Controller

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🏈 Ohio – Remote

🏈 Ohio – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

⛔️ Financial Controller

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Mile Two

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

Consulting • Logistics • Manufacturing

Mile Two is a company that specializes in creating solutions that enhance human-machine teaming. Their work focuses on areas like modeling & simulation, machine learning, platform engineering, and new product development. They excel at building custom software tools that help their customers address complex challenges, often working with trusted partners such as the Air Force Research Laboratory, the U. S. Army, and the United States Department of Defense. By integrating people, technology, and work, Mile Two aims to meet and exceed the needs of their clients, particularly in fast-paced and complex work environments.

📋 Description

• Own the monthly close process and deliver accurate, compliant financial statements within a 5-business-day close • Own the annual close and integrity of financial statements • Review and approve A/P payments, payroll runs, outgoing cash transactions, GL entries, and monthly balance sheet reconciliations • Own the accuracy of the short-term cash forecast • Analyze financial data, identify trends, and produce useful reporting commentary for leadership • Ensure best practices in project/program setup and control, including revenue recognition and billing • Maintain compliance with FAR, DFARS, CAS, and GAAP • Oversee and facilitate incurred cost submissions • Serve as primary contact for financial statement, 401(k) plan, DCAA, workers' compensation, and sales/use tax audits • Establish and enforce internal controls • Coordinate annual tax return preparation with the outside CPA firm, including R&D tax credit calculations • Configure Unanet reports, workflows, and system settings • Lead finance process improvements and responsible adoption of automation and AI • Partner with Director-level leaders across departments • Lead, develop, and grow the Senior Accountant and Program Controller • Run the weekly Finance meeting and connect team work to company priorities • Explain compliance requirements to non-finance stakeholders and mentor teammates

🎯 Requirements

• Active CPA license • Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance • 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 4 years in a GovCon environment • 2+ years of experience specifically with CPFF (Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee) contracts • Deep working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, GAAP, and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), including staying current with regulatory changes • Proven experience navigating DCAA audits as the responsible party • Deep, hands-on Unanet expertise, including configuration and administration • Strong understanding of interconnected finance systems and processes • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Self-motivated leadership and team ownership • Advanced Excel skills, including data extraction, transformation, and financial modeling • Experience leading finance process improvement initiatives • Experience coordinating annual tax return preparation with an outside CPA firm, including R&D tax credit calculations • Experience overseeing a 401(k) plan audit and an annual financial statement compilation or audit • Ability to partner effectively with leaders outside of finance • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills • Strong work ethic, high attention to detail, and uncompromising integrity • Genuine enjoyment of teaching and mentoring less experienced teammates • Preferred: experience leading a finance team through a transition, turnaround, or systems change • Preferred: experience training or mentoring non-finance staff on compliance requirements • Preferred: comfort evaluating and implementing new technology or automation • Preferred: hands-on experience with AI tools or workflow automation in finance • Preferred: experience integrating Unanet data with third-party analytics or automation platforms

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive benefits • Supportive and inclusive environment • Opportunities to advance your career • Full-time employment • Fully remote work arrangement