Job Overview:
Are you ready to lead financial excellence and drive strategic impact? As our Corporate Controller, you will be at the heart of our company’s financial operations, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and compliance. This role isn’t just about managing numbers — it’s about transforming financial insights into powerful business decisions.
You will design and implement cutting-edge financial systems, optimize processes, and maintain robust internal controls that fuel operational efficiency. Leading a high-performing finance team, you will inspire growth through mentorship, clear communication, and promote professional development.
But your impact doesn’t stop there, as a key advisor to our executive team, you will analyze critical financial and operational data, guide the company’s strategic direction and shape its future.
This is a full-time position based in Bloomingdale, NJ, starting with a five-day on-site schedule. However, it will transition to a flexible - hybrid arrangement.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Financial Transaction Management:
- Oversee daily transaction processing, including manufacturing transactions, work-in-progress (WIP) accounting, and inventory backflush procedures, and standard costing.
- Ensure accurate and timely posting of journal entries, invoices, and other financial transactions.
Accounting & Financial Reporting:
- Manage all aspects of accounting management, including billing, tax form preparation, financial reporting, and other related tasks, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
- Prepare and ensure compliance of financial statements with GAAP and company policies, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting.
- Support and manage month-end and year-end closing processes, which include performing account reconciliations, managing journal entries, processing invoices, and other financial analysis to ensure the integrity of financial data.
Budgeting & Forecasting:
- Oversee the preparation and monitoring of budgets, providing detailed variance analysis.
- Prepare and review financial reports for management, emphasizing key financial metrics, identifying variances, and providing actionable insights to drive informed decision-making.
Internal Controls & Compliance:
- Enforce internal controls and accounting policies to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, industry best practices, and to safeguard the accuracy and integrity of financial data.
- Lead participation in internal and external audits, ensuring the thoroughness, accuracy, and integrity of financial records, and proactively addressing any audit findings or recommendations.
Process Improvement & ERP Management:
- Identify and drive improvements in accounting processes and financial reporting within the manufacturing environment, streamlining operations for greater efficiency and accuracy.
- Serve as a change agent by leading the implementation of new processes, supporting ERP system upgrades and enhancements, and providing comprehensive training to end users to ensure seamless adoption and optimization of tools and procedures.
Cross-Functional Support & Collaboration:
- Collaborate with various stakeholders and departments, including Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure alignment between financial and operational activities.
- Provide support for tax reporting, regulatory filings, and other financial documentation as needed.
Requirements:
- At least 4–7 years of accounting experience, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of GAAP and relevant accounting regulations
- Auditing experience to include demonstrated proficiency in reviewing and analyzing financial records, processes & operations.
- Proficiency in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Demonstrated inventory costing experience.
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel experience required and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Epicor).
- Proven experience leading teams required
Preferred Qualifications:
- CPA or CMA certification
- Experience in cost accounting and inventory management ideally within a manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles and process improvement methodologies.
Work Environment:
- This position may require occasional visits to the production floor and interaction with various operational teams.
- Domestic travel to other company locations or suppliers as needed.
Pay Range: $150,000 - $180,000 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) Match
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance