Strategic Controller - Close & Reporting Lead

Orion Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Group in Chicago is seeking a Controller to lead the daily operations of the accounting department, establish proper procedures, and help the organization reach its financial reporting objectives. This role emphasizes people leadership, internal controls, and cross training to ensure accurate, efficient day-to-day accounting, timely closes, and dependable reporting.

You will participate in quarterly meetings, document processes, manage WIP, depreciation, asset tracking, and project cost

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Establish, document and store process & procedures
• Reconciliation to the general ledger
• Coordinate annual physical count and rotating truck counts
• 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
• Attend project meetings bi-monthly
• Push estimated cost updates and track causes
• Push Change Order execution
• Push deposits for equipment
• Provide cost incurred vs cash collections tracking
• Margin variance analysis
• Produce and distribute monthly Project WIP drivers

Job description

Orion Group in Chicago is seeking a Controller to lead the daily operations of the accounting department, establish proper procedures, and help the organization reach its financial reporting objectives. This role emphasizes people leadership, internal controls, and cross training to ensure accurate, efficient day-to-day accounting, timely closes, and dependable reporting.

You will participate in quarterly meetings, document processes, manage WIP, depreciation, asset tracking, and project cost