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Financial Controller

Trueseek
Costa Mesa, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/19/2026
About the Company:We're a rapidly growing, multi-location electrical distributor serving electrical & renewable energy contractors in large commercial construction projects across California, Nevada and Arizona. With several decades of wholesale supply industry experience, a well-established reputation for customer service excellence, and a strong leadership team focused on innovation and operational discipline, we're scaling for long-term growth and are looking for someone excited to scale their Financial career with us. We're at a pivotal point in our financial evolution, as we are Top ranked nationally within our industry (one of the only Privately held businesses to make the list), and are seeking an experienced, hands-on Controller to strengthen our accounting operations and help chart a better and smarter path forward.We are seeking a high-impact Controller or Senior Controller to lead and modernize our accounting infrastructure. This is a strategic hire designed to bring financial depth, leadership maturity, and scalable process discipline to a busy and growing finance & accounting department. Reporting to the CFO, a successful candidate will play a central role in driving day-to-day operational excellence, cash flow optimization, team development, and forward-looking financial analysis to support executive decision-making. This is more than a reporting role - It's about elevating the financial backbone of the business while maintaining daily precision and oversight.Responsibilities:Department Leadership & Team Development: Oversee the entire accounting function (Team of 10 direct reports), including AP, AR, corporate expense, general accounting, and internal controls. Directly supervise a team of senior accountants and support staff, providing mentorship, structure, and accountability.Core Accounting Oversight: Ensure timely and accurate month-end and year-end closes, as well as maintain integrity across the general ledger, account reconciliations, journal entries, and audit readiness. Identify and diagnose process inefficiency and eliminate pain points in legacy workflows.Cash Management & Forecasting: You will own day-to-day cash oversight and treasury functions. Collaborate with executive leadership on cash flow forecasting, vendor terms optimization, and working capital strategy.FP&A and Strategic Support: Partner with the CFO to deliver meaningful forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning support. Assist with ratio analysis, financial modeling, and business-unit performance reviews to support strategic growth. Take charge in special projects tied to M&A, capital expenditures, systems upgrades, and organizational expansion.Process & Systems Improvement: Identify and implement scalable improvements across financial reporting, ERP utilization (P21 in particular), Power BI, and accounting workflows.Qualifications:CPA designation required (active or inactive).10 - 15 years of progressive accounting experience, with a minimum of 5 years in a supervisory/controller capacity.Strong track record in managing a high revenue growth and fast scaling operation, ideally businesses ranging $500M - $1B annual revenue.Strong track record managing AP/AR teams and corporate accounting operations.Hands-on and detail-oriented leader: able to “roll up sleeves” while providing strategic oversight.Proven experience in cash management, financial planning, and multi-entity or multi-branch operations.Excellent communication skills and cross-functional collaboration mindset.Experience in distribution, wholesale supply, or inventory-centric environments with large capital expenditures & investments strongly preferred.ERP systems experience (e.g., Epicor Eclipse/Prophet 21, SAP, NetSuite, or similar) & Power BI are a plus.Why Join Us?We are offering the rare chance to join a profitable, fast-growing, and entrepreneurial company with leadership that welcomes financial discipline and innovation. You’ll step into a key role at just the right moment, with support from a motivated CFO, buy-in from the executive team, and a department ready to evolve.If you’re looking to step into a Controller or Senior Controller position where your leadership, accounting expertise, and operational instincts will have an immediate and lasting impact....this is for you!

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