Regional Controller

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Supervise daily accounting functions and monthly financial close for various subsidiary companies within a designated region.

• Manage consolidations across multiple companies, including intercompany eliminations, for both regional and corporate financial reporting.

• Prepare, review, and authorize income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.

• Calculate and communicate budget variances and essential operational metrics to regional and corporate leadership.

• Implement and uphold ASC 842 lease accounting standards throughout subsidiary entities.

• Oversee compliance with multi-state sales and use tax regulations, including nexus evaluations, filings, and coordination with external tax advisors.

• Utilize percentage-of-completion accounting for relevant long-term contracts, ensuring accurate revenue recognition and job costing.

• Maintain and enhance internal controls over accounting transactions.

• Monitor compliance with debt covenants.

• Ensure adherence to local, state, and federal reporting standards and tax submissions.

• Coordinate audit and tax functions with corporate finance and external auditors.

• Collaborate with subsidiary general managers and operational leadership on capital investment assessments, pricing strategies, and contract negotiations.

• Manage, mentor, and nurture subsidiary-level accounting personnel across assigned entities.

• Travel to subsidiary sites as necessary to facilitate close processes, system implementations, and staff training.

• Report directly to the CFO.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

• Over 10 years of progressive accounting experience with leadership roles in a multi-entity setting.

• Experience in the distribution or manufacturing sector is essential.

• Practical knowledge of lease accounting (ASC 842) is required.

• Familiarity with multi-state sales and use tax (SALT) compliance is necessary.

• Experience with percentage-of-completion accounting for long-term contracts is required.

• Proven experience managing multi-company consolidations across various legal entities.

• Proficient in Excel.

• Experience with ERP systems is highly preferred.

• Willingness and capability to travel approximately 15% of the time to subsidiary locations.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to collaborate across subsidiary and corporate teams.

• CPA certification is preferred.

• Experience in a PE-backed, multi-subsidiary industrial distribution or manufacturing setting is preferred.

• Familiarity with Epicor Prophet 21 or similar distribution-focused ERP platforms is preferred.

• Experience in supporting M&A integrations or onboarding new entities is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.

• Company-sponsored life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurance.

• 401(k) plan with a generous company match.

• Generous paid time off (PTO) and holidays.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Paid parental leave.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Optional benefit products.

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Approximately 15% travel to subsidiary locations.