Medical Device Controller

Controller – Manufacturing

Location:

Plainfield, IN

Work Setting:
Onsite

Salary: $125,000–$150,000 + Bonus

Schedule:

Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM

We are partnering with a growing, privately held manufacturing company to identify a hands-on Controller who is excited by the opportunity to build something from the ground up. This is not a role for someone looking to step into an established accounting department with mature processes, a large team, and layers of support. The company is looking for a true builder — someone who has previously created or significantly built out an accounting and finance function and enjoys rolling up their sleeves to make things happen.

You will have the opportunity to establish processes, improve costing and financial visibility, develop the company's planning capabilities, strengthen banking relationships, and ultimately build the finance function needed to support the company's next stage of growth.

The ideal candidate thrives in a small-company manufacturing environment, wears many hats, builds strong relationships across all levels of an organization, and is equally comfortable discussing strategy with ownership as they are digging into Quick Books, job costing, inventory, cash flow, or pricing.

• Own the accounting and finance function for the business, taking responsibility for both day-to-day execution and longer-term financial strategy.
• Build and develop the company's accounting and finance department from the ground up, including identifying future staffing needs as the business grows.
• Take ownership of existing accounting responsibilities, including invoicing, payroll, payables, and related financial processes.
• Develop and implement job costing and inventory costing processes to improve visibility into true product and project profitability.
• Evaluate existing costing assumptions and identify where margins, labor, material costs, or other inputs may be negatively impacting profitability.
• Rebuild and own the company's quoting and pricing model to ensure work is being priced profitably and consistently.
• Partner closely with engineering, operations, purchasing, and sales to improve the connection between operational activity and financial performance.
• Establish formal budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and forward-looking reporting processes.
• Develop a disciplined planning cadence that gives leadership greater visibility into cash flow, profitability, capital requirements, and future business needs.
• Manage cash flow and help transition the organization from receivables-based financing toward stronger banking relationships and an established line of credit.
• Build and maintain relationships with banking partners and support financing initiatives.
• Develop financial models and business cases for future facility expansion, equipment purchases, and other capital investments.
• Perform detailed financial analysis to identify margin, profitability, costing, and performance issues and recommended corrective actions.
• Partner directly with ownership and senior leadership on strategic initiatives and corporate development activities.
• Support relationships with outside investors, banking partners, and the company's external CPA.
• Help create scalable financial processes and infrastructure that can support continued company growth.

• Previous experience as a Controller within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience building an accounting or finance function from the ground up or joining an organization where significant financial infrastructure needed to be created.
• Strong manufacturing accounting experience, including job costing, inventory costing, and cost analysis.
• Hands-on experience with Quick Books.
• Experience developing budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes from scratch.
• Strong understanding of cash flow management and working-capital needs within a growing manufacturing organization.
• Experience with quoting, pricing, and profitability models.
• Experience establishing and managing banking relationships, including securing or managing a line of credit.
• Ability to operate as a hands-on financial leader without…