Manufacturing Assistant Controller

Manufacturing Assistant Controller | High-Impact Leadership Opportunity

Are you a manufacturing accounting professional looking for the next step in your career?

Our client is seeking a Manufacturing Assistant Controller to play a key role in strengthening the finance function and partnering closely with operations and executive leadership.

This is an opportunity for someone who wants more than month-end close responsibilities. You'll have the ability to influence business decisions, improve processes, and help build the financial infrastructure needed to support continued growth.

• Direct exposure to senior leadership and executive decision-makers
• Opportunity to become a strategic business partner to operations
• High visibility with the ability to influence profitability and operational performance
• Play a major role in enhancing costing processes and reporting capabilities
• Join a growing, private equity-backed company with strong long-term upside
• Potential to develop and build out additional staff as the organization grows
• Work in a collaborative environment where ideas and initiative are valued

Leadership is looking for someone who can bridge the gap between finance and operations. This role will help improve inventory accuracy, strengthen reporting, and support the company's transition to a more sophisticated costing environment.

• Leading cost accounting and inventory initiatives
• Driving process improvements and strengthening reporting capabilities
• Partnering with manufacturing and operations leaders to improve performance
• Analyzing margins, labor, and product costs to identify opportunities
• Providing executive leadership with meaningful business insights
  
  Supporting forecasting, decision-making, and operational efficiency initiatives
• Serving as a trusted extension of the finance leadership team

• Strong manufacturing accounting and cost accounting experience
• Ability to communicate effectively with both plant leadership and executive teams
• Someone who can think strategically while remaining hands‑on
• A problem solver who enjoys building processes and improving operations
• Strong business acumen and executive presence
• Leadership experience is helpful, but high‑potential candidates with strong influence and partnership skills will also be considered

This role offers the opportunity to gain exposure well beyond traditional accounting responsibilities. You'll work closely with senior leadership, participate in strategic initiatives, and help position the organization for future growth.

If you’re looking for a role where you can make a visible impact, partner with leaders across the business, and accelerate your career toward a Controller‑level position, we’d love to connect.

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law.

The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training
• licensure and certification requirements
• office location and other geographic considerations; and
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).