The Controller will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, overseeing the month-end and year-end close processes, managing internal controls, and providing financial insight to support operational and strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate has strong manufacturing accounting experience and understands the financial drivers of a plant environment, including standard costing, inventory, bill of materials, labor and overhead, manufacturing variances, capital expenditures, and cost reduction initiatives. Responsibilities • Lead all accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, payroll accounting, and financial reporting. • Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes. • Prepare accurate financial statements and management reports in accordance with GAAP. • Ability to produce customized lender specific reporting and perform covenant ratio calculations. • Work closely with state and local governments applying for and acquiring state/local grants. • Establish and maintain appropriate accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls. • Coordinate annual audits and tax-related activities with external accounting firms and advisors. • Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and company policies. • Oversee standard costing and cost accounting processes. • Analyze manufacturing costs, including direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead. • Monitor and explain material, labor, overhead, purchase price, production, and other manufacturing variances. • Maintain accurate inventory valuation and oversee physical inventory counts and cycle-count programs. • Partner with operations to improve inventory accuracy, production efficiency, and cost visibility. • Review bills of materials, routings, labor standards, overhead rates, and cost assumptions. • Identify opportunities for cost reduction and operational improvement. • Partner with the CFO and leadership team on budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. • Provide financial analysis and recommendations to plant and operational leaders. • Develop and monitor key financial and operational metrics. • Analyze profitability by product, customer, plant, or business unit. • Support capital expenditure analysis and ROI evaluations. • Translate financial results into actionable insights for non-financial leaders. • Work closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales, HR, and Engineering. • Support ERP improvements, financial systems enhancements, and process automation. • Understanding of payroll processes and requirements around federal, state and local tax compliance. • Experience with setting up and structuring banking accounts for different entities • Develop processes that improve the efficiency and scalability of the finance function. Qualifications • 7+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment. • Strong understanding of manufacturing cost accounting and inventory accounting. • Experience with standard costing, variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. • Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and internal controls. • Experience with an ERP system such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or similar. • Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capabilities. • Excellent communication and leadership skills. • CPA, CMA, or MBA is preferred but not required. Education • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.