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Controller (Retail)

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Lewisville, TX

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$180,000–$230,000 Per Year
LOCATION
Lewisville, TX
POSTED
1 day ago
Strategic Corporate Controller Driving Financial Excellence & IPO Readiness

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Salary: $180,000 - $230,000 per year

A bit about us:

Our client is a fast-growing, multi-location organization focused on operational excellence, financial discipline, and long-term strategic growth. With a strong leadership team and an ambitious roadmap ahead, we are building scalable infrastructure and processes to support the next phase of expansion.

Why join us?
  • Lead financial strategy and play a key role in IPO readiness
  • High-impact leadership role with executive visibility
  • Opportunity to build and scale teams, systems, and processes
  • Strong benefits, growth potential, and performance-driven culture


Job Details

Financial Reporting & Closing Process
  • Oversee all monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closings across a multi-location business
  • Review and approve financial statements, schedules, and account reconciliations
  • Ensure adherence to U.S. GAAP and industry accounting best practices; support transition to public-company reporting
  • Maintain financial reporting packages, including management reports, balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements
  • Coordinate and resolve complex accounting issues (e.g., revenue recognition, reserves, impairments, lease accounting)

Accounting Operations Oversight
  • Lead the corporate accounting function across multiple locations, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant reporting
  • Manage accounting leadership, establishing close timelines, review checkpoints, and quality standards
  • Define roles, segregation of duties, and coverage across A/P, A/R, payroll, GL, fixed assets, and inventory
  • Build and strengthen the accounting team to support organizational growth and public-company readiness
  • Establish performance metrics (close timelines, reconciliations, aging items) and oversee team development

Industry-Specific Accounting
  • Oversee transactional accounting processes including sales postings, financing products, chargebacks, and fees
  • Monitor operational areas such as service, margins, work-in-progress, warranties, and reserves
  • Oversee inventory processes including counts, aging, valuation adjustments, and related financial impacts

Internal Controls and Compliance
  • Design and maintain internal control frameworks aligned with pre-IPO requirements
  • Develop SOX-compliant processes, documentation, and testing protocols
  • Enforce controls related to cash handling, approvals, access management, payables processes, and reconciliations

Audit, Tax & External Advisors
  • Manage annual financial audits, including preparation for public-company audit standards
  • Oversee indirect and property tax processes; coordinate income tax activities with external advisors
  • Support executive leadership with debt compliance, banking relationships, and financial reporting requirements

Budgeting, Forecasting & Operational Analytics
  • Partner with executive leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning
  • Deliver variance analysis and insights to drive margin improvement and cost control
  • Support operational leaders with financial guidance and performance insights

Policies, Systems & Data Integrity
  • Develop and maintain accounting policies and standard operating procedures
  • Oversee ERP systems, chart of accounts, and data governance
  • Lead system enhancements and integrations (e.g., automation, reconciliation tools, asset management systems)

Public Offering Readiness
  • Lead preparation for a future public offering, including:

o Building a scalable finance organization
o Establishing reporting infrastructure and governance frameworks
o Implementing SOX compliance programs
  • Support regulatory readiness, including financial disclosures and reporting requirements
  • Partner with external advisors on control design, testing, and remediation
  • Assist in long-term organizational planning and strategic hiring within finance and accounting

Qualifications:
  • Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance required
  • MBA or advanced degree preferred
  • CPA or CMA designation required
  • 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership roles
  • Experience in multi-location or industry-specific accounting environments preferred
  • Exposure to public-company readiness, SOX, or audit environments is a plus
  • Strong leadership, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and accounting systems
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
  • Must meet employment eligibility requirements and pass applicable pre-employment screenings


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COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
2018
WEBSITE
http://www.jobot.com