Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Manager

Role Intro

Tired of being the smartest person in the room and the slowest to get answers? Sick of closing the books, running the reports, and watching the same broken processes eat your week — month after month? You're capable of more. You want a seat where your numbers actually drive decisions, where AI and a real ERP do the repetitive work, and where the leadership team treats finance as a strategic engine — not a scoreboard.

That's where Gunwerks comes in. We're not just building rifles; we're crafting precision instruments that empower hunters and shooters to achieve the perfect shot. We're innovators, we're perfectionists, and we're looking for a Controller who shares our obsession with accuracy, discipline, and getting better every quarter.

This is your chance to own the financial engine of a growing, premium manufacturer. If you've got the technical depth of a Controller and the strategic instincts of a CFO — and you're hungry to use modern tools (AI, automation, a real ERP) to get rid of the busywork — this is the role for you. As the Gunwerks Controller, you'll own the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of every financial record in the company.

You'll lead the bookkeeping team, run a clean ≤10-day monthly close, reconcile every balance sheet account, and deliver the numbers leadership uses to run the business. You'll manage payroll, sales tax, recordkeeping, and regulatory compliance. You'll own cost accounting for a real manufacturing operation — standard costs, BOMs, work orders, variances, and inventory valuation — and you'll be the operational driver of our Odoo ERP, including its heavily customized financial modules.

You won't be doing this alone. We have a part‑time CFO who sets the strategic financial direction, runs the budget process, and handles banking and outside advisor relationships. Your job is to make the CFO’s job easier — by delivering clean books, sharp variance analysis, and well‑controlled processes that don't require them to dig in and rebuild every month. The better you are, the less they have to do, and the more strategic both of you become.

This isn't just a job; it's an opportunity to build the financial backbone that takes Gunwerks from a two‑person accounting function into a real finance organization. We need a leader who can think strategically, execute relentlessly, manage a team with structure, and leverage AI tools to eliminate the rework that drowns most finance departments.

We're not your typical gun company. We're a tight‑knit team of passionate individuals committed to pushing the boundaries of long‑range shooting. We believe in hard work, dedication, and a relentless pursuit of perfection. We operate on EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System). The CEO is the Visionary, and every Director — including the Controller — owns a clear seat with measurable outcomes, weekly L10 accountability, and a real voice on the leadership team.

You'll know what's expected, you'll have the authority to deliver it, and you'll be held to it. We produce some of the best content in the shooting and technology niche on our You Tube channel (and on Instagram and Facebook). Our content is 100% free. If you want to understand the brand before you apply, spend an hour on the channel — that's the company you'd be joining.

With revenue goals and seasonal cash flow, deep inventory, complex product margins, and a regulated supply chain, Gunwerks has outgrown what a bookkeeping function can handle alone. The Controller is the bridge — between the bookkeepers who keep the ledger moving and the CFO and CEO who use the numbers to steer the company. Get this seat right and the entire leadership team makes faster, better‑informed decisions.

Production knows their true unit cost. Sales knows their actual margin by channel. The CEO has confidence in the cash runway. The CFO can spend his time on strategy instead of cleaning up the close. The board‑level scorecard metrics — Net Income, Profit Sharing Eligibility, ERP Utilization — sit on your shoulders. We've supported trigger pulls on million‑dollar hunts for our customers.

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