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Controller - Air Comfort

Orion GroupChicago🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 29, 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Chicago, United States
Posted
7 hours ago
Financial ReportingGeneral LedgerInventory ManagementReconciliationVariance Analysis

Job Description

This role handles the daily operations of the Accounting Department. The Controller will assist in establishing proper accounting procedures and help our department reach financial reporting objectives. 

People & Leadership:

  • Oversee the operations and personnel of the accounting department
  • Setup recurring touch points to meet with each accounting member (monthly or quarterly)
  • Participation in Quarterly Managers Meetings

Accounting policies and procedures: 

  • Maintaining and improving internal financial controls and procedures
  • Establish cross training within the accounting department so all roles and tasks have a backup
  • Oversee the processes of the Accounting Department and document procedures to be electronically stored.
  • Ensuring day to day accounting functions are carried out accurately and efficiently

Financial Reporting:

  • Meeting the financial close deadline (currently a 5 day close)
  • Calculate monthly service and construction sales commissions and prepare statements
  • Prepare and enter monthly journal entries and reconcile various accounts
  • Perform Work in Process reporting, related journal entries and reconciliations
  • Prepare and manage Fixed Asset depreciation calculations and quarterly disposal determinations
  • Track new vehicles and update leases

Inventory Management:

  • Establish, document and store process & procedures
  • Reconciliation to the general ledger
  • Coordinate annual physical count and rotating truck counts

Reporting & KPIs:

  • Attend and contribute to the Quarterly Managers Meetings
  • Review of account Recons vs Budget
  • Produce and provide monthly reporting to leadership on Gross Margin analysis

Project WIP Management:

  • Attend project meetings bi-monthly
  • Push estimated cost updates and track causes
  • Push Change Order execution
  • Push deposits for equipment
  • Provide cost incurred vs cash collections tracking
  • Margin variance analysis
  • Produce and distribute monthly Project WIP drivers