Controller, Accounting, Financial Compliance

Our client is a rapidly growing manufacturing company and they are looking for a Controller to join their team!

• Help build the accounting function from the ground up
• Highly visible role partnering directly with the VP, Finance and broader leadership team
• Competitive Compensation package
• Comprehensive Health and Dental benefits

• Full accounting ownership, with particular focus on month‑end close activities related to cost accounting and gross margin analysis.
• Oversee day‑to‑day accounting operations across all business units.
• Support the successful implementation, optimization and ongoing maintenance of a new ERP system.
• Advise on technical accounting matters and the implementation of policy changes divisionally and company‑wide. Advise on accounting and system impacts of new operations, legal entity restructuring, or complex accounting issues.
• Develop and implement scalable accounting processes, internal controls, and financial systems that support rapid growth and evolving business needs.
• Partner with executive leadership to provide financial insights that guide strategic decisions, capital planning, and operational performance.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities, ensuring alignment with company goals and operational realities.
• Ensure regulatory and tax compliance while maintaining accurate, timely, and high‑quality financial statements.
• Create clear, data‑driven reporting packages to inform leadership and support business reviews.
• Support cost accounting processes, including development and maintenance of cost accounting systems and methodologies tailored to advanced manufacturing.
• Build, develop and mentor a high‑performing accounting team.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability across accounting processes.
• Other duties as required.

• University Degree, with a specialization in Finance or Accounting.
• CPA Designation with a minimum of 8+ years of progressive experience.
• Strong background in accounting, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience driving the establishment of processes and documentation.
• Technology‑savvy finance leader with hands‑on experience using ERP systems, financial reporting tools, and data analytics to enable process automation, improve controls, and support scalable growth in a manufacturing environment.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

$150,000 - $165,000 / year