Job Title:
Controller
Company: Alamo Group Inc.
Location: Lake Wales, FL
Created: 2026-04-02
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description:
**Position Summary** Senior-level accounting professional responsible for overseeing financial operations, reporting, compliance, and internal controls. This role reports to the Director of Finance and plays a critical role in financial planning, process improvement, and supporting strategic decision-making. **Essential Functions** **Key Responsibilities** + **Financial Reporting:** Prepare and analyze financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow reports. + **Budgeting & Forecasting:** Develop budgets, monitor spending, and forecast financial performance. + **Internal Controls:** Design, implement, and maintain internal controls to safeguard assets and support compliance. + **Audit Oversight:** Coordinate internal and external audits and ensure timely, accurate reporting and issue resolution. + **Regulatory & Tax Compliance:** Support compliance with applicable tax laws and financial regulations, as applicable. + **Team Leadership:** Lead and develop accounting staff, including hiring, training, coaching, and performance management. + **Strategic Support:** Provide financial insights, analysis, and recommendations to support leadership decisions and long-term planning. + **Systems & Process Improvement:** Support ERP and financial systems enhancements, including automation, reporting improvements, and data integrity. **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)** + **Analytical Skills:** Ability to interpret financial data, identify trends, and generate actionable insights. + **Leadership:** Proven experience leading accounting teams and partnering cross-functionally. + **Strategic Thinking:** Supports planning, resource allocation, and operational decision-making. + **Communication:** Clear, concise communication with stakeholders at all levels. + **Project Management:** Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and process improvement initiatives. + **Technical Proficiency:** Comfortable with ERPs, reporting tools, data analytics, and workflow automation. + **Integrity:** High standards of ethics, confidentiality, and judgment. + **ERP Experience (Preferred):** Experience supporting or leading ERP implementations/upgrades (e.g., SAP, Oracle, JDE), including data migration, integration, and reporting enhancements. **Education and Experience** + Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required. + 10+ years of progressive accounting experience required. + Preferred: 3+ years in an operating unit controller role. Alamo Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing (where permitted by law).