Financial Controller

Description

ENTEK is excited to welcome a Financial Controller to our team in Terre Haute, Indiana. This is more than a traditional Controller role—it's a unique opportunity to build the financial foundation for one of North America's largest battery separator manufacturing facilities.

If you're energized by creating processes from the ground up, partnering with manufacturing leaders, and building a high-performing finance organization during a major facility startup, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact.

As the Financial Controller
, you'll serve as the senior finance leader for our newest manufacturing operation, partnering closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, IT, Project Management, and Corporate Finance to establish scalable financial processes that will support the facility for years to come. You'll help transform a manufacturing startup into a world-class operation while building and developing the accounting team that will support future growth.

What You ll Do

As the Financial Controller
, you ll provide both strategic financial leadership and hands-on operational support during plant commissioning, startup, and ongoing manufacturing operations.

In this role, you will:

• Build and lead the accounting and finance organization as the facility grows
• Recruit, develop, mentor, and inspire a high-performing accounting team
• Establish scalable accounting policies, procedures, internal controls, and financial reporting processes
• Design and implement month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes
• Develop KPIs, dashboards, and operational reporting that provide meaningful business insights to plant leadership
• Partner with Corporate Accounting to ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, company policies, and internal controls
• Lead all manufacturing accounting activities, including standard costing, inventory valuation, labor and overhead absorption, and manufacturing cost analysis
• Develop and maintain product costing methodologies while ensuring accurate cost allocation and financial reporting
• Analyze manufacturing variances, inventory performance, labor efficiency, material usage, and operational trends to identify opportunities for cost reduction and profitability improvement
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and strategic planning activities
• Perform customer profitability, pricing, gross margin, and price-volume-mix analyses
• Support capital investment decisions and long-range operational planning
• Develop inventory accounting processes, cost center structures, and physical inventory programs
• Establish financial processes supporting construction-in-progress (CIP), capital projects, and production reporting
• Lead ERP implementation, financial configuration, testing, and process optimization
• Build internal control documentation and standardized financial workflows
• Support factory commissioning, operational readiness, and production startup activities
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales, Human Resources, and executive leadership to drive business performance
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on automation, operational excellence, and financial process optimization
• Support tax incentive programs, audits, compliance activities, and manufacturing finance initiatives

What We re Looking For

We re seeking a collaborative finance leader who enjoys building organizations—not simply maintaining existing ones. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives in startup environments, enjoys solving complex business challenges, and wants to help shape the future of a rapidly growing manufacturing operation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• Seven (7) or more years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in manufacturing
• Strong background in manufacturing accounting, cost accounting, standard costing, inventory accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis
• Experience leading month-end close and financial reporting processes
• Demonstrated success partnering with manufacturing and operational leadership
• Experience developing financial models and providing strategic business analysis
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Proven ability to lead teams and build strong cross-functional relationships

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP platforms
• Experience leading ERP implementations or manufacturing finance transformation initiatives
• Experience supporting multiple operating entities and intercompany accounting
• Public accounting experience
• Experience supporting manufacturing startups, greenfield facilities, plant expansions, or large capital projects
• Experience developing finance organizations, internal controls, and scalable accounting processes from the ground up

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