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Controller

KB Search Team
Fort Wayne, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 10/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/13/2026
Manufacturing Controller

Key Responsibilities

  • Financial Oversight & Reporting: Direct all monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing processes. Generate comprehensive financial statements and performance reports for executive leadership.
  • Corporate Accounting: Oversee general accounting, cost accounting, and cash flow management. Coordinate external audits and manage banking relationships.
  • Multi-Entity & Cost Management: Maintain general ledgers across multiple corporate entities. Supervise complex inventory and cost accounting systems common to production environments.
  • Operational Analysis: Monitor departmental performance, analyze productivity metrics, and identify cost-saving opportunities across operations and purchasing.
  • Administrative Management: Provide oversight for standard corporate risk management, including commercial insurance and standard corporate benefits administration.
  • Team Leadership: Supervise and develop the internal accounting and purchasing staff.

Qualifications And Experience

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. An advanced degree or professional certification (CPA/CMA) is an asset.
  • Experience:
    • A minimum of 5 years of experience in a Controller or equivalent senior financial leadership role within a manufacturing or production environment.
    • A minimum of 10 years of total progressive experience in cost accounting and corporate finance.
  • Technical Skills:
    • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and standard financial reporting tools.
    • Experience utilizing standard enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, corporate payroll platforms, and fixed asset software.
    • ERP system implementation or migration experience is a plus.
  • Looking for COMMUTABLE candidates.

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