Controller

Controller

Position Overview

GTI is seeking an experienced Controller to oversee the company’s accounting operations and ensure the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of its financial records and processes.

The Controller will be responsible for day-to-day accounting oversight, financial reporting, month-end and year-end close, accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoicing, audits, tax and regulatory coordination, budgeting and variance analysis, and the maintenance of effective internal financial controls.

This position requires a strong accounting background and a thorough understanding of the systems, controls, and procedures necessary to safeguard company assets and maintain reliable financial information. The Controller will work closely with company leadership and external accounting, tax, banking, and audit professionals to ensure GTI’s financial operations are accurate, properly controlled, and compliant.

What You’ll Do

Accounting Operations & Financial Reporting

• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations and ensure financial transactions are recorded accurately and timely.
• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of the general ledger and supporting financial records.
• Oversee accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), customer invoicing, collections, cash receipts, and expense reporting.
• Review account reconciliations and investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Ensure accounting transactions are properly classified and recorded in accordance with applicable accounting principles and company procedures.
• Maintain organized and complete financial records and supporting documentation.
• Provide company leadership with accurate and timely financial information.

Month-End & Year-End Close

• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close processes.
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, adjustments, and supporting schedules.
• Review balance sheet and income statement accounts for accuracy and completeness.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies prior to finalizing financial statements.
• Maintain an effective closing schedule to ensure reporting is completed accurately and timely.
• Coordinate year-end accounting activities and prepare required schedules and documentation for external accountants, auditors, and tax professionals.

Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable & Invoicing

• Oversee vendor invoice processing, approvals, payment scheduling, and accounts payable reconciliation.
• Ensure payments are properly authorized and supported by appropriate documentation.
• Oversee customer invoicing to ensure invoices are accurate, complete, and issued timely.
• Monitor accounts receivable aging and collection activity.
• Coordinate follow-up on delinquent receivables as necessary.
• Review and approve customer credits, write-offs, payment adjustments, and other non-standard transactions in accordance with established authority.
• Maintain appropriate controls over vendor setup, vendor banking changes, customer account adjustments, and payment information.
• Ensure AP and AR activity is properly reconciled to the general ledger.

Internal Controls & Financial Safeguards

• Develop, maintain, and periodically evaluate internal accounting and financial controls.
• Establish and maintain appropriate approval limits and authorization requirements for expenditures, payments, purchasing, and other financial transactions.
• Maintain appropriate segregation of duties throughout accounting and financial processes.
• Ensure financial responsibilities and system permissions are structured to reduce the potential for fraud, unauthorized transactions, and errors.
• Maintain appropriate controls over vendor setup, payment processing, banking activities, journal entries, expense reimbursements, and customer credits.
• Establish review, reconciliation, and documentation procedures to identify discrepancies or irregularities.
• Monitor compliance with established financial policies and approval requirements.
• Identify weaknesses in accounting processes or internal controls and recommend and implement corrective measures.
• Maintain documentation of financial procedures, controls, and authorization requirements.

Budgeting & Financial Analysis

• Assist with the preparation and maintenance of company budgets, forecasts, and financial projections.
• Track actual financial performance against budgets and projections.
• Analyze financial variances and identify significant differences in revenue, expenses, purchasing, labor, and other financial categories.
• Research the underlying causes of material variances and communicate findings to management.
• Work with company leadership and department managers to improve visibility into spending and budget performance.
• Provide financial analysis to support operational and business decisions.

Audit Coordination

• Coordinate external and internal financial audits and reviews.
• Serve as the primary accounting contact for auditors.
• Prepare audit schedules, reconciliations, supporting documentation, and requested financial records.
• Respond to auditor questions and research and resolve accounting discrepancies.
• Coordinate implementation of corrective actions resulting from audit findings when necessary.
• Maintain accounting records and documentation in an audit-ready manner.

Tax & Regulatory Compliance

• Coordinate with outside tax professionals to support federal, state, and local tax compliance.
• Prepare and provide accurate financial information and supporting schedules required for income tax filings.
• Coordinate applicable sales and use tax reporting and other financial filings.
• Monitor financial and regulatory filing requirements and deadlines.
• Maintain appropriate records supporting tax filings and financial transactions.
• Work with external accountants and tax professionals to address questions and ensure required information is provided accurately and timely.

ERP & Accounting Systems

• Maintain a strong working knowledge of the company’s ERP and accounting systems.
• Ensure financial information within the ERP/accounting system is accurate, complete, and appropriately maintained.
• Understand and manage accounting workflows within systems such as NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks, or comparable ERP/accounting platforms.
• Evaluate accounting processes and system workflows and recommend improvements that increase accuracy, efficiency, and financial control.
• Maintain appropriate financial system access, permissions, and approval authorities.
• Periodically review system access to ensure appropriate segregation of duties and protection of sensitive financial information.
• Support accounting system upgrades, implementations, integrations, and process improvements as required.

Ideal Experience

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience with responsibility for financial reporting and accounting operations.
• Prior Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, or comparable senior-level accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of full-cycle accounting and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Demonstrated experience overseeing accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoicing, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Strong experience managing month-end and year-end close.
• Demonstrated experience establishing and maintaining internal financial controls.
• Strong understanding of approval authority, segregation of duties, fraud prevention, and financial risk management.
• Experience preparing and analyzing financial statements.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, actual-to-budget reporting, and variance analysis.
• Experience coordinating financial audits and responding directly to auditor requests and questions.
• Working knowledge of income tax, sales and use tax, and applicable financial and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP and accounting platforms such as NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks, or comparable systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience working directly with outside accountants, auditors, tax professionals, financial institutions, and other financial partners.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to identify accounting or control issues and take appropriate corrective action.
• High degree of integrity, discretion, and accountability when handling confidential financial information.

Education & Professional Credentials

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• CPA or CMA certification preferred.
• Equivalent combination of significant accounting experience, education, and professional credentials may be considered.

What Success Looks Like

The Controller provides GTI with accurate financial information and the accounting structure and controls necessary to protect the company’s assets.

Success in this role means financial statements and accounting records are accurate and timely; AP, AR, invoicing, and close processes operate effectively; tax and regulatory requirements are addressed appropriately; audits are well supported; and company leadership has reliable financial information for decision-making.

The Controller is also responsible for ensuring appropriate checks and balances exist throughout GTI’s financial processes. Approval authority, segregation of duties, system permissions, reconciliations, and supporting documentation should provide clear accountability and reduce the potential for fraud, errors, or unauthorized transactions.

The successful individual will bring strong accounting discipline, sound financial judgment, and consistent oversight to GTI’s accounting operations.

Pay: $45.00 - $55.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30.0 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Do you meet the following requirement: Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder?

Work Location

In person