Controller

Job Title: Controller

Company: Laufer Enterprises, Inc.

Location: Hartford, WI

Reports To: Assistant Vice President

Employment Type: Full-Time, On-Site

Position Summary

The Controller is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing all financial operations across a multi-entity organization that includes a trucking and transportation company, a freight brokerage, warehousing operations. This role ensures accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and sound fiscal management to support strategic decision-making. The Controller will lead the accounting department, streamline processes, and implement best practices to support each organization’s continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & Reporting

• Manage all day-to-day accounting functions, including A/R, A/P, payroll, general ledger, and month-end close.
• Consolidate financial statements across trucking, brokerage, and warehousing divisions under Laufer Enterprises.
• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and KPIs to leadership.
• Ensure accuracy of P&Ls, balance sheets, and cash flow statements for each business unit.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for all operations.

Cost Control & Operational Support

• Develop and maintain cost models for trucking operations, including fuel expenses, maintenance, driver pay, and equipment depreciation, among others.
• Support brokerage margin analysis and profitability tracking.
• Oversee financial management related to warehousing operations, including storage revenue, labor costs, and inventory controls.
• Partner with operations leaders to monitor performance metrics and identify opportunities for efficiency and cost reduction.

Compliance, Controls & Audit

• Ensure compliance with GAAP, federal/state regulatory requirements, and industry-specific financial obligations (e.g., IFTA, IRP, DOT-related financial reporting).
• Assist HR with financials for regulatory compliance requirements
• Maintain strong internal controls and continuously improve accounting policies and procedures.
• Coordinate annual audits, tax filings, and external reporting with third-party CPAs.

Cash Management & Strategy

• Manage cash flow, banking relationships, and credit facilities.
• Monitor working capital, cash flow, collections, and vendor terms across all divisions.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to support strategic planning, capital investments, and risk management.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Oversee accounting software and financial systems (e.g., TMS (Mcleod), B2E payroll, QuickBooks/Sage Peach Tree).
• Implement automation and process improvements to strengthen reporting accuracy and efficiency.
• Ensure integration and alignment of financial data across trucking, brokerage, and warehouse systems.

Leadership & Team Development

• Manage and mentor accounting staff.
• Foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership with clear, proactive financial insight.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5 years of progressive accounting/finance experience, ideally within transportation, logistics, or warehousing industries.
• Strong understanding of trucking and brokerage financial structures (settlements, margins, fuel, compliance-related costs, etc.).
• Proficiency with accounting, payroll and enterprise systems
• Proven experience managing a department.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and organizational abilities.

Preferred

• CPA or CMA certification.
• Experience with TMS/WMS platforms.
• Prior experience in multi-entity or consolidated reporting environments.
• Exposure to warehousing financial operations.

Core Competencies

• Strategic financial acumen
• Leadership and team management
• Operational awareness within trucking and logistics
• Integrity and strong ethical standards
• Problem-solving and process improvement
• Ability to operate effectively in a growing and fast-paced business

Working Conditions

• Office-based role with collaboration across operations, dispatch, warehouse management, and executive leadership.