Controller

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely submission of monthly financials into Steel Partners, including inventory reconciliation, WIP valuation, overhead absorption analysis, and intercompany eliminations.
• Provide insight into product margins and variances for the CFO.
• Own the standard cost system, including periodic cost rolls, BOM and routing cost validation, and landed cost methodology.
• Analyze material, labor, and overhead variances and partner with operations to drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Automate and deploy KPI reporting and develop action plans to improve profitability.
• Help the organization become highly data centric with easy to access real time information.
• Maintain the financial integrity of the organization in accordance with GAAP.
• Establish and maintain a robust internal control environment, ensuring audit readiness and compliance with parent company reporting requirements.
• Mentor and grow accounting staff.
• Ensure there are backfills and separation of duties for the key accounting functions.
• Educate non-finance members on accounting and finance matters that will assist in better business decisions.
• Maintain all fixed assets, depreciation schedules, and capital project (CIP) accounting.
• Ensure overhead rate inputs reflect current asset base and utilization.
• Ensure all AR and AP are collected and paid per contractual schedule.
• Oversee inventory accounting across sites, including cycle count programs, reserve analysis for slow-moving and obsolete materials, scrap and yield accounting, and WIP accuracy.
• Ensure financial integrity of cost data within the ERP system(s), including cost module configuration, overhead rate setup, and cost rollup accuracy during system transitions or upgrades.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a CPA license, at least 10 years of progressive financial experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment, and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance. Experience with SAP and strong analytical skills are also preferred. Leadership experience and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment are essential.