Controller

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a Controller to lead financial management for our Mukilteo, Washington site and provide clear, actionable insight to business leaders. This role combines hands-on accounting ownership with strategic partnership across plant operations, helping guide decisions that affect profitability, inventory, labor, and cash flow. The ideal candidate brings strong manufacturing finance experience, sound judgment, and the ability to strengthen reporting, controls, and planning processes in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Direct full-site financial oversight, including profit and loss performance, balance sheet accuracy, and the monthly close cycle.

• Deliver regular financial reports and meaningful analysis to local leadership, business unit finance, and corporate accounting teams.

• Evaluate key operating trends affecting sales, margins, staffing costs, overhead, inventory levels, and working capital, and communicate findings to stakeholders.

• Maintain disciplined reconciliations, effective internal controls, and adherence to organizational policies and accounting standards.

• Guide site finance and accounting staff while reinforcing consistency, accuracy, and accountability across day-to-day transactions and general ledger activity.

• Work closely with the Plant Manager and cross-functional leaders in operations, supply chain, engineering, quality, customer service, and sales to connect business activity with financial outcomes.

• Contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and monthly outlook processes, and support decisions related to pricing, quoting, labor planning, and profitability improvement.

• Oversee standard costing, variance review, inventory valuation, reserves, capital spending, and cycle count-related financial accuracy.

• Assist with audit preparation, required reporting, cash flow forecasting, and initiatives to improve reporting tools, workflow effectiveness, and future system implementation readiness.

The salary range for this position is $150,000 to $170,000 + 10% bonus.

Benefits:

M/D/V

Basic Life and AD& d insurance

STD/LTD

401k with company match

2 weeks PTO

7 paid holidays + 3 floating holidays

• Proven experience in a Controller or senior finance leadership role within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of inventory accounting, standard costing, variance analysis, and valuation practices.
• Demonstrated ability to manage financial close activities, account reconciliations, internal controls, and financial reporting.
• Experience partnering with operational leaders to translate plant performance into financial insight and business decisions.
• Familiarity with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and working capital management.
• Working knowledge of accounting and ERP platforms such as QuickBooks and Epicor.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across finance, operations, and other functional teams.
• Experience supporting software implementation, testing, or process improvement initiatives is preferred.