Controller - Air Comfort
Orion Group
Salary undisclosed
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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
About this role
Orion Group's Controller role at Air Comfort is an operational and financial leadership position requiring someone to manage the accounting department's day-to-day functions while strengthening internal controls and financial reporting. You'll oversee a team, establish recurring check-ins with staff, and drive cross-training initiatives to ensure continuity across roles. The position demands hands-on involvement in accounting procedures, documentation, and process improvement—this is not a purely strategic role.
Your core responsibilities span financial close (targeting a five-day cycle), commission calculations, journal entries, and account reconciliations. You'll manage Work in Process reporting for projects, handle fixed asset depreciation and vehicle lease tracking, and coordinate inventory counts and reconciliations. Reporting will be substantial: monthly gross margin analysis, budget variance reviews, project WIP drivers, and cost-versus-cash-collections tracking for leadership visibility.
This role suits someone with solid accounting fundamentals and the ability to juggle multiple operational streams—from personnel management to project cost tracking to inventory oversight. You should be comfortable documenting procedures, attending regular manager meetings, and working in-office in Chicago. The position offers breadth across accounting functions rather than depth in a single specialty.
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