Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Compliance

Controller - South County - $30 million manufacturing company

Essential Duties

• Maintain financial records and ensure compliance with US GAAP
• Review and approve key accounting transactions, including cash, payroll, and journal entries
• Analyze job costing, department expenses, and variances to recommend corrective actions
• Supervise and support accounting staff through training, coaching, and performance evaluations
• Build KPIs and management dashboards
• Own, improve and communicate job profitability and analysis
• Support pricing strategy and quoting
• Develop budgets, forecasts and cash flow models
• Assist the executive team in translating numbers into business decisions
• Create SOPs and documentation of all critical tasks and look for ways to automate and streamline

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Minimum ten years of related experience, or equivalent education and experience
• Manufacturing is critical – with experience working in job costing/project-based environments
• Experience working for small to middle market organizations
• Strong knowledge of GAAP including revenue recognition, inventory and overhead allocation
• Demonstrated ability in financial reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, and financial analysis
• Excellent executive presence and communication skills
• Ability to coach and develop team, and work cross functionally with operations, sales and manufacturing
• Strong ERP and project management skills
• Must have a servant leadership mentality and a growth mindset – must possess a high level of accountability

In summary, the right person owns the numbers, improves the system, partners with the business, and drives decisions – not just reports them.