Small Company Controller Jobs in Appleton, WI (NOW HIRING)

Join Design Air, proudly part of Rheem, a global leader in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) innovation!

With over 100 years of trusted service, Design Air has built a strong network across Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan, delivering top-quality HVAC products, exceptional service, and industry-leading training to residential contractors.

At Design Air, we continue to operate with a small-company feel but with the resources and benefits of a large company-creating opportunities for growth and success for both our team and our customers. As part of the Rheem family, we're stronger than ever and committed to:

• Building respectful relationships

• Acting with integrity

• Prioritizing service to others

• Striving for excellence

Step into an environment where innovation meets opportunity, and where you can grow with a company that values both its employees and its customers!

The Supervisor, Accounts Payable will oversee and manage the daily operations of the Accounts Payable department. This role is responsible for ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance across all financial disbursements while leading a dedicated A/P team. In addition to core transactional oversight, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in process optimization, technology implementations, internal control maintenance, and corporate growth initiatives, including merger integration and sister-organization collaboration.

This position will serve our Design Air Division, located in Kimberly, WI. This position follows a hybrid schedule, with 4 days (M-Th) onsite and 1 day (Fri) remote per week.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with a strong emphasis on accounts payable management.
• Proven experience supervising or leading an accounts payable team.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, internal financial controls, and general ledger operations.
• Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and accounts payable automation software.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and project management skills, with the ability to manage change during corporate mergers or restructuring.

As a leader at Rheem, how you achieve results is as important as the results you achieve. While LEADING OTHERS, you will be expected to demonstrate the following competencies and behaviors:

• Aligning Performance for Success

• Applying Business Knowledge

• Building Talent

• Building Trusting Relationships

• Communicating with Impact

• Customer-Orientation

• Delegating Tasks

• Executing/Leading the Team

• Facilitating Change

• Fostering Relationships/Emotional Intelligence

• Influencing

• Problem Solving & Decision Making

• Supporting Innovation

Equivalent combination of education, experience, and skills may supplement above minimum job requirements.

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• Oversee, mentor, and evaluate accounts payable staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment. Provide backup for Accounting Manager and Controller as needed.
• Monitor, analyze, and act upon key accounts payable metrics and aging reports to optimize working capital and resolve discrepancies.

• Manage the end-to-end filing and recovery process for vendor claimbacks, ensuring all promotional allowances, rebates, and billing discrepancies are accurately tracked, disputed, and collected.

• Review and approve check runs, electronic payments, and wire transfers ensuring accuracy and proper authorization.
• Maintain, enforce, and audit appropriate accounting controls and standard operating procedures to mitigate risk and ensure compliance.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities, including preparing complex journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Drive the selection, implementation, and optimization of new accounts payable technologies and automation tools.
• Partner with financial colleagues in sister organizations to share insights, benchmark performance, and identify operational best practices.
• Assist with merger activities, including system integrations, data migration, and process standardization for newly acquired entities.