Financial Controller
New York City, NY - USA
Job Summary
Pay: $150000.00 - $190000.00 per year
Why This Is a Great Opportunity
- Lead the finance function for a well-established fast-moving service business with strong operations and real impact on company performance
- Step into a true leadership seat where your financial insight will help guide strategy improve visibility and influence key decisions
- Join a growing company with long-term stability a strong reputation and real opportunity to build better systems and processes
- Work directly with leadership and play a central role in driving accountability profitability and smarter decision-making
- Relocation is available for the right person opening the door to a high-impact leadership role in the New York market
Location: This is an on-site role based in Queens New York with relocation assistance available for the right candidate.
Note: To be considered candidates must bring true Controller-level experience have led a finance or accounting team and be able to use financial data to guide strategic business decisions.
About Us
We are a fast-paced service-driven company with a long-standing reputation for quality responsiveness and operational excellence. Our team takes pride in delivering exceptional service investing in our people and building a business that runs with precision accountability and care. Confidential Employer.
Job Description
- Oversee all accounting and finance operations including accounts payable accounts receivable payroll billing bank reconciliations and general ledger activity
- Lead month-end and year-end close processes and ensure timely accurate financial reporting
- Produce monthly financial statements dashboards and insights that help leadership make better business decisions
- Analyze cash flow profitability job costing and operational performance to identify trends and improvement opportunities
- Manage and develop the accounting team setting priorities improving accountability and supporting growth
- Strengthen internal controls policies and financial processes to improve accuracy efficiency and compliance
- Partner with leadership on budgeting forecasting and strategic planning
- Reconcile and connect financial and operational data across systems to improve reporting visibility
- Coordinate with outside tax professionals auditors banks and other financial partners as needed
- Continuously improve systems reporting and workflows in a fast-paced service environment
Qualifications
- 4 years of progressive accounting and finance experience
- Prior experience at the Controller level or in a strong Assistant Controller-ready leadership role
- Experience leading and developing an accounting or finance team
- Strong ability to interpret financial data and turn it into strategic recommendations
- Strong general accounting close process and financial reporting experience
- Advanced Excel and strong systems skills
- QuickBooks experience required
- ServiceTitan experience strongly preferred
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field
- CPA or CMA preferred
- Experience in a service field services mechanical HVAC plumbing construction or similar operational business preferred
Why You Will Love Working Here
Youll join a company where your work matters and your voice will carry weight. This is a chance to bring structure clarity and financial leadership to a growing business that values responsiveness quality and long-term commitment. If you enjoy building order leading people and helping a company make smarter decisions this role offers real impact and staying power.
JPC-929
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Requirements: Must haves: 4 years of progressive accounting/finance exp including current or recent Controller-level leadership experience direct team leadership
Nice to haves: service industry HVAC plumbing mechanical construction QuickBooks and ServiceTitan experience.
Additional context: Relocation- Yes. Packages - Yes
- Salary Bands:
5 to 7 years directly relevant experience: $150000 to $160000
8 to 10 years directly relevant experience: $160000 to $170000
10 years directly relevant experience: $170000 to $175000
Bonus: additional upside likely based on performance and company results
Submission Email: Name / Thomas -
Quick Recruiter Reference
Established Queens-based service company with a strong field operations component needs a hands-on Controller to lead accounting reporting team management and strategic finance support. Must be able to run the finance function lead a team and turn numbers into business decisions. Best background is service HVAC plumbing construction or other operationally driven businesses.
Recruiters Submission: To submit cancel - Financial Controller - Maxwell Plumb Mechanical Corp. - JPC 929 - Source
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Client job title: Financial Controller
Location: Queens NY
On-site hybrid remote: On-site
Experience: 4
Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Controller Financial Controller Corporate Controller Division Controller Accounting Manager Finance Manager Assistant Controller Director of Accounting Director of Finance VP Finance QuickBooks ServiceTitan job costing cash flow financial reporting month-end close budgeting forecasting
# of hires needed: 1
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Job posting strategy (bottom of package details): Queens good pop. 5 yrs controller exp. Attainable i think