Controller

Position: Controller Position SummaryThe Controller / Director of Finance will own and build the financial operating infrastructure for Ash Staging and Room Service, ensuring the business has accurate reporting, disciplined controls, strong cash visibility, and the financial systems needed to support profitable growth.This is a strategic, hands-on finance leadership role. The right candidate will be comfortable managing the core accounting function — close process, reconciliations, accruals, inventory accounting, A/P, A/R, and cash reporting — while also partnering with leadership on budgeting, forecasting, margin improvement, revenue development, working capital, and new business channel strategy.Ash operates across staging, warehousing, inventory, procurement, logistics, moving, design services, and full-suite furnishings. As the business continues to scale, this role will be critical in building the systems, controls, reporting tools, and financial discipline needed to support a more complex, multi-entity, operationally intensive company.The ideal candidate is not only a strong accountant, but a finance operator and strategic partner: someone who can build structure, implement systems, introduce BI and reporting layers, improve visibility, challenge assumptions, identify margin leakage, support new revenue opportunities, and help leadership make better business decisions.Core Responsibilities1. Financial Reporting, Close & ControlsOwn the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process across entitiesPrepare accurate and timely financial statementsBuild a more consistent monthly reporting package for leadership and operating teamsBuild stronger internal controls across cash, inventory, procurement, warehousing, billing, vendor payments, and expense managementCreate scalable accounting SOPs, approval workflows, close calendars, and reporting cadencesDevelop accounting and finance team2. Strategic Finance, Budgeting & ForecastingPartner with the CEO and leadership team on annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range financial planningBuild rolling forecasts for revenue, gross margin, EBITDA, cash flow, inventory investment, staffing, and operating expensesTrack performance against budget, forecast, prior period trends, and business line targetsSupport scenario planning around growth initiatives, new revenue channels, staffing, warehouse capacity, procurement needs, and capital requirementsHelp leadership understand the financial impact of strategic decisions and operating tradeoffsDevelop KPIs that allow the company to manage proactively rather than reactivelyBring a CFO-minded perspective to profitability, investment, cash discipline, and organizational planning3. Revenue Development & Business Line Visibility FP&APartner with leadership on financial analysis tied to revenue development and new business channel opportunitiesBuild visibility into performance by business line, entity, project type, client type, service offering, and revenue streamSupport analysis of staging, Room Service, warehousing, logistics, procurement, resale, design services, and other emerging revenue opportunitiesHelp evaluate pricing models, service fees, utilization, contribution margin, and revenue channel economicsSupport business cases for new verticals, strategic partnerships, service expansions, and operating investments4. Inventory, Procurement, Warehousing & Cost ControlsOwn inventory and cost accounting across staging inventory, resale inventory, purchased goods, warehouse assets, and Room Service activityEnsure accurate capitalization, depreciation, write-offs, and asset trackingPartner with warehouse, procurement, logistics, and operations teams on cycle counts, shrinkage controls, inventory utilization, and inventory movementMonitor COGS, freight, warehousing, labor, damage, loss, procurement costs, and project-level margin driversImprove controls around purchasing, receiving, vendor payments, transfers, staging usage, disposal, and resaleBuild better linkage between procurement workflows, warehouse operations, inventory systems, and financial reportingIdentify margin leakage and operational inefficiencies tied to inventory, purchasing, labor, logistics, and storage5. Cash Flow & Working Capital ManagementMaintain weekly cash reportingMonitor A/R aging and billing disciplineOversee A/P workflow and vendor payment batchingImprove working capital efficiency across entitiesSupport equipment financing and debt tracking6. Systems, ERP Implementation & BI DevelopmentLead or support implementation and integration of ERP, financial, accounting, inventory, procurement, and reporting systemsImprove accounting systems, operational workflows, reporting tools, and finance operating cadence7. Cross-Functional Leadership & Thought PartnershipPartner closely with Operations, Warehouse, Design, Sales, Procurement, Logistics, and Executive LeadershipTranslate financial data into clear operating insights for non-finance teamsHelp department leaders understand budget ownership, margin drivers, cost controls, project economics, and cash impactBuild financial controls directly into the operating cadence of the organizationServe as a thought partner in leadership meetings around growth, profitability, org structure, systems, and investment prioritiesHelp move the company from informal, founder-led decision-making to a more structured, data-driven operating modelQualifications12–15+ years of progressive accounting, finance, or operational finance experienceStrong accounting foundation with experience owning close, financial statements, reconciliations, and controlsPublic accounting experience preferredCPA preferred, but not requiredExperience with inventory accounting, cost accounting, procurement workflows, warehousing, logistics, and project profitabilityExperience in multi-entity, operational, project-based, or inventory-heavy businessesBackground in design, construction, architecture, staging, logistics, warehousing, furniture, interiors, or related industries preferredExperience implementing or integrating ERP, accounting, inventory, procurement, or financial reporting systemsSuccess in This Role Looks LikeClean, accurate, on-time monthly closeReliable financial reporting that leadership trustsClear visibility into margin by project, entity, business line, and revenue channelImproved budgeting, forecasting, cash planning, and working capital disciplineStronger controls across inventory, procurement, warehousing, billing, A/P, A/R, and vendor paymentsBetter understanding of project profitability, utilization, pricing, and margin leakageSuccessful implementation or improvement of ERP, accounting, inventory, and reporting systemsBI dashboards and reporting layers that give leadership real-time operating visibilityStronger financial discipline embedded across the organizationLeadership has the financial insight needed to manage toward EBITDA improvement, new revenue development, and profitable scaleWhy This Role MattersAsh is at an inflection point. The company is scaling operations, expanding business lines, investing in infrastructure, and working to improve profitability and EBITDA. To support that growth, Ash needs a stronger financial backbone: cleaner reporting, tighter controls, better cash visibility, stronger inventory and procurement discipline, more sophisticated systems, and sharper business line visibility.This role is foundational to that transition. The Controller will help Ash move from entrepreneurial complexity to a more structured, scalable, and financially managed business — giving leadership the tools, systems, and insights needed to improve margins, develop new revenue channels, manage cash, and support long-term growth.