What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Controller (Manufacturing) – NA position at Gables Search Group?
Controller – North America
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Employment Type: Full-Time | Exempt
An expanding manufacturing corporation in North America is in need of an experienced Controller to manage accounting procedures, financial reporting, internal controls, and manufacturing cost accounting at various sites.
The chosen applicant will supervise the accounting team and collaborate closely with plant leaders, commercial teams, and corporate finance to enhance financial discipline, reinforce reporting accuracy, aid in operational decision-making, and uphold audit preparedness.
Duties
- Take charge of all accounting functions, such as general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, cost accounting, fixed assets, and inventory accounting.
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes and ensure punctual, precise financial reporting.
- Create and sustain accounting policies, internal controls, and procedures in compliance with U.S. GAAP.
- Collaborate with plant and commercial leadership on budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cost control, and profitability reporting.
- Supervise standard costing, inventory reconciliations, rate studies, product-line analysis, and multi-site financial reporting.
- Supervise external audits, tax filings, regulatory reporting, and audit-ready tasks.
- Deliver financial results, risks, trends, and business opportunities to senior management.
- Assist in ERP installations and finance-process enhancement initiatives.
- Guide, develop, and ensure performance of the accounting team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline is mandatory.
- CPA and/or master’s degree is preferred.
- 15–20 years of evolving accounting experience in a manufacturing setting is required.
- Minimum of three years in a managerial or leadership capacity.
- Comprehensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal controls, manufacturing cost accounting, financial modeling, and multi-site consolidations.
- Experience in managing external audits.
- ERP familiarity is a must; SAP is highly desirable.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Strong executive communication, analytical, problem-solving, and team-building skills.
This presents an opening for an adept accounting leader who can merge technical accounting proficiency with robust manufacturing finance, cost-management, and business-partnering background.