Financial Controller

Finance Manager / Controller (Manufacturing) | Georgia, USA

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager / Controller to lead financial operations, cost accounting, reporting, and strategic financial planning for a growing manufacturing organization in Georgia, USA.

• Manage day-to-day accounting operations, including General Ledger, AP, AR, payroll accounting, and month-end close.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
• Establish and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Oversee bank, inventory, fixed asset, accrual, and intercompany reconciliations.
• Coordinate with external auditors, tax advisors, and accounting partners.

• Develop and maintain manufacturing cost accounting systems and processes.
• Monitor raw material costs, overhead allocation, scrap, waste, and variance analysis.
• Ensure accurate inventory valuation for raw materials, WIP, finished goods, and packaging materials.
• Partner with operations teams to improve production efficiency and profitability.

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning.
• Build financial models to support growth initiatives, capital investments, and workforce planning.
• Analyze budget vs. actual performance and provide actionable business insights.
• Develop and track KPIs related to manufacturing performance, margins, inventory, and operating expenses.
• Support pricing strategy, customer profitability analysis, and product margin reviews.

• Manage cash forecasting and funding requirements.
• Monitor inventory, receivables, payables, and working capital performance.
• Support banking relationships, financing activities, investor reporting, and board reporting.
• Strengthen purchasing, approval, and expense management controls.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations.
• Manage documentation related to grants, tax incentives, R&D credits, and capital investment programs.
• Develop scalable internal controls to support company growth.
• Assist with insurance renewals, asset management, and risk mitigation activities.

• Evaluate and optimize ERP, accounting, inventory, and manufacturing systems.
• Improve workflows across purchasing, inventory, production, invoicing, and reporting.
• Create dashboards and reporting tools for leadership teams.
• Build a finance function capable of supporting future growth, audits, and fundraising initiatives.

• CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred
• 7–10 years of accounting and finance experience
• 5+ years in manufacturing, industrial, chemical, materials, or process-driven production environments
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, and month-end close processes
• Experience with:
  Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting, Standard Costing, Manufacturing Variance Analysis
• Proven ability to thrive in a startup or high-growth environment
• Knowledge of Georgia state tax regulations, sales/use tax, property tax, and manufacturing incentives is a plus

• Hands‑on finance leader
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to partner cross‑functionally with operations and executive leadership
• Process improvement mindset with experience building scalable systems