Assistant Controller

Location: LaPorte, Indiana
Work Arrangement: Fully Onsite
Compensation: $90,000–$105,000

Our client is seeking a hands-on Assistant Controller to join their manufacturing organization in LaPorte, Indiana. This role is ideal for an accounting and finance professional with strong manufacturing experience and a proven background in costing, pricing, forecasting, and budgeting.

The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, analytical, and an excellent communicator who is comfortable working closely with operations and senior leadership. This is a highly hands-on position for someone who is willing to roll up their sleeves and dig into the details while helping drive financial performance.

• Assist with the overall accounting and financial management of the manufacturing operation.

• Analyze manufacturing costs, product costs, margins, and pricing structures.

• Develop and maintain accurate budgets, forecasts, and financial projections.

• Partner closely with operations to understand cost drivers and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Analyze variances between actual results, budgets, forecasts, and standard costs.

• Support month-end and year-end close processes, including reconciliations and financial reporting.

• Assist with cost accounting, inventory analysis, and manufacturing financial reporting.

• Develop financial models and analysis to support pricing and business decisions.

• Monitor financial performance and communicate key findings and recommendations to leadership.

• Help strengthen accounting processes, internal controls, and financial reporting procedures.

• Provide detailed financial analysis and reporting to management.

• Take a hands-on approach to problem solving and assist wherever needed within the accounting and finance function.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• Progressive accounting and finance experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment.

• Strong experience with cost accounting, product costing, and pricing analysis.

• Proven experience with budgeting and forecasting.

• Strong understanding of manufacturing financials, inventory, margins, and cost drivers.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively with both accounting/finance and operations teams.

• Strong Excel and ERP/system skills.

• Ability and willingness to be hands-on and roll up your sleeves when needed.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented manufacturing finance professional who understands how accounting connects to the shop floor and overall business performance. They should be comfortable digging into costs, margins, pricing, and variances, while also communicating financial information clearly to operations and leadership.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to play a key role in a manufacturing organization and have a direct impact on financial and operational performance.

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