Controller – Manufacturing

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Recruiting For Less – Our Tampa client, a tooling/machining leader with over 120,000 sq. ft. manufacturing space and shipping 500 castings per day to its national/international customers is looking for a Controller to assume the financial reins of the business. Wearing different hats, this role will lead all accounting, finance and business decision support activity and should overtime assume the CFO position.

Position Summary
A Financial Controller who can update company financial policies and develop new financial policies to help meet or exceed corporate goals. The successful candidate will collaborate with the executive team to determine further effective ways to handle corporate funding, tax issues and growth financing.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Establishing best practices in accounting procedures and processes.
• Simplify and streamline processes within the accounting department.
• Integrate multiple locations and companies into a single financial wrap up review.
• Identify key gaps in management reporting needs.
• Demonstrate company values and policies.
• Manage accounting staff and provide coaching, counseling and discipline as required. This will also require the hiring, training and retention of accounting staff.
• Protect assets of the business by establishing, monitoring and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Will be required to setup job costing.
• Audit financial reporting and discuss with management on a monthly basis.
• Prepare annual budgets and make recommendations with insights to drive forecasting, budgeting and all other financial objectives.
• Lead conversations with suppliers in the procurement of supplies, services and products at preferred pricing.
• Work with senior management in analyzing data to make better business decisions.
• Establish key business metrics and measure on a monthly basis to the KPI targets.
• Be a key member of the management team. Including participation and presentation at board meetings.
• Meet daily with senior management as well as line managers and present cost savings and process improvements that will generate significant bottom line savings.
• Travel between site locations will be required.
• Provide analysis of requested capital expenditures. Including ROI, Payback period, and prioritization rational.
• Perform due diligence of potential acquisition targets and summarize findings and the implication of current business activities.
• Provide strategic input on long-term goals.
• Can in a very short time shore up the monthly accounting close process.

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required (Master’s degree preferred)
• 5+ years’ experience in a managerial accounting position
• Valid CPA status
• Strong understanding of tax codes and laws
• Proficiency with accounting software required.

We thank all those who apply however, only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted. Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the US without sponsorship. Please send applications to [email protected] and quote job ref# PTCONT181115.