Corporate Controller
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Portland, OR, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Finance
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline. CPA preferred.
- Minimum 10+ years of progressive accounting experience required, with at least 5+ years in a Controller or senior accounting leadership role at a company of comparable scale ($500M – $2B revenue).
- Prior Controller experience at a privately-held or family-owned company strongly preferred. Experience with capital-intensive businesses including some combination of dealership, leasing, equipment fi
- Demonstrated experience leading through ERP implementation (as accounting lead, project sponsor, or finance workstream owner) required. Track record of leading accounting teams through systems transit
- Direct experience with covenant compliance reporting and active multi-lender banking relationships preferred.
- Team leadership and direct supervisory experience with teams of 20+ required. Track record of building bench strength and developing team members into more senior roles preferred.
- Deep knowledge of US GAAP. Mastery of general accounting, reserve analysis, revenue recognition, lease accounting, and consolidated reporting across multiple entities. Command of best-practice close c
- Demonstrated ability to lead the accounting function through ERP implementation, systems transitions, and process transformation. Ability to hold team focus and morale through change while maintaining
- Working knowledge of inventory accounting in a capital-intensive business including aging analysis, impairment testing, write-down analysis, and reserve methodology. Ability to hold the accounting sea
- Working knowledge of debt covenant compliance reporting, forward-looking covenant forecasting, and lender-facing communication. Ability to partner with the CFO on covenant amendment processes and lend
- Ability to lead, develop, and grow an accounting team of 25+. Identifies and develops succession depth. Coaches team members into more senior roles. Establishes a culture of accountability, technical
- Ability to build working relationships with operating leaders across all business units, with the CIO on systems matters, with HR on people matters, and with Legal on governance matters. Translates fi
- Ability to present clearly and confidently to the CFO, the Executive Leadership Team, the Council Finance Committee, external auditors, and lender relationship managers. Comfort translating technical
- Comfort operating in a family-owned business environment. Understanding of the governance dynamics that come with a family Council structure and how the accounting function partners appropriately with
Full description
About Us
Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, TEC has 30+ locations from Seattle to San Diego to the Midwest, serving thousands of customers across Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota.
TEC Equipment features Mack and Volvo heavy-duty trucks, Hino and Isuzu medium duty trucks, Stoughton trailers and Cottrell auto transport trailers. We offer a large and desirable inventory of new Mack and Volvo heavy-duty trucks and all makes of used trucks. Our full-service line-up also features quality parts, state-of-the-art service, collision centers and fuel, leasing/rental, financing, and insurance. Our locations are authorized service centers for Mack, Volvo, Cummins, Meritor, Eaton and Fuller warranties. TEC truly offers the convenience of one-stop shopping for all trucking-related needs.
Overview
The Corporate Controller is a senior finance leader at TEC Equipment, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and based at the Portland Oregon Corporate Headquarters. TEC has grown from $250M to $1B in the past decade and intends to double or triple in scale over the next 10 to 15 years. The Controller owns the day-to-day financial and accounting operations that make that growth possible — while building the discipline, controls, and reporting infrastructure required at 2x-3x scale.
This is not a technical accounting role alone. The Controller is a partner to the CFO and to the operating business, holding financial discipline where it needs to be held, translating operational reality into accurate financial results, and building an accounting function that scales with the enterprise. The right leader will bring deep technical mastery of GAAP, close cycle, controls, and audit — and will be measured equally on their ability to lead a team of 25+, partner across operating and enterprise functions, drive change through systems and process transitions (including the ongoing Proceed ERP implementation), and hold financial discipline in a family-owned business at a generational moment.
The Controller works closely with the Executive Leadership Team, the Thompson family Council, external auditors, and the leaders of all business units across leasing, parts, service, truck sales, trailer sales, and TEC Development. This person is expected to conduct themselves and make decisions in full alignment with TEC's Vision, Mission, Values, and Culture at all times.
Responsibilities
- Own the day-to-day accounting operations including General Ledger, Fixed Asset, Inventory, Payroll, and Accounts Payable and Receivable, ensuring accuracy, discipline, and timely delivery across every entity in TEC's consolidated structure.
- Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles. Deliver accurate financial results on committed timelines. Continuously improve the close cycle to prepare the accounting function for TEC at 2x and 3x current scale.