Controller

Manufacturing Controller

Findlay, OH area

Quarterly and annual bonus potential excellent benefits

Stability, diversity, work/life balance and working with a team with an average tenure of 20 years!

📌 Lead Role, Individual Contributor: Act as the primary financial authority in a "hands-on" capacity with no personnel management responsibilities.

📌 Deep Community Roots: Join a well-established, privately held manufacturer with a rich local history and a long-standing reputation for excellence.

📌 True Work/Life Balance: Enjoy a rare level of predictability with a consistent 40–45 hour work week.

📌 Diverse & Resilient: Experience job security with a company that serves multiple industries and remains busy year-round.

📌 Proudly American-Made: Be part of a team passionate about 100% Made in the USA products that offer cleaner, safer solutions.

📌 Family-Oriented Culture: Work in a collaborative, supportive environment where you are a valued member of a close-knit team.

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Established, profitable, high-profile organization is seeking a Manufacturing Controller. The Manufacturing Controller will lead accounting functions for multiple businesses and will not have any direct reports. This is a hands-on position that will be responsible for the following functions:

• Leading the site budgeting and forecasting processes
• Owning the month and year-end closing process for multiple business units
• Completing financial analysis on a regular basis
• Monitoring raw materials and completing cost analysis
• Maintaining inventory controls, including reviewing inventory and making any necessary adjustments
• Extracting data from the ERP system and generating reports in MS Excel
• Completing data entry, journal entries and reconciliation
• Supporting team members with strong financial analysis skills
• Assisting with treasury functions
• Supporting the sustainability process
• Collaborating with team members to maintain and improve accounting processes
• Other duties as directed by management

This is a hands-on position that requires candidates to be able to work independently with minimal to no supervision. Financial analysis is a strong part of this role, as well as working within teams and partnering with manufacturing. This is a salaried position with 401K, life insurance, medical, dental, vision, vacation, HSA contribution and paid holidays, as well as quarterly and annual bonus potential. Employees are required to dress professionally daily in the office. This position is required to be on site Monday-Friday.

REQUIREMENTS for the Manufacturing Controller:

1. Minimum of a Bachelor's degree, ideally in accounting

2. At least five years in a similar lead manufacturing accounting position

3. Experience performing accounting functions in manufacturing environments

4. Cost accounting and analysis

5. Experience overseeing month and year-end closing

6. Inventory analysis

7. Financial reporting

8. ERP experience

9. Microsoft Office, including strong MS Excel skills

Skills preferred but NOT required:

1. Budgeting and forecasting

2. CPA

3. Treasury

4. ERP implementation

5. Tax accounting

Candidates are preferred to be local to the Findlay, Ohio area; there is not a relocation package available at this time.