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Controller — Family-Owned Business Group
Location: Upper Sandusky, OH (on-site) Job Type: Full-time Compensation: $75,000–$110,000 based on experience, plus discretionary annual bonus
About Us
We are a privately held, family-owned company with a diverse and growing portfolio of businesses across agriculture, hospitality, real estate, and investments. Our group includes farming and grain operations, a hotel, restaurant and bar, coffee shop, catering, and event and wedding venues, along with commercial and residential real estate, construction, and various investment holdings. We're an entrepreneurial organization where no two days look the same and where your work has a real, visible impact.
The Role
We're looking for a hands-on Controller to lead our accounting function and a small bookkeeping and payroll team. This is a high-trust role reporting directly to ownership, ideal for someone who enjoys variety, takes ownership of their work, and wants room to grow. You'll bring structure and consistency to our financial reporting, support and develop your team, and be the go-to person for keeping our books accurate and our financial picture clear. We're open to candidates at a range of experience levels, and compensation reflects that — we'd love to find someone we can grow with.
Key Responsibilities
- Own monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, and produce timely, accurate financial statements.
- Lead and support a two-person bookkeeping and payroll team, providing oversight, review, and direction.
- Maintain accurate books across our group of related businesses, ensuring transactions are recorded correctly.
- Track intercompany activity, including loans, payments, and interest, and keep balances reconciled.
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and cash management across multiple accounts.
- Coordinate with our external CPAs and tax preparers on filings and supporting workpapers.
- Establish and maintain consistent accounting policies, internal controls, and good documentation habits.
- Support ownership with budgeting, cash flow forecasting, and financial analysis for new projects and ventures.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA a plus.
- Accounting experience, ideally including exposure to multiple entities or business types.
- Supervisory or team-lead experience a plus.
- Solid understanding of accounting fundamentals and how different business structures are treated.
- Comfort with intercompany transactions and loan or interest tracking is a plus.
- Strong Excel skills and experience with accounting software such as QuickBooks.
- Attention to detail, strong organization, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
- High integrity and discretion handling confidential financial information.
- A self-starter who likes to improve processes and take initiative.
Why Join Us
You'll have genuine ownership of the accounting function and a direct line to leadership. This is a chance to bring your skills to a dynamic, growing family business where you'll be valued, trusted, and able to make a real difference.
Pay: $84,277.47 - $110,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) 4% Match
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $84,277 - $110,000