Divisional Controller

Company Overview

Cold Core Group is a dynamic parent organization overseeing a family of companies specializing in industrial and commercial refrigeration services. With decades of experience and in-house fabrication capabilities, our subsidiaries serve a diverse portfolio of long-term, blue-chip clients nationwide.

We are committed to delivering innovative, turnkey refrigeration solutions while prioritizing quality, safety, and team development.

Job Summary

The Divisional Controller is responsible for the accounting and financial reporting of an assigned division or region, ensuring accurate, timely, and GAAP-compliant results that roll up into Cold Core Group's consolidated financial statements. This role owns the division's monthly close, project and job cost accounting, percentage-of-completion (POC) reporting, budgeting, and internal controls.

The Divisional Controller serves as the primary financial partner to division leadership, providing analysis and insight that support operational decisions, while following the accounting policies and reporting standards set by the Corporate Controller.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close for the assigned division or region, delivering accurate financial results to the Corporate Controller in accordance with corporate deadlines and policies.
• Prepare and review division financial statements, journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Oversee project and job cost accounting for division projects, including percentage-of-completion (POC) analysis, work-in-progress (WIP) schedules, estimated costs to complete, revenue recognition, and margin fade or gain.
• Partner with division leadership and project managers to review job performance, investigate variances and cost overruns, and identify margin risks.
• Lead the division's annual budget and periodic forecasts, and analyze actual results against budget and prior periods.
• Prepare division management and KPI reporting, providing leadership with timely insight into financial and operational performance.
• Oversee division billing, accounts receivable, and accounts payable activities, including collections follow-up and cash forecasting.
• Apply and enforce company accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls at the division level, and recommend improvements to the Corporate Controller.
• Support intercompany reconciliations and consolidated reporting as directed by corporate accounting.
• Oversee division payroll accounting and cash management, including review of weekly payroll, cash balance monitoring, and cash forecasting for the division.
• Provide division documentation and support for external audits, tax filings, union audits, insurance renewals, and other compliance requirements.
• Supervise, train, and develop division accounting staff, establishing clear responsibilities, performance expectations, and accountability for deliverables.
• Identify and implement improvements to division accounting processes and reporting to increase accuracy and efficiency.
• Other duties as assigned

Position Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field required.
• Minimum of 6 years of accounting or finance experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisor experience
• Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle accounting operations and month-end closing.
• Construction accounting, job costing, and percentage-of-completion (POC) experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Public accounting experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Power BI

Work Location: In person