Controller, Accounting, Accounting & Finance

Overview

A fast-growing Manufacturing company is searching for a top-of-class Controller ready to scale with a business on track to double in size. This is a rare opportunity to step into a high-visibility leadership role within an organization that is expanding rapidly and investing heavily in talent, technology, and operational excellence. They're looking for a Controller who brings a can-do mindset, strong leadership presence, and a creative approach to problem-solving.

The ideal candidate thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and enjoys the variety that comes with supporting project-driven operations. If you have a passion for elevating accounting processes, partnering with project management teams, and driving financial clarity across a growing organization, this role will give you the platform to make a significant and lasting impact.

Join a company where your expertise won't just be valued — it will help shape the future of the organization.

• Manage and monitor all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements
• Maintain internal control safeguards for the receipt of revenue, costs and both team and organizational budgets and actual expenditures
• In conjunction with the CFO, establish financial and operating benchmarks, budgets, program monitoring, and reporting standards
• Implement consistent accounting policies, practices, and procedures across all programs, upholding federal, state, and local legal standards by remaining knowledgeable about existing, new, and future legislation
• Develop and enforce internal controls to maximize protection of company assets, policies, procedures, and workflow
• Prepare documents by scrutinizing and verifying that all required attachments have been supplied before documents are channeled for approval, posting and payment process
• Initiate payments into the banking system or writing bank checks, while ensuring segregation of duty is strictly for each paid document is strictly observed between posting and payments
• Ensure payments and all other processes are in compliance with internal control policy and other policies
• Maintaining document workflow system and ensuring the document workflow template is fully updated with daily posting and payments made
• Reconcile financial discrepancies and errors as reported by collecting and analyzing account information

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, CPA a plus
• Deadline-Oriented, Reporting Research Results, Time Management and Data Entry Management.
• Electronic accounting software experience
• Knowledge of the full accounting cycle
• Highly proficient in Excel and Word applications
• High level of deductive reasoning
• Ability to problem-solve and take initiative to resolve issues
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) in English
• Exceptional follow-through skills

• 401 (k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Medical Insurance, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick and Personal Days
• Life and Disability Insurance option

Since 1986, Morgan Hunter has served Kansas City-area employers to help them meet a range of hiring needs, from temporary staffing to direct-hire placements. Thoughtful and thorough in our approach, we're also responsive and efficient, creating a tailored hiring experience for both employer and job seeker – because everyone deserves to find the right fit.