ownership and have real say in how we manage money as we grow.

What You’ll Do

• Run the books. Keep QB ledgers for each company, process AP and AR, reconcile bank and credit card accounts monthly, maintain the chart of accounts, and file sales, use and local taxes.
• Handle payroll. Run or review payroll with our third-party provider and make sure it ties to the books.
• Report on a steady schedule. Produce monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash flow statements, budget-vs-actual by business unit with variance commentary, and a simple dashboard (cash on hand, gross margin, A/R aging). Top management meets weekly with your input, too.
• Know what each project earns. Build job costing and profitability reports for our project-based divisions so we can see which work makes money.
• Watch the cash. Monitor daily cash, forecast short-term needs, flag shortfalls early, and recommend moves between accounts.
• Stay audit-ready. Prepare quarterly and year-end packages for our CPA, keep records ready for audits or grant reporting, and uphold internal controls.
• Improve how we work. Tighten our processes and tools (QuickBooks, Bill.com, Gusto) and manage our relationships with the CPA, payroll provider, banks and vendors.
• Advise the owner. Supply the data behind decisions on pricing, expense trends and ROI, and help assemble financial information for financing or investor conversations.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of full-charge bookkeeping, ideally in multi-entity or service businesses.
• Solid command of accrual accounting and GAAP.
• Strong QuickBooks (Online or Desktop) and Excel skills; comfortable with Bill.com and Gusto or similar.
• Job costing experience in construction, trades or services (preferred).
• Meticulous and proactive, and you can explain findings plainly to people who aren’t finance experts.
• Independent, well organized, trustworthy, and discreet with sensitive information.

Why This Role

• Wide scope and direct access to ownership, with the independence to build the finance function the right way.
• A defined path to a Controller-level role, with mentorship and support.
• Benefits: 100% employer-paid health insurance for the employee (MVP Silver Level), a SIMPLE IRA with company match, paid time off, sick time and paid holidays.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants of all backgrounds.