Controller

Responsibilities

• Direct all month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Review, approve, and reconcile all balance sheet accounts and month-end tasks.
• Review, analyze, and post payroll-related journal entries, including wage, bonus, tax, and benefit accruals.
• Review and approve inventory accounting, including stores inventory, manufacturing inventory, and inventory reserves.
• Review and approve accruals related to operating liabilities.
• Open and close accounting periods and ensure all journal entries are accurate, complete, and properly supported.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages for business unit leadership, North America finance, and corporate headquarters.
• Review monthly financial results with the Business Unit President and senior leadership, providing meaningful analysis of operating performance.
• Prepare monthly reporting and business review presentations in accordance with corporate reporting deadlines.
• Analyze financial performance, identifying key variances versus budget, forecast, and prior year, while providing actionable recommendations.
• Partner with operations, supply chain, human resources, engineering, and commercial teams to support financial planning and business initiatives.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning activities for the business unit.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls over financial reporting, inventory, fixed assets, purchasing, and other key business processes.
• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, GAAP, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Serve as the primary financial contact for internal audits, external audits, tax examinations, and regulatory reviews.
• Oversee fixed asset accounting, capital project accounting, depreciation, and physical asset verification.
• Monitor cash management activities, working capital, inventory valuation, and cost control initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement in accounting processes, financial systems, reporting automation, and operational efficiencies.
• Support strategic business decisions through financial modeling, profitability analysis, and capital investment evaluations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation preferred.
• Minimum of 7–10 years of progressive accounting experience with at least 3 years of leadership or management experience.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, cost accounting, inventory accounting, and internal controls.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and financial consolidation/reporting systems such as OneStream.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial information and communicate recommendations to senior leadership.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet strict reporting deadlines.
• Excellent leadership, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and customer service.