Controller​/Finance Manager

The Controller / Finance Manager is a hands-on finance leader responsible for overseeing accounting and financial operations within a mid-sized manufacturing environment. This role leads month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, internal controls, and cash flow management, while serving as a strategic business partner to operations and commercial leadership.

The position is both strategic and execution-oriented, requiring strong judgment, analytical rigor, and the ability to translate financial results into clear, decision-ready insights that support operational performance, profitability, and working capital discipline.

• Lead the monthly close process, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Produce timely, accurate financial statements and management reporting with clear analysis and commentary.
• Establish and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting appropriate for a small-team environment.
• Maintain general ledger structure and ensure consistent accounting treatment across transactions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and internal policies.

• Own inventory valuation and manufacturing finance disciplines, including cycle counts, physical inventories, and inventory controls.
• Maintain and improve standard costing methodologies for materials, labor, and overhead.
• Lead variance analysis and communicate key drivers, trends, and corrective actions.
• Partner with operations leadership to improve cost visibility, discipline, and decision-making.
• Analyze scrap, rework, and other cost-of-quality drivers.

• Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes, coordinating across departments.
• Deliver variance-to-budget and variance-to-forecast analysis with actionable recommendations.
• Develop and maintain KPI reporting tied to manufacturing performance, margins, working capital, and operating expenses.
• Build financial models to support planning scenarios and operational decisions.

• Partner with commercial leadership to support pricing, quoting, and margin protection.
• Provide profitability analysis by product line, customer, and order type.
• Identify margin improvement opportunities and support disciplined commercial decision-making.

• Monitor and forecast cash flow, providing regular visibility into key drivers and risks.
• Manage working capital performance with emphasis on inventory, receivables, and payables.
• Support accounts receivable and payable oversight as needed to ensure predictable cash performance.
• Analyze capital spending, payback, and liquidity impacts.

• Coordinate year-end audit preparation and completion with external accounting partners.
• Support tax compliance activities through coordination with external advisors.
• Maintain organized documentation to support audits and financial reviews.

• Serve as the finance owner for ERP-related controls and reporting processes.
• Partner cross-functionally to improve transaction discipline impacting inventory, WIP, shipments, and invoicing.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen controls, shorten close timelines, and improve reporting quality.
• Implement automation and standard work where it improves accuracy, timeliness, and scalability.

• Lead and develop a small accounting/finance team through coaching, clear expectations, and accountability.
• Ensure cross-training and coverage for critical finance processes.
• Establish consistent execution and communication routines.

• Proven experience as a Controller and/or Finance Manager in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong expertise in inventory accounting, standard costing, and variance analysis.
• ERP experience within a manufacturing setting, with ownership of finance-related controls and reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills for analysis, modeling, and…