Corporate Controller

Overview

Sechan Electronics is a 100% Employee Owned organization that provides products and services to the aerospace and defense industry. The company offers generous healthcare benefits, ownership in the company, and every other Friday off.

The Corporate Controller at Sechan Electronics, Inc. serves as a strategic financial leader for the business. This leader oversees all accounting operations including payroll, accounts payable, audit, and compliance functions while establishing robust financial controls, policies, and reporting systems that protect company assets and ensure regulatory compliance (e.g., Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)).

This role demands excellence in developing team members, simplifying processes for internal customers, and managing enterprise systems including ERP and government compliance tools. The Controller provides critical financial guidance across the business, interprets complex financial data to inform management decisions, and drives continuous improvement initiatives to transform operations.

This leader plays a vital role in Sechan s mission by identifying opportunities for cost reduction and operational efficiency that contribute to lowering business costs, while ensuring adherence to federal, state, local, and government contracting requirements.

In this influential role, you will be a trusted advisor and financial steward to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), directly shaping the future of a mission-critical, Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) business focused on national defense, building the faultless electronic systems our customers depend on for their most critical applications. You won’t just report numbers; you will be instrumental in optimizing financial models, assessing macro-economic impacts, and making critical strategic decisions that guide the business  profitability, compliance, and sustained growth.

• Create and maintain a skilled workforce through timely coaching and feedback, cross training, and employee development. Identify training and personal development action plans
• Resolve personnel issues in a timely, effective manner and in accordance with Sechan s values. Serve as a role model for values implementation and reinforcement
• Regularly review and communicate department performance in attaining goals and metrics

• Lead all aspects accounting, payroll, accounts payable, and audit and compliance including the development and implementation of the monthly business rhythm, processes, procedures and tools, and standardization
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, GAAP and other government regulatory requirements
• Lead a group to establish clear team and individual objectives, support performance and career development, and team engagement
• Establish systems and process with focused simplification for our internal customer- the end user
• Lead enterprise-wide initiatives to drive operational excellence
• Stay up-to-date on changing accounting regulation; facilitate accounting process updates as required and advise the team accordingly
• Oversee the payroll process and ensure compliance with all regulation and employment laws
• Stay current on state and federal payroll requirements
• Provide government compliance guidance, and ensure systems are compliant with CAS requirements. Maintain the Disclosure Statement and support any audit activity
• Oversee the accounts payable process; continuously review the payable process and institute enhancements to maximize control and efficiency in the process
• Develop a rapport with the company s banking institutions in order to manage corporate debt and cash flow
• Monitor and improve the company s working capital
• Establish controls to mitigate risk in the cash management process
• Manage all reporting requirements for banking relationships and covenant requirements
• Assist with managing, projecting and reporting cash flow
• Manage the approval and accounting process for capital spending and fixed assets
• Facilitate the month-end close; ensure controls are in place to maintain timeliness and integrity in the accounting…