Assistant Manufacturing Controller

OVERVIEW

The company is a Cleveland-area advanced-metals manufacturer producing high-performance lightweight alloys for energy, aerospace, and defense customers on four continents. Casting, extrusion, CNC machining, and heat treat all run under one roof, giving this lean, ISO-certified team the complexity of a far bigger operation.

Responsibilities

• Monthly and year-end close with accurate GAAP financials
• Manufacturing cost accounting: standard costing, WIP, inventory, and margin analysis
• External audit relationship and year-round audit readiness
• Internal controls and SOX readiness for public-company reporting
• Budgeting, forecasting, and capital planning for new facilities
• ERP selection and implementation as the company scales
• Building and leading a growing accounting team
• Close partnership with leadership, operations, engineering, and the new parent company's finance team

Tools

ERP accounting platforms, advanced Excel

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance; CPA strongly preferred
• Controller: 7+ years of progressive accounting, including manufacturing leadership
• Assistant Controller: 5+ years with manufacturing or cost accounting exposure
• Strong standard costing, inventory, and month-end close skills
• External audit experience; public accounting a plus
• SOX, public-company, private equity, or M&A exposure a strong plus
• ERP and advanced Excel proficiency
• Must be a U.S. person under ITAR (citizen, permanent resident, asylee, or refugee)
• Onsite five days a week in the Cleveland metro
• CPA strongly preferred (active or inactive)