Controller

About This Role

The Controller will oversee financial operations and ensure accurate financial processes for a client in the metro Detroit area, handling daily transactions, AR/AP management, inventory accounting, and supporting month-end and year-end close processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily transactional responsibilities including vendor invoices, sales invoices, bank receipts, and bank reconciliations
• Perform AR management, monitor the debtors ledger, chase payments, and resolve customer invoicing queries
• Support Quickbooks inventory control including BOMs, pricing, and inventory movements
• Manage the accounting email inbox, addressing customer, supplier, and colleague queries
• Manage Quickbooks, including supplier set-ups and template management
• Reconcile credit card and staff expenses, ensuring approvals and accurate GL allocation
• Perform AP management, including initiating payment runs and resolving supplier invoicing queries
• Handle inventory accounting management, liaising with purchasing and operations to resolve issues
• Own inventory quantity and valuation accuracy, improving operational processes
• Manage sales tax and income tax processes, liaising with external advisors
• Assist the UK-based team with month-end processes, including accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliation
• Support the Management Accountant with variance commentary
• Identify savings and cost efficiencies across the business
• Assist with year-end processes, including auditor, tax, and accounts queries
• Own company compliance across business registration, taxation, and regulatory filings

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• QuickBooks experience
• 5+ years accounting and finance experience
• Some ERP experience
• Inventory and some tax experience (sales tax, tax compliance)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• 5+ years accounting and finance experience, preferring manufacturing

Nice to Have

• CPA
• MBA
• Manufacturing industry experience

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits