Financial Controller (USA Logistics Sphere)

About this role

Zelh is a fast-growing, passionate outsourcing company. Our mission is to be the most reliable partner by delivering consistently high-quality services. We build long-term relationships with our customers, employees, and vendors through personal attention, clear communication, and respect. That’s the foundation of everything we do. Now we are looking for Financial Controller for one of our logistics client. The Financial Controller is the senior accounting leader for the operating business and its acquired entities.

Reporting to corporate finance and partnering with operating leadership, this role manages the full accounting lifecycle, working capital, and acquisition integration. This hands-on position ensures accurate books, timely closes, system reconciliations, disciplined cash operations, credit risk monitoring, and robust internal controls while delivering operating data to support parent-level reporting and M&A execution. Key Responsibilities Accounting & Close Management Own month-end close across multi-entity operations (preliminary financials by Business Day 7; final close by BD 10).

Prepare entity-level P&L, balance sheet, cash flow statements, reconciliations, and audit-ready schedules under US GAAP. Coordinate external audit, tax, lender, and regulatory reporting requirements. Systems & Reconciliations Reconcile operational platforms (TMS/operational software), factoring platforms, bank accounts, payroll, and the general ledger (GL). Resolve data breaks promptly, address root causes, and optimize system integrations to reduce manual work.

Payables & Cash Management Manage end-to-end accounts payable, aging schedules, and payment runs within approved terms. Own the rolling 13-week operating cash flow forecast and update it weekly with actual-to-forecast variance analysis. Proactively escalate liquidity risks, funding needs, or overdue obligations before deadlines pass. Receivables, Factoring & Credit Control Oversee billing, cash application, collections, AR aging, and factoring relationship reconciliations.

Maintain customer credit registers, evaluate customer creditworthiness, and monitor exposure/utilization weekly. Enforce credit limits to prevent unauthorized exposure and issue weekly credit-risk reports to leadership. Acquisition Integration & Corporate Support Lead accounting integration for new acquisitions (opening balances, system/bank migrations, payroll, and cut-off controls). Execute post-close working-capital reconciliations and deliver weekly integration status updates.