Controller

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Controller to lead accounting operations for a manufacturing environment near Huntsville, Texas. This role will oversee cost accounting, inventory accuracy, and month-end close activities while strengthening financial controls and reporting discipline. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on expertise in job costing, variance analysis, and manufacturing finance, along with the ability to support pricing decisions and maintain audit-ready records.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, improvement, and ongoing management of job costing methods to ensure accurate product and project cost visibility.

• Establish and refine overhead allocation approaches, including labor-hour and machine-hour models, and develop reliable labor and burden rates.

• Analyze labor efficiency, production performance, and manufacturing variances to identify trends and recommend corrective actions.

• Oversee inventory accounting activities, including monthly roll-forwards, scrap treatment, rework evaluation, yield analysis, and defensible write-off support.

• Partner with operations and leadership to provide cost-based pricing guidance for custom manufacturing work.

• Reconcile production and shop floor data to the general ledger and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.

• Direct the monthly close process with a strong focus on accuracy, consistency, and adherence to deadlines.

• Create repeatable journal entry processes and maintain clear supporting documentation for audits and financial reviews.

• Ensure proper accounting treatment for capitalizable costs versus period expenses across manufacturing-related transactions.

• 7+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including senior-level responsibility in a manufacturing environment.

• Demonstrated hands-on expertise in job costing, including setup, correction, and optimization of costing structures.

• Strong knowledge of inventory accounting, overhead allocation, labor and burden rate development, and variance analysis.

• Experience supporting monthly financial close, general ledger reconciliations, and audit-ready documentation standards.

• Familiarity with scrap, rework, yield, and other core manufacturing cost drivers.

• Ability to translate operational data into pricing support and financial insights for leadership.

• Strong attention to detail, process discipline, and documentation skills in a fast-paced production setting.