About This Role
The Controller will own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process across all divisions, ensuring general ledger accuracy and timely delivery of financial statements. This role involves managing annual budgets and monthly forecasts, maintaining the chart of accounts, and enforcing internal controls. It suits a finance professional with strong manufacturing accounting experience.
Responsibilities
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process across all divisions, ensuring general ledger accuracy and timely delivery of financial statements
- Assist in preparing and managing annual budgets and monthly forecasts
- Maintain and enforce the chart of accounts, account reconciliation cadence, and journal entry approval controls within Epicor
- Monitor, analyze, and control production costs, inventory valuation, and production variances weekly to perform necessary adjustments and improve profitability prior to month-end
- Collaborate with operations to optimize resource allocation, reduce costs, and improve processes
- Reconcile balance sheet positions monthly, prepare, review, and post journal entries daily as required
- Establish, maintain, and enforce robust internal controls to ensure financial integrity
- Process operational CapEx requests, track spending, and capitalization of assets as required
- Act as Finance lead for annual physical inventory and monthly cycle counts; work with operational resources responsible for these processes to ensure timely and accurate counts
- Perform annual cost roll and inventory revaluation
- Work with purchasing and operations management to enhance accuracy of cost components
- Act as liaison for annual review and tax preparation for US and Canada
- Maintain the corporate compliance calendar (registered agent, business licenses, franchise filings) and ensure no lapses in entity good standing
- Manage, train, and develop accounting staff
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- CPA or CMA preferred
- Strong knowledge of GAAP and manufacturing accounting principles
- 5+ years experience in manufacturing and operational accounting
- Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills
- Proficiency with accounting software and ERP systems
Benefits
- Competitive medical (partially Company-paid), dental, vision, life, and disability plan
- 401k retirement plan with a 3% match
- Paid Time Off (starting at 13 days per year)
- 9 Company-paid holidays
- 2 Floating holidays
Important Details
- Physical Demands: Ability to lift and carry up to 20 lbs.; other physical activity may include standing, climbing, stooping, bending, reaching, and frequent use of hands and fingers
About the Company
Our client is a third-generation, family-owned manufacturer of industrial equipment for the composites and adhesives industries, with more than 80 years in business. The company designs and builds the systems manufacturers use to meter, mix, dispense, and apply hard-to-move materials. Its products include spray and application systems, resin injection, filament winding, adhesive and sealant equipment, and automation. Customers include marine, aerospace, wind energy, infrastructure, oil and gas, transportation, and building products manufacturers around the world. Engineering, fabrication, machining, and assembly are all done in-house in East Tennessee, which keeps quality and lead times in the company’s own hands.
