CONTROLLER

Ecologic Furniture

• Waukegan, Illinois (On-site) Full-time Plus a discretionary annual bonus that has historically been a meaningful component of total compensation

ABOUT ECOLOGIC FURNITURE

Ecologic Furniture is an institutional furniture manufacturer serving the student housing and higher education markets. From our Waukegan, Illinois headquarters and our production and warehouse facility in Tennessee, we furnish residence halls and campus environments at colleges and universities across the country. We are a lean, fast-moving company where every member of the team has real ownership of their work and direct visibility into how the business runs.

POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking a Controller to own our accounting function end to end. This is a hands-on, working position

• not a management role.

You will not supervise a staff. You will be the person who does the work: closing the books, costing the jobs, reconciling the accounts, filing the sales tax returns, and producing the reporting that leadership uses to run the company. This is a genuine step up for a strong accountant who is ready to own a full accounting function for the first time. If you are currently an accounting manager, assistant controller, or senior accountant and you want the title, the scope, and a direct line to ownership, this is that seat. You will not be buried in a department. You will run the books. The priority is clean, accurate, timely records maintained in accordance with GAAP, a close that lands on schedule every month, and reporting that leadership can make decisions from with confidence. The Controller sits with our leadership team and contributes to operating decisions beyond accounting, particularly around job profitability, product cost, and cash management. This position is based in our Waukegan, Illinois office. It is not a remote or hybrid role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounting Ownership and Financial Close

• Own all day-to-day accounting operations and the general ledger
• Maintain the books and records in accordance with GAAP on an accrual basis
• Execute the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, deferrals, and account reconciliations
• Maintain the chart of accounts and safeguard the integrity and accuracy of the financial records
• Prepare and issue timely financial statements: P&L, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows
• Maintain written accounting policies and procedures and a sound internal control environment
• Serve as the primary contact for the outside CPA firm on year-end, tax preparation, and any review or audit requirements Job Costing and Product Profitability
• Own job cost accounting from order through delivery and closeout
• Track and allocate material, freight, duty, and overhead to individual jobs
• Produce job-level and product-level margin reporting and analyze variances against estimate
• Partner with sales and operations to improve costing accuracy and protect margin Sales Tax and Compliance
• Own multi-state sales and use tax: registration, calculation, filing, remittance, and reconciliation
• Manage exemption certificate collection and maintenance for our university, state, and institutional customers
• Monitor nexus and taxability positions as the business grows into new jurisdictions
• Support business licensing, annual reports, and other recurring compliance filings Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
• Manage the full AP cycle: vendor setup, invoice entry, purchase order matching, approvals, payment runs, and vendor account reconciliation
• Manage the full AR cycle: customer invoicing, cash application, collections follow-up, aging management, and credit review
• Handle purchase order and billing documentation requirements associated with institutional, state, and cooperative purchasing customers Inventory and Imported Goods Accounting
• Account for inbound purchases from overseas suppliers, including landed cost, duty and tariff accruals, freight-in, and foreign vendor reconciliation
• Maintain inventory valuation, cycle count and physical inventory reconciliation, and inventory reserves
• Work with our procurement team, which owns supplier relationships, classification, and customs logistics, to ensure purchasing activity is captured accurately in the financials Reconciliations, Cash, and Reporting
• Perform monthly bank, credit card, and balance sheet account reconciliations
• Manage cash flow forecasting and working capital
• Build and maintain the recurring reporting package for leadership: P&L, job cost, backlog, margin, AR aging, and inventory
• Support the annual budget and periodic reforecasting process
• Provide analysis to support pricing, inventory purchasing, and capital spending decisions ERP and Systems
• Serve as the finance owner of the ERP system, including data integrity, process design, and reporting
• Contribute to ongoing ERP implementation and optimization work

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5 or more years of progressive accounting experience
• Experience owning or substantially running a monthly close, including journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
• Solid working knowledge of GAAP and the ability to apply it with limited supervision
• Hands-on experience with AP and AR
• Comfort working without accounting support staff
• Strong ERP experience and advanced Excel skills Preferred
• Manufacturing, distribution, or construction experience with exposure to job costing or project costing
• Multi-state sales and use tax experience
• CPA or CMA, or active progress toward either
• Experience with Odoo is a strong plus
• Experience accounting for imported goods and landed cost
• Experience with higher education, government, or contract and cooperative purchasing customers
• Experience supporting an ERP implementation or system conversion

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• A doer. This role has no direct reports and no one to delegate the detail work to.
• Someone ready to step up into full ownership of an accounting function
• Accuracy, follow-through, and the discipline to hit a close calendar
• Comfort building process where none exists
• Discretion with confidential financial information
• Clear communication with non-financial colleagues in sales, operations, and production

WHY THIS ROLE

• You own the entire accounting function, not a slice of it
• Direct access to ownership and a seat with the leadership team
• Real influence on pricing, job margin, and purchasing decisions
• Room to grow with the company as the business and the finance function scale

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Annual bonus: Ecologic pays a discretionary annual bonus based on company and individual performance. Bonuses are not guaranteed and are determined at the company's discretion, but they have historically represented a meaningful share of total annual compensation for this level of role. We will discuss our bonus history candidly during the interview process.

Benefits:

Health insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, and paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays.

TO APPLY

Please submit your resume and a brief note about your relevant accounting experience to hr@ecologicfurniture.com. Ecologic Furniture is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Pay:

$76,297.82

• $91,885.

55 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Health insurance

Work Location:

In person