Corporate Controller

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

Reporting to the CFO, the Corporate Controller will be responsible for overseeing all accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal controls for the organization. They will provide strategic guidance and operational oversight across the Finance & Accounting function. This role is critical to ensuring the integrity of the company's financial data, driving process improvement across transactional finance functions, and supporting the CFO in delivering timely and accurate financial information to leadership and external stakeholders.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical accounting expertise, a hands‑on management style, and the ability to scale finance operations within a manufacturing environment.

Specifically, responsibilities include:

• Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with GAAP.
• Introduce and champion process changes and automation to increase accuracy and speed of accounting processes.
• Prepare and review consolidate financial statements, management reports, and variance analyses for senior leadership.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and relationship owner with the company's external audit firm, managing all aspects of the annual audit engagement from planning through final issuance.
• Review and respond to audit findings, management letter comments, and internal control observations; develop remediation plans and track resolution of identified deficiencies through to completion.

• Maintain and strengthen the company's internal control framework, identifying risks and implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Establish and enforce accounting policies, procedures, and documentation standards across all finance functions.
• Monitor compliance with applicable federal, state, and local tax requirements in coordination with external tax advisors.
• Oversee fixed asset accounting, inventory accounting, and cost accounting processes specific to manufacturing operations.

• Oversee vendor payment cycles, purchase order matching, and supplier reconciliation processes to ensure operational efficiency and accuracy.
• Monitor AR aging, collections activity, and credit policy adherence; work with commercial teams to resolve outstanding balances.
• Ensure appropriate segregation of duties and authorization controls across all payable and receivable transactions.

• Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and period-end accruals prepared by the accounting team.
• Maintain the integrity of the chart of accounts and general ledger structure to support accurate financial reporting.
• Support management reporting enhancements and ad hoc financial analysis as requested by the CFO or executive leadership.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex AP, AR, and GL issues, ensuring prompt and effective resolution.
• Partner with insurance brokers to manage the company's commercial insurance portfolio, including general liability, property, workers' compensation, and other relevant lines of coverage.
• Conduct periodic coverage reviews to ensure adequate protection relative to the company's risk profile, operational footprint, and industry-specific exposures.
• Coordinate the annual insurance renewal process, including gathering and validating financial and operational data required by brokers and carriers.
• Identify and assess financial and operational risks across the organization; develop and implement mitigation strategies in collaboration with the CFO and senior leadership.
• Maintain relationships with external advisors, including legal counsel and risk management consultants, to stay current on regulatory and compliance matters affecting the business.

• Monitor and manage daily, weekly, and monthly cash flow to ensure sufficient liquidity for operations and strategic initiatives.
• Prepare and maintain rolling cash flow forecasts in collaboration with FP&A and operational stakeholders; communicate variances and risks to the CFO on a timely basis.
• Optimize working capital by overseeing the cash conversion…