Shamrock Group is an established Minneapolis-based distribution, manufacturing, and service organization with more than 80 years of history. We provide beverage distribution, refrigeration and beverage equipment services, ice production, and logistics solutions to customers throughout the region.
While Shamrock has a long and successful history, the company is now under new ownership and entering an exciting period of transformation and rapid growth. Our current environment operates much like a startup: fast-moving, entrepreneurial, hands-on, and focused on building scalable systems and processes for the future.
We are seeking an experienced Controller who is excited by the opportunity to build, improve, and take ownership of a growing multi-entity financial operation.
Position Summary
The Controller will be responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and scalability of Shamrock Group’s accounting and financial reporting functions. This is currently a stand-alone position reporting directly to the CFO, with no junior accounting support.
The successful candidate must be comfortable independently managing both strategic and hands-on accounting responsibilities with limited direction. This role requires someone who can operate at a high level while also completing detailed accounting work, building reports from the ground up, improving systems, and establishing processes that support continued growth.
The Controller will work closely with the CFO and other leaders to support financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, acquisitions, business integrations, and strategic decision-making across multiple legal entities.
This is an excellent opportunity for a self-starter who enjoys building structure in a high-growth environment and wants the ability to grow alongside the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Take full ownership of the general ledger and day-to-day accounting operations across multiple legal entities.
- Independently manage the monthly and annual financial close processes, ensuring complete, accurate, and timely reporting.
- Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, consolidations, and other accounting adjustments.
- Prepare financial statements and management reporting packages for the CFO, ownership group, and other business leaders.
- Build customized financial and operational reports from the ground up based on evolving business needs.
- Develop reporting processes where established reports, templates, or systems do not currently exist.
- Manage multi-entity accounting and consolidations while ensuring consistent accounting practices across the organization.
- Partner with the CFO to develop annual budgets, rolling forecasts, long-term financial plans, and performance targets.
- Prepare detailed budget-to-actual and forecast variance analyses.
- Support cash-flow forecasting, working-capital management, and strategic financial planning.
- Build and maintain financial models to evaluate business opportunities, investments, acquisitions, and operational initiatives.
- Support mergers and acquisitions, including financial analysis, due diligence, integration planning, and post-acquisition accounting.
- Lead the financial integration of acquired companies into Shamrock’s accounting, ERP, reporting, and internal-control processes.
- Work within Acumatica and other internal ERP systems to maintain accurate financial information and improve reporting capabilities.
- Identify opportunities to improve ERP utilization, accounting workflows, financial reporting, and data integrity.
- Oversee sales-tax compliance in coordination with third-party tax providers.
- Maintain and strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, procedures, and supporting documentation.
- Coordinate external audits, tax requests, financial reviews, and other reporting requirements.
- Provide financial insight and recommendations to support leadership decision-making.
- Establish scalable accounting processes that can support organizational growth and future team expansion.
- Perform both high-level financial leadership responsibilities and detailed accounting work as business needs require.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- At least seven years of progressive accounting experience.
- At least five years of experience in a senior-level, accounting-management, or financial-leadership position.
- Previous experience as a Controller, Assistant Controller, Senior Accounting Manager, Audit Manager, or in a comparable role.
- Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
- Significant hands-on experience managing month-end and year-end close processes.
- Experience preparing journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, consolidations, financial statements, and management reports.
- Experience managing accounting and financial reporting across multiple legal entities.
- Strong experience with multi-company consolidations.
- Experience building financial, operational, and management reports from scratch.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and financial planning and analysis.
- Experience working with internal accounting systems or enterprise resource planning systems.
- Mergers and acquisitions experience, including due diligence, integration, or post-acquisition accounting.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Ability to work independently and successfully manage the accounting function with limited direction or administrative support.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Public Accountant designation.
- Experience with Acumatica.
- Experience with multiple ERP systems or ERP implementations and integrations.
- Experience with a Big Four, former Big Five, or other large public accounting firm.
- Public accounting audit or advisory experience at the manager or senior-manager level.
- Experience supporting private-equity-backed, acquisition-focused, or high-growth organizations.
- Experience in distribution, manufacturing, equipment service, logistics, or another operationally complex environment.
- Experience designing and implementing accounting policies, financial controls, reporting structures, and scalable processes.
- Skills and Competencies
- Highly motivated self-starter who takes ownership without waiting for detailed instructions.
- Comfortable working independently with limited direction.
- Able to create structure and solutions when established processes do not yet exist.
- Entrepreneurial mindset and comfort working in a startup-style environment.
- Willingness to perform detailed accounting tasks while also contributing strategically.
- Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to financial accuracy.
- Ability to identify issues, research solutions, and independently move work forward.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to clearly present financial results and recommendations to executives and nonfinancial leaders.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, changing needs, and demanding deadlines.
- Strong professional judgment, discretion, and accountability.
- Continuous-improvement mindset with a practical and hands-on approach.
- Adaptability and comfort working in a rapidly changing, high-growth organization.
- What Success Looks Like
- The successful Controller will:
- Take full ownership of Shamrock’s accounting and reporting function.
- Create accurate, timely, and useful financial reporting across all entities.
- Build reports and processes without relying on established templates or junior staff.
- Improve the consistency and scalability of accounting operations.
- Help integrate newly acquired businesses into Shamrock’s financial systems.
- Strengthen the use of Acumatica and other internal ERP systems.
- Provide the CFO and ownership team with clear, actionable financial information.
- Build a strong financial foundation that supports continued expansion and future team growth.
Compensation and Benefits
Shamrock Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including:
Annual salary of$115,000 to $125,000
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Work Schedule
This is a full-time, onsite position based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Shamrock Group is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and are committed to providing an inclusive work environment for all employees. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
Pay: $115,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- How many years of experience do you have in a Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, Audit Manager, or comparable senior accounting role?
- Do you have experience managing accounting and financial reporting for multiple legal entities?
- Do you have experience preparing multi-entity consolidations?
- Are you comfortable working in a stand-alone accounting role without junior accounting support?
- Do you hold an active CPA license? (Not Required)
- What is your target salary?
Ability to Commute:
- Minneapolis, MN 55408 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
