Controller

About 654Global

654Global is a growing passenger transportation and logistics company providing reliable transportation solutions across multiple markets throughout the United States. Our operations support airline crews, airport transportation, corporate clients, and other transportation partners.

As we continue to scale, we are focused on strengthening our financial infrastructure, improving operational visibility, and building processes that support sustainable growth across a complex, multi-market organization.

Position Summary

The Controller is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day accounting operations of 654Global and ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the company's financial information.

This role will serve as a key financial leader within the organization, overseeing accounting processes, financial reporting, reconciliations, internal controls, cash management, payroll accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and month-end and year-end close activities.

The ideal candidate is hands-on, highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced organization with multiple markets, revenue streams, employees, independent contractors, vendors, and operational systems.

The Controller will work closely with Finance, Payroll, Human Resources, Operations, and executive leadership to ensure financial data accurately reflects the company's operations and provides leadership with reliable information for business decisions.

Key ResponsibilitiesAccounting & Financial Operations

• Oversee the company's general accounting operations, including the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, bank reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Maintain accurate books and records in accordance with GAAP and established company accounting policies.
• Manage and oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and other accounting transactions.
• Ensure transactions are properly classified and recorded across departments, markets, entities, and cost centers.
• Maintain an accurate chart of accounts and accounting structure as the organization continues to grow.

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Produce income statements, balance sheets, cash-flow reports, and other management reporting.
• Analyze financial performance and identify significant trends, variances, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop reporting that provides leadership with visibility into financial performance by market, customer, service line, and business unit.
• Partner with leadership to improve forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning.
• Provide financial analysis to support operational and strategic business decisions.

Multi-Market & Transportation Accounting

• Monitor financial activity across multiple transportation markets throughout the United States.
• Partner with Operations to understand market-level expenses, transportation costs, driver payments, fleet expenses, and customer revenue.
• Develop processes for tracking profitability and operating performance by market.
• Review transportation-related expenses including fuel, fleet costs, vehicle expenses, insurance, driver compensation, and operational vendors.
• Ensure appropriate allocation of corporate and market-level expenses.

Payroll & Contractor Reconciliation

• Partner with Payroll and Human Resources to reconcile employee payroll and independent contractor payments.
• Ensure payroll expenses, taxes, deductions, reimbursements, and related liabilities are properly recorded.
• Reconcile payment information between payroll systems, contractor payment platforms, HR systems, and the general ledger.
• Assist with year-end payroll and contractor reporting, including W-2 and 1099 reconciliation.
• Investigate and resolve payroll or contractor payment discrepancies from an accounting perspective.

Accounts Payable & Vendor Management

• Oversee accounts payable processes and ensure payments are accurate, properly authorized, and appropriately documented.
• Monitor vendor accounts, payment schedules, outstanding balances, and expense classifications.
• Strengthen approval workflows and financial controls surrounding purchases and vendor payments.
• Review vendor statements and resolve discrepancies.
• Support vendor setup and documentation requirements.

Accounts Receivable & Revenue

• Oversee invoicing, accounts receivable, collections, and customer account reconciliation.
• Monitor aging reports and identify outstanding or delinquent balances.
• Partner with Operations and leadership to resolve billing discrepancies.
• Ensure revenue is accurately recorded in the appropriate accounting period.
• Develop reporting around revenue, collections, customer profitability, and outstanding receivables.

Cash Management

• Monitor company cash positions and short-term cash requirements.
• Oversee bank reconciliations and cash-account activity.
• Assist leadership with cash-flow forecasting and working-capital management.
• Monitor incoming and outgoing payments and identify unusual financial activity.
• Support management of company banking relationships and financial accounts.

Internal Controls & Process Improvement

• Establish and maintain effective accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Identify financial process gaps and implement scalable solutions.
• Establish appropriate segregation of duties and approval requirements.
• Improve documentation and audit trails across accounting processes.
• Evaluate existing financial systems and recommend opportunities for automation and integration.
• Develop standardized financial processes that can scale as the organization enters additional markets.

Compliance, Audit & Tax Support

• Ensure accounting practices comply with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
• Coordinate financial documentation for tax preparation, audits, insurance reviews, and other external requests.
• Work with external accountants, auditors, tax professionals, and other financial partners as necessary.
• Maintain organized financial records and supporting documentation.
• Assist with state registrations, financial reporting requirements, and multi-state financial compliance as appropriate.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Work closely with Finance, Human Resources, Payroll, Operations, Fleet, and executive leadership.
• Translate operational activity into accurate financial reporting.
• Provide financial guidance to department and market leaders.
• Help establish financial accountability throughout the organization.
• Present financial information to executive leadership in a clear and actionable format.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting or financial management experience.
• Previous experience as a Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, Senior Accountant, or similar role strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and general accounting principles.
• Demonstrated experience managing month-end and year-end close processes.
• Experience with general ledger accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll reconciliation, and financial reporting.
• Strong proficiency with accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience working within QuickBooks or similar accounting platforms preferred.
• Experience supporting multi-location, transportation, logistics, hospitality, service, or other high-volume operational businesses is highly preferred.
• Experience working with both W-2 employees and independent contractors is preferred.
• CPA or CMA designation is preferred but not required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong financial and analytical capabilities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to identify inconsistencies and investigate financial discrepancies.
• Strong understanding of accounting controls and financial risk.
• Ability to build processes rather than simply maintain existing ones.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a rapidly changing environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information to non-financial leaders.
• High level of integrity, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating across multiple departments and markets.
• Ability to challenge inaccurate information and drive financial accountability throughout the organization.

Pay: $125,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person