Controller
CFS, Xenia, OH, United States
Duration: Full Time
Position Overview
An established, privately held manufacturing organization is seeking a Controller to oversee its accounting and financial reporting function. This role will be responsible for building and maintaining a disciplined financial environment that supports operational performance, compliance requirements, and long-term strategic objectives.
Working closely with executive leadership, this individual will take ownership of the company’s financial infrastructure, ensuring the accuracy of reporting, reliability of cost data, and readiness for external review or potential liquidity events.
Core Responsibilities
Accounting Leadership & Financial Integrity
- Direct all day-to-day accounting activities, ensuring accuracy across financial records and reporting outputs
- Oversee the period-end close process and continuously refine timelines, controls, and deliverables
- Produce financial statements and management reports that provide clear visibility into business performance
- Maintain a structured and scalable general ledger environment
Operational Costing & Performance Analysis
- Lead the development and maintenance of product and operational cost models
- Monitor and analyze production costs, including labor, materials, and overhead, to identify trends and improvement opportunities
- Oversee inventory accounting and ensure appropriate valuation methodologies are applied
- Collaborate with operations leadership to improve financial transparency and decision-making
Governance, Audit & Risk Management
- Establish and maintain a strong internal control environment to safeguard company assets and ensure reporting reliability
- Coordinate external audit activities and serve as the primary contact for third-party reviewers
- Ensure documentation and processes are maintained at a level suitable for audit and diligence scrutiny
- Support periodic customer or regulatory reviews as required
Compliance & External Reporting
- Partner with external advisors to manage tax filings and regulatory obligations across jurisdictions
- Monitor evolving accounting and reporting requirements and ensure organizational compliance
- Support preparation of financial materials for lenders, investors, or other external stakeholders
Capital Tracking & Asset Management
- Oversee accounting for capital investments and fixed assets, including tracking, depreciation, and lifecycle management
- Ensure appropriate controls and reporting around capital expenditures
Team Oversight
- Provide leadership to a small accounting team, ensuring timely execution of core processes such as payables and reconciliations
- Establish clear expectations, review output, and support ongoing development
Process Optimization & Systems
- Evaluate and enhance existing financial systems and workflows to improve efficiency and data accuracy
- Support the evolution of systems and processes to accommodate growth and increased reporting demands
- Identify opportunities to streamline manual activities through automation
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related discipline
- Progressive accounting experience within a manufacturing or product-based environment
- Strong background in cost accounting and inventory-related financial processes
- Experience managing audit processes and interacting with external firms
- Familiarity with transaction environments or financial diligence processes is advantageous
- Working knowledge of GAAP and internal control principles
- Experience working within an ERP environment
Professional Profile
- Comfortable operating in a hands-on capacity within a lean team structure
- Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy and accountability
- Able to translate financial data into meaningful business insights
- Effective collaborator across operational and leadership teams
- Process-driven with a focus on continuous improvement
- Able to manage competing priorities in deadline-driven situations
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