Manufacturing Controller
The role:
We are hiring a hands-on Manufacturing Controller to own the accounting function across both companies. You will report directly to the CFO/COO and be the senior accounting leader on site. This is a build-and-own role, not a maintain-the-status-quo role. You will get inventory and the general ledger to an audit-ready standard, take over monthly reporting, lead the company through audits, reviews and a quality of earnings (QoE) engagement, and lead the integration of newly acquired companies into our books and systems.
Key responsibilities:
- Inventory and cost accounting
- Own inventory accounting across raw materials, WIP and finished goods, including standard costs, overhead absorption and variance analysis.
- Lead physical counts and cycle counts; reconcile the perpetual inventory in the ERP (Infor Visual) to the general ledger.
- Establish reserves for excess, obsolete and slow-moving inventory, and support job costing and margin analysis by part and program.
- Account for intercompany activity between the two companies, including parts machined at MMI for SSL products.
- Reconciliations and general ledger
- Own all balance sheet reconciliations monthly: cash, AR, AP, inventory, accrued purchases (received-not-invoiced), fixed assets, prepaids, accruals and intercompany.
- Clean up historical balances and unreconciled items, and document the support for each account.
- Supervise AP and AR staff; ensure invoices are matched to POs and receipts, collections are current and cash is applied accurately.
- Close and reporting
- Run a timely monthly close (target: 10 business days, then faster) with a documented close checklist.
- Produce monthly financial statements for both companies and on a combined basis, with variance commentary for leadership.
- Build KPI reporting: gross margin by product line, backlog and bookings, inventory turns, DSO/DPO and cash forecast.
Audits and Reviews:
Serve as primary point of contact for our outside CPA firm on annual audits and reviews; prepare PBC schedules and manage the timeline.
Lead preparation for a quality of earnings engagement: monthly trial balances, revenue and margin bridges, EBITDA adjustments, net working capital analysis and data-room support.
Respond to customer and government financial inquiries, including support for cost or pricing data on proposals.
Acquisition integration
Lead the accounting integration of newly acquired companies: opening balance sheet, purchase price allocation support, chart of accounts mapping and conversion into our ERP.Standardize processes, controls and reporting so each acquired company closes on the same calendar as SSL and MMI.Controls and systems
Design and document internal controls appropriate for a growing defense manufacturer (segregation of duties, approvals, PO and payment controls).Improve use of Infor Visual and reporting tools; automate manual reconciliations and reports where practical.
Qualifications:
RequiredBachelor's degree in accounting or finance.7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years as a controller or assistant controller in a manufacturing company.
Deep, hands-on inventory and cost accounting experience (standard costing, WIP, overhead absorption, reserves).Proven record of cleaning up books and owning full balance sheet reconciliations.
Has led companies through external audits or reviews as the primary client contact.
Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge and advanced Excel skills.
U.S. person status, as required for access to ITAR-controlled information.
PreferredCPA.Aerospace and defense experience, including DFARS, FAR cost principles, or support of certified / other-than-certified cost or pricing data.
Quality of earnings, sell-side diligence or M&A integration experience.
Experience with Infor Visual or a comparable mid-market manufacturing ERP.Experience consolidating multiple related entities with intercompany activity.