Senior Controller: Autonomy & Growth in Peoria

Egreenservices; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

commuter benefits

mentor matched to your finance aims

Job summary

InnovateNow in Peoria, IL seeks a Senior Controller to lead finance with autonomy and a team-driven growth mindset. The role offers $80,000 - $111,000 and a chance to build a scalable financial operation within a newly formed Peoria finance team.

You will own end-to-end accounting processes, reconcile ledgers, forecast headcount costs, manage CAPEX approvals, and ensure accuracy across cash, loans, and benefits. Mentoring junior staff is a core part of the job.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of finance experience
• Mentor junior accounting staff and review their work for accuracy
• Own projects from concept through delivery
• Remain calm under pressure in a senior finance role

Responsibilities

• Reconcile the inventory ledger to a physical count
• Forecast headcount cost as InnovateNow scales through Peoria, IL
• Keep capital-expenditure approvals flowing without losing the paper trail
• Reconcile the loan amortization schedule against lender statements
• Reconcile the benefits invoice against enrollment lines
• Pressure-test pricing models before board review
• Turn quarter-end into the calmest week of the finance cycle
• Mentor junior accounting staff and review their work for accuracy

Skills

Time management

Decision making

Adaptability

Project ownership

Calm under pressure

Job description

InnovateNow in Peoria, IL seeks a Senior Controller to lead finance with autonomy and a team-driven growth mindset. The role offers $80,000 - $111,000 and a chance to build a scalable financial operation within a newly formed Peoria finance team.

You will own end-to-end accounting processes, reconcile ledgers, forecast headcount costs, manage CAPEX approvals, and ensure accuracy across cash, loans, and benefits. Mentoring junior staff is a core part of the job.