Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Manager

Senior Executive Recruiter at Crawford Thomas Recruiting

Job Title: Controller

Reports To: Executive Vice President

Salary: $120-130k

Location: Onsite in Daytona Beach, FL

About the company: They are a well-established, quality-driven precision contract machining company serving OEMs in the aerospace, defense, automotive, and agricultural industries.

The Controller leads financial operations, reporting accuracy, cash flow, inventory valuation, and forecasting for a fast-paced precision manufacturing environment. The role ensures financial visibility, supports decision-making, and drives improvements that enhance profitability and working capital performance.

• Oversee accounting functions, cost accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting
• Ensure timely, GAAP-compliant financial statements
• Manage cash flow, liquidity, and working capital tools
• Provide financial dashboards and KPI visibility for leadership

• Build financial/operational models for trend and variance analysis
• Integrate financial and production data for real-time performance tracking
• Optimize ERP/MRP utilization (Epicor preferred)
• Manage inventory valuation accuracy, cycle counts, and COGS integrity
• Implement automated and lean financial processes

• Provide insights for pricing, capital projects, resource allocation, cost reduction initiatives
• Support long-range planning and annual budgets
• Maintain banking/audit relationships and support audits
• Support M&A, product expansion evaluations, and capital investment modeling

• Maintain internal controls, regulatory compliance, and support ITAR financial requirements
• Lead financial reviews and external audit processes

• Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, or Business preferred; or 10–15+ years finance experience in manufacturing (including 5+ in machining or defense)
• Expertise in cash flow management, cost accounting, ERP/MRP financial integration, budgeting/forecasting, and financial modeling
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Proven leadership of finance teams

• Aerospace/defense/government contracting experience
• Lean/Six Sigma process improvement exposure
• Advanced Excel and BI tools experience (Power BI, Tableau)

• Office and manufacturing floor setting with periodic shop exposure
• Ability to move throughout facility as needed

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Accounting/Auditing

Machinery Manufacturing