Controller

Game Aerospace is a growing business that designs, manufactures, and sells composite airplanes. Our hand-crafted airplanes are delivered and flown around the world. For more information about our company, visit our website game.aero.

The Controller is a key member of the Game Aerospace team and is responsible for overseeing all accounting functions. With guidance from the CEO and COO, this role develops financial policies and procedures, prepares budgets, produces recurring reports, and ensures strong manufacturing accounting practices. The Controller will also build and grow the accounting function to support company financial and operational objectives. In addition, this role will play a key role in the implementation and stabilization of a new ERP system, ensuring financial, inventory, and cost accounting processes are properly designed, tested, and adopted across the organization.

This role carries a high degree of responsibility and is best suited for someone who is driven, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a hands-on manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Use the company’s current ERP system to ensure all financial transactions are recorded accurately and on time.
• Play a key role in the implementation of a new ERP system, including configuration, testing, data migration, and post-implementation support.
• Partner with operations and leadership to ensure ERP workflows support manufacturing, inventory, and cost accounting requirements.
• Own the budgeting and forecasting process; produce regular reporting and performance analysis.
• Draft and implement financial policies, procedures, and internal controls aligned with a strong controls environment.
• Manage cash flow, accounts receivable, and accounts payable functions.
• Lead cost accounting and inventory accounting functions.
• Support pricing decisions and sales forecasting through financial analysis and insight.
• Design and maintain internal controls to safeguard company assets.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal requirements for tax and reporting.
• Support compliance with customer and vendor contract requirements.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement of financial processes and reporting.
• Develop and submit weekly financial forecasts and management reports.

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Finance or Accounting
• 5 years’ experience in manufacturing, preferably within aerospace
• Strong analytical and data driven mindset with a high level of accuracy
• Solid understanding of multi-entity consolidations and intercompany accounting
• Experience with SQL server-based ERP systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience at an aerospace OEM with type and production certificates
• Previous experience as a controller
• Knowledge of Priority ERP

Personal attributes that support your success:

• High intellectual curiosity, entrepreneurial, creative thinker and problem-solver,  fast learner, with demonstrated initiative.
• High level of maturity and ability to work in a team setting or independently.
• Willing to roll up your sleeves to help drive results.
• Unquestionable ethics and personal integrity.

Game Aerospace Benefits Overview:

Employee Health

• Medical, Dental, and Vision – plans that include both PPO and High-Deductible HSA options for medical.
• Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care) to reduce out-of-pocket costs.

Retirement and Financial Planning

• 401k Plan Highlights include a 4% company match with full vesting day 1.
• Our employee assistance program also includes financial coaching, will preparation, budgeting, and many more.

Protection for You and Your Family

• Company-paid Life Insurance and company-paid Short-Term Disability provide built-in financial protection from day one.
• Optional supplemental Life, Long-Term Disability, Accident, and Critical Illness plans allow you to customize your coverage as your family’s needs grow.
• Pet Insurance is also available at discounted rates.

PTO, Holidays, Flex Scheduling

• Paid time off, paid holidays, and flexible scheduling to support work/life balance.

Employee Pilot Training

• Employee Pilot Training Program to get you your pilot license — a truly unique perk in aerospace.

Game Aerospace is not able to sponsor visas or hire applicants who require immigration sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, TN, E-3, O-1, etc.) at this time. Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the candidate in this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may evolve or change over time. Game Aerospace is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status of protected veteran, among other things or status as a qualified individual with a disability.