Strategic Financial Controller — AI-Driven, Multi-Entity

Suburban Transportation; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Modern tooling with AI

Job summary

Suburban Transportation Group in Central New York is hiring a Financial Controller to own the numbers behind 200+ vehicle fleet and 300+ staff across multiple entities. You will lead the monthly close, consolidate statements, and ensure intercompany accuracy, tying dispatch, fleet, and payroll data into trusted financials.

You will work directly with the CEO to modernize the accounting stack, automate processes, and apply AI-driven analysis for strategic planning and compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience with full-cycle close.
• Experience with multi-entity consolidation and intercompany processes.
• Fluency with QuickBooks Online / Intuit Enterprise Suite; data integration mindset.
• Strong Excel and data cleanup capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close across multiple entities.
• Deliver consolidated and entity-level statements with analysis.
• Maintain intercompany billing, allocations, and eliminations.
• Convert operational data into trusted financials from dispatch, fleet, and payroll systems.
• Improve and automate the accounting stack with cleaner data and tighter controls.
• Run cash, AR/AP, budgeting, and forecasting; partner with the CEO on financing and planning.
• Leverage AI tools to automate grunt work and sharpen analysis.
• Handle tax filings and contract/program compliance.
• Collaborate with outside tax and financial review advisors.

Skills

Excel

Data cleanup

Financial analysis

Multi-entity consolidation

Education

CPA

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Intuit Enterprise Suite

Job description

Suburban Transportation Group in Central New York is hiring a Financial Controller to own the numbers behind 200+ vehicle fleet and 300+ staff across multiple entities. You will lead the monthly close, consolidate statements, and ensure intercompany accuracy, tying dispatch, fleet, and payroll data into trusted financials.

You will work directly with the CEO to modernize the accounting stack, automate processes, and apply AI-driven analysis for strategic planning and compliance.