Finance Manager

Full-Charge Bookkeeping & Financial Operations

ABOUT THE ROLE

We run a group of owner-led trade and service businesses (painting chimney services and promotional products) and the numbers need an owner of their own. Youll keep the books clean across several entities and tell leadership what those numbers mean. There is no controller above you (it is a path for you to grow into).. Youll work directly with ownership and have real say in how we manage money as we grow.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Run the books. Keep QB ledgers for each company process AP and AR reconcile bank and credit card accounts monthly maintain the chart of accounts and file sales use and local taxes.
• Handle payroll. Run or review payroll with our third-party provider and make sure it ties to the books.
• Report on a steady schedule. Produce monthly P&L balance sheet and cash flow statements budget-vs-actual by business unit with variance commentary and a simple dashboard (cash on hand gross margin A/R aging). Top management meets weekly with your input too.
• Know what each project earns. Build job costing and profitability reports for our project-based divisions so we can see which work makes money.
• Watch the cash. Monitor daily cash forecast short-term needs flag shortfalls early and recommend moves between accounts.
• Stay audit-ready. Prepare quarterly and year-end packages for our CPA keep records ready for audits or grant reporting and uphold internal controls.
• Improve how we work. Tighten our processes and tools (QuickBooks Gusto) and manage our relationships with the CPA payroll provider banks and vendors.
• Advise the owner. Supply the data behind decisions on pricing expense trends and ROI and help assemble financial information for financing or investor conversations.
  

WHAT YOU BRING

• 5 years of full-charge bookkeeping ideally in multi-entity or service businesses.
• Solid command of accrual accounting and GAAP.
• Strong QuickBooks (Online or Desktop) and Excel skills; comfortable with and Gusto or similar.
• Job costing experience in construction trades or services (preferred).
• Meticulous and proactive and you can explain findings plainly to people who arent finance experts.
• Independent well organized trustworthy and discreet with sensitive information.

WHY THIS ROLE

• Wide scope and direct access to ownership with the independence to build the finance function the right way.
• A defined path to a Controller-level role with mentorship and support.
• Benefits: 100% employer-paid health insurance for the employee (MVP Silver Level) a SIMPLE IRA with company match paid time off sick time and paid holidays.

HOW TO APPLY

Send your resume and a short note on your multi-entity or job costing experience to or apply at are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants of all backgrounds.

Required Experience:

Manager