Contract Controller - Beechmont

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## **Job Opportunity: Contract Controller in Beechmont, OH** ## **Are you a hands-on accounting professional who enjoys digging into the details, solving problems, and creating order from complexity?** **Do you have experience working in a car dealership environment and managing full-cycle accounting, including bank reconciliations and month-end close processes? If you answered yes, we want to speak with you!** Our client is seeking an experienced **Contract Controller** to lead day-to-day accounting operations, oversee month-end close activities, and help clean up and strengthen existing financial processes. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys improving systems, controls, and reporting accuracy. **What You'll Do:** **Accounting Operations** - Perform and review monthly bank reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies. - Reconcile general ledger accounts and maintain accurate financial records. - Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management activities. - Review accounting transactions to ensure compliance with GAAP and company policies. - Maintain the accuracy and integrity of accounting data within the organization's financial systems, including Tekion. **Month-End & Year-End Close** - Lead the monthly financial close process, including journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, and account reconciliations. - Prepare and review monthly financial statements and management reports. - Ensure timely and accurate completion of month-end and year-end close activities. - Analyze financial results and identify unusual variances, trends, and opportunities for improvement. **Financial Cleanup & Process Improvement** - Review and correct historical accounting records, account coding, and reconciliations. - Investigate and resolve unreconciled balances and longstanding accounting discrepancies. - Lead efforts to clean up balance sheet accounts and accounting issues inherited from prior processes. - Develop and implement improved accounting procedures and internal controls. - Recommend and execute process improvements that increase efficiency, accuracy, and visibility into financial performance. **Compliance & Reporting** - Assist with annual audits and prepare supporting schedules and documentation. - Ensure compliance with accounting policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. - Maintain complete and organized accounting records and supporting documentation. - Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management activities. **What We're Looking For:** - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. - 5+ years of progressive accounting experience with full-cycle accounting responsibilities. - Previous experience as a Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, or Senior Accountant. - Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting principles. - Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting or ERP systems. - Demonstrated success with bank reconciliations, account reconciliations, month-end close processes, and accounting cleanup projects. - Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities. - Experience in the automotive dealership industry is strongly preferred. - Experience with Tekion accounting software is highly desirable. **Why Apply?** This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact by strengthening accounting processes, improving financial reporting accuracy, and helping bring structure and organization to a growing operation. If you enjoy taking ownership, solving complex accounting challenges, and partnering with leadership to drive financial excellence, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today! **Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.** Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO/AA) #ZR