Location: Tampa Bay Area (Hybrid – Remote + Local Meetings)
Company: CoaterZ Franchising HQ
Role Type: Contract-to-Hire or Fractional Lead
Compensation: Competitive + growth pathway

About the Role

CoaterZ Franchising HQ is scaling a national franchise platform in the automotive & marine protection industry. We’re building out the financial infrastructure to support growth from 3 locations to 45+. We need a hands-on financial operator who understands multi-entity structures, clean reporting, tax positioning, and bank-ready financials.

This is NOT a bookkeeping role. This is a financial builder role—someone who can architect a reporting system, enforce financial standards, and produce clean, professional financials that lenders and investors respect.

Core ResponsibilitiesFinancial Architecture

Build HQ + Franchise QuickBooks structure using Class tracking
Standardize Chart of Accounts across the network
Implement monthly consolidated and location-level P&L reporting
Maintain intercompany structure (HQ management fees, inventory pass-through, software reimbursements)
Create SBA/bank-ready monthly financial packages

Tax & Reporting Discipline

File and advise on federal and state tax compliance
Structure inventory and markup strategy cleanly in QBO
Maintain audit-ready intercompany billing
Ensure clean balance sheets across entities

Operational Finance

Lead monthly close cadence
Build job costing visibility by service line (PPF, Ceramic, Tint, Vinyl, Marine)
Create executive dashboard with KPIs:
Revenue & margin by service line
Inventory usage and margin control
Lead-to-close metrics with marketing attribution
Management fee tracking
Franchisee financial compliance

What Success Looks Like

No sloppy books
Clean reporting, every month
Confident lender/investor conversations
Franchisees operate inside a financial system—not outside it
Headquarters controls inventory, profitability, and compliance by design

Requirements

✔ QuickBooks Online EXPERT – non-negotiable
✔ Must have experience building financial structure, not just maintaining it
✔ Strong command of multi-entity accounting
✔ Experience with inventory tracking & product/service mapping
✔ Can produce clean management reports
✔ Comfortable drafting financial policies and billing structures
✔ Bonus (Preferred, Not Required): Franchise systems, automotive/marine, construction, distribution, or service-based businesses
✔ Bonus: Experience with SBA or bank financing models

Tools

QuickBooks Online (required)
Google Workspace
Excel (advanced formulas, pivots, imports)
Shopmonkey (job costing) – will train
GoHighLevel CRM – will train

Role Details

Flexible schedule
Must be available for recurring strategy meetings
Local preferred (Tampa Bay) | Hybrid OK
Long-term opportunity: Path to Director of Finance or VP of Finance

To Apply

Email vincent@coaterz.com with:

Resume or LinkedIn profile
Example of financials or reporting package you’ve built
One paragraph: “Why I’m a builder, not a bookkeeper”
Subject line: “Financial Controller – Gulf Coast Build”

Posting Keywords

#QuickBooksExpert #ControllerJobs #FinanceLeadership #AutomotiveIndustry #FranchiseFinance #BusinessScaling #TaxProfessional #FinancialController #SBAReady #RemoteFinance #TampaJobs #FloridaJobs #CoaterZ

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Temporary

Pay: $30.00 - $50.00 per hour

Expected hours: 15 – 30 per week

Application Question(s):

Have you worked with early stage franchise modeling? ( Nice not Mandatory )

Education:

Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Palm Harbor, FL 34683

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