Controller

As Controller, you'll own Fello's day-to-day accounting and financial operations — keeping the books accurate, cash visible, and the close on schedule — while giving leadership the reporting and controls to run a growing business with confidence. You'll also oversee a part-time bookkeeper.

Key Responsibilities:

Accounting & Close

• Own day-to-day accounting operations — AP, AR, billing, collections, and the general ledger (QuickBooks)
• Manage monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, including reviewing system-generated reports for invoice accuracy
• Perform bank and credit card reconciliations and ensure proper expense/revenue classification
• Manage recurring and project-based billing, including collections follow-up and AR aging analysis

Cash & Banking

• Review operating, holding, and checking accounts daily and oversee all transaction activity
• Build and maintain a rolling weekly cash-flow forecast across all accounts
• Monitor company credit cards and ensure timely payments
• Process customer check deposits and issue checks for commissions, refunds, and other payments as needed

Payroll, Commissions & Team

• Support payroll accounting and reconciliations, including cross-month accrual and reversal entries
• Oversee monthly commission processing, reconciling data across CRM and accounting systems
• Manage 401(k) administration
• Oversee and review the work of a part-time bookkeeper

Compliance & Reporting

• Prepare monthly P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and management reporting; develop budgets, forecasts, and variance reporting
• Administer insurance policies and file New Jersey sales tax returns and other applicable filings
• Prepare annual Forms 1099, support the workers' compensation audit, and coordinate with the outside CPA on tax filings and year-end matters
• Give leadership timely financial insights and recommend process/systems improvements as the company scales

Technical Qualifications & Soft Skills:

• 5+ years of accounting experience, including Controller or Assistant Controller-level responsibility
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and accounting best practices
• Advanced QuickBooks and Excel skills; comfortable working across multiple systems (payroll, CRM, banking portals)
• Proven ownership of month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, and cash flow management
• Highly organized and precise, comfortable working independently and directing a support bookkeeper
• Experience in a growing, entrepreneurial business preferred
• CPA or accounting degree preferred, but not required for the right candidate