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solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.Role description:Arcadis is currently searching for a Financial Management Consultant with at least 5 years’ municipal finance experience to work…
Finance & Accounting · Cleveland, OH
Controller jobs in Cleveland, OH
Controllers run the accounting function of a company. They own the close process, financial reporting, and internal controls, and manage the accounting team that keeps the numbers accurate and audit-ready.
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Description: Position Summary: The Universal Banker is the core role within the retail branches. There are 3 levels within the Universal Banker job family with progressive responsibilities. All Universal Bankers provides…
$120k - $150k
Trueline is a family-owned and rapidly growing heavy civil contractor with more than $100 million in completed infrastructure projects throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania, is seeking a Senior Estimator to join their team in…
appropriate use of PHI in the workplace. Qualifications: Education ~ Bachelor's Degree (Required) Work Experience ~2+ years Financial management experience or clinical trials experience (Required) Knowledge, Skills, & Ab…
SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismFinancial Due DiligenceManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryThe OpportunityAs a Deals - Financial Due Diligence, Senior Associate, you will provide strategic advice and b…
$100k - $291.85k
would be beneficial for the candidate to have some experience advising registered investment advisers, private funds, asset managers, financial institutions, or other investment management businesses.. Familiarity with S…
We Are:Accenture’s SAP practice, and we live to see how this can transform the way we live and work. We bring reinvention to life using design thinking, modern delivery methodologies, embedding AI into the way we deliver…
Estimator - Heavy Civil Construction / Infrastructure Location: Ohio A well-established heavy civil contractor in Ohio is seeking an experienced Civil Estimator to support preconstruction and bidding efforts for infrastr…
$110k - $130k
HVAC/Mechanical Estimator Are you a skilled HVAC professional with a strong background in estimating for commercial, industrial, and institutional projects? We're looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented Mechanical Es…
$60k - $125k
This company specializes in civil, heavy highway, and municipal projects , with an average bid range of $750K-$1M , and has recently secured a $13M project . They are open to hiring at either the Senior Estimator or Juni…
$110k - $155k
Strategic thinker with strong attention to detail A high-level professional who wants ownership and impact This company is financially stable, deeply rooted in Northeast Ohio, and known for executing complex bridge work…
$85k - $120k
Estimator - Mechanical Construction Nashville, TN | Full-Time $85,000-$120,000 per year Summary One of the top ten mechanical contractors in the US is hiring an experienced Estimator for their Special Projects Division .…
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What controllers earn in Cleveland
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $40–$53 | $83k–$110k |
| Mid level | $53–$71 | $110k–$147k |
| Senior | $69–$97 | $143k–$202k |
Adjusted for the Cleveland market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
GAAP and technical accountingFinancial reportingInternal controlsTeam managementMonth-end and year-end closeAudit managementERP systems (NetSuite, SAP)Cash flow managementProcess documentation
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
How have you improved a close process you inherited?
Give the before and after in days, and the specific changes: reconciliation cadence, checklist ownership, or automation. Show the team came along with the change.
Tell me about your experience managing an external audit.
Describe owning the PBC list, keeping schedules ready year-round, and how the audit concluded — ideally with no material adjustments and a shorter fieldwork period.
How do you design internal controls without slowing the business down?
Show risk-based thinking: strong controls where dollars and fraud risk concentrate, lighter touch elsewhere, and automation where judgment is not needed.
How do you develop and retain your accounting team?
Mention clear ownership of areas, cross-training to remove single points of failure, and giving seniors visible stretch work like audit or systems projects.
Describe a technical accounting issue you had to research and resolve.
Pick something real — revenue recognition, leases, capitalization — and walk through the guidance you applied and how you documented the position.
How do you work with FP&A and the CFO?
Frame the controller as the source of trustworthy actuals: clean, timely closes that let FP&A forecast and the CFO speak to the board with confidence.
Tell me about a time you found or prevented a material problem.
Show vigilance plus process: how the issue surfaced, how you contained and corrected it, and the control you added afterward.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For controllers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Lead with the scope you controlled: revenue, entity count, team size, and audit firm relationships.
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Quantify close discipline, for example a consistent five-day close across a multi-entity consolidation.
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Name clean audit outcomes and any first-year audits or system implementations you led.
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Include CPA licensure prominently; most controller postings treat it as required.
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Show a systems story, such as migrating from QuickBooks to NetSuite, since controllers often own that transition.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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Senior Accountant
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Accounting Manager
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Assistant Controller
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Controller
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VP of Finance / CFO
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