Staten Island
Are you a hands-on accounting leader looking for more than another Controller position? This is a rare opportunity to become an integral part of a well-established, multi-location organization with a strong reputation, an experienced leadership team, and an exciting future. We are conducting a confidential search for a Controller who wants to build a long-term career and take ownership of a respected accounting function. This is a succession opportunity replacing a tenured Controller who will be available to provide training, transfer valuable institutional knowledge, and support a smooth transition. The Controller will lead a small accounting team while working closely with sales, operations, human resources, and executive leadership. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting knowledge with sound business judgment, a service-oriented mindset, and the ability to prioritize time-sensitive operational needs. This is not a position for someone who wants to remain behind a desk or operate solely at a strategic level. We are looking for an approachable, responsive, roll-up-your-sleeves leader who enjoys being part of the business and wants to make a meaningful, long-term impact. • Lead, mentor, and develop a small accounting team, • Own the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, • Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statements, and management reports, • Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, banking, cash activity, and treasury functions, • Maintain accurate general-ledger records and supporting schedules, • Manage high-value inventory and related financing arrangements, • Review deal cost sheets, customer transactions, commissions, deposits, and closing documentation, • Ensure timely and accurate support for business-critical transactions, • Prepare and remit applicable multistate sales-and-use taxes, • Coordinate annual financial reviews, external audits, insurance audits, and retirement-plan reporting, • Maintain and strengthen internal controls, policies, and procedures, • Partner with operations, sales, HR, leadership, banks, lenders, and outside advisors, • Learn and take ownership of established accounting systems and processes, • Identify practical opportunities to improve efficiency, reporting, and financial controls, • Balance accounting discipline with the evolving needs of a fast-moving business, • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field, • 710+ years of progressive accounting experience, • At least 35 years as a Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, or comparable accounting leader, • Hands-on ownership of monthly close and financial reporting, • Experience in an inventory-based, transaction-driven, retail, distribution, dealership, or similarly operational business, • Strong knowledge of general ledger, AP, AR, payroll, banking, reconciliations, inventory, and internal controls, • Experience leading or supervising accounting employees, • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, • Experience with accounting, ERP, or management systems, • Excellent communication, organization, prioritization, and follow-through, • Ability to work effectively across departments and levels of leadership, • Stable employment history and interest in a long-term opportunity, • Ability to work on-site in Staten Island, • High-value inventory accounting, • Inventory, asset-backed, borrowing-base, or floor-plan financing, • Deal cost sheets, commissions, and transaction accounting, • Multistate sales-and-use tax, • Multi-entity accounting and consolidated reporting, • ADP Workforce Now, • NetSuite, SAP, Sage, QuickBooks, or comparable ERP platforms, • CPA license or public-accounting experience, • Experience improving processes without disrupting successful operations, • Competitive base salary of $125,000$150,000, • Medical insurance, • Dental insurance, • Vision insurance, • 401(k) plan with company matching, • Structured training and transition support, • Highly visible position with direct access to company leadership, • Opportunity to influence accounting operations across the organization, • Stable, long-term career opportunity with an established and growing company, • Collaborative environment where accounting is viewed as an essential business partner