Controller
$135,000–$175,000 year
On-siteLenexa, Kansas, United States
Job Summary
Lead the accounting and finance function through a multi-year transition, working closely with a retiring Controller to absorb institutional knowledge before assuming full ownership. Oversee Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, commission payouts, invoicing, and General Ledger activity while leading month-end and year-end close processes. Manage external audit coordination, banking relationships, tax compliance, and 401(k) administration. Lead and develop an accounting team including a Supervisor and remote specialists, then help evaluate, select, and implement a new ERP system to modernize workflows and financial operations. Provide accurate financial reporting and strategic insight to the Owner/CEO. This role offers a base salary of $135,000-$165,000 with potential flexibility up to $175,000, an extended 6-9 month knowledge-transfer period, and a long-term path toward CFO-level responsibility within a stable, privately held company with over 60 years of history.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience
- Controller-level experience or equivalent responsibility for a full accounting function
- Hands-on experience across AP, AR, Payroll, General Ledger, close, audit, and financial reporting
- Experience managing and developing an accounting team
- Proven experience navigating at least one meaningful systems transition, ERP implementation, accounting transformation, or comparable change initiative
- Strong understanding of GAAP and financial controls
- Ability to operate as both a strategic leader and a hands-on working Controller
- Strong emotional intelligence and ability to build credibility with ownership and long-tenured employees
- Patience and maturity to learn an established system before attempting to change it
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a founder-led or privately held environment
- Long-term mindset and willingness to commit through a substantial transition period
- Ability to work fully onsite in the Lenexa, KS area
Desired Qualifications
- Prior ERP implementation leadership
- Experience replacing or succeeding a long-tenured Controller or finance leader
- Experience in a small-to-mid-sized privately held company
- Experience working directly with an Owner/CEO
- Background modernizing manual or spreadsheet-heavy accounting environments
- Experience with commission-based payroll or complex payroll structures
- Strong banking, treasury, or cash management experience
- Experience leading accounting teams through significant process change
- Interest in growing into a future CFO-level role
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