Controller (City of Industry, CA)

The Controller reports to the General Manager, providing leadership and direction for the effective use of various financial and operational systems within the assigned site.

The Controller will have extensive interaction with site leadership team as well as group and corporate leadership.

This role will also provide leadership and direction to the Accounting and Finance team at the plant.

Who are we?

This is a great opportunity to join a growth-oriented company within the aerospace industry that has been in business for over 100 years! We specialize in manufacturing aluminum and magnesium products for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft and engines.

What will you do?


* Provide oversight of site's Accounting/Finance, A/R and A/P functions


* Partner with the Site VP/GM with strategic and tactical thinking that successfully integrates people, money, technology and systems within time and plan/forecast constraints


* Ownership of monthly financial closing activities to ensure timely and accurate preparation of internal financial statements in accordance with US GAAP including but not limited to:
+ Review and approve significant monthly account reconciliations
+ Review monthly, quarterly and annual internal financial statements for reasonableness and fluctuation analysis


* Manage the site's annual external audit including review/preparation of audit material, coordinating site visit with external auditors and responding to external auditor inquiries


* Preparation of monthly Business Unit Review ("BUR") report.

Preparation includes detailed analysis and support for the contents of the BUR, complete understanding of the variances to plan/forecast and assurance of accuracy.

Coordinate the preparation of the BUR with applicable departments


* Utilize the CPP Toolbox of reporting tools to drive the business, understanding/creating/implementing/teaching


* Ad hoc financial analysis to challenge the status quo; proactively look for financial relationships to be evaluated to improve operational performance


* Ensures proper inventory valuation and physical inventory management as well as accurate standard costs and burden rates costs need to be continuously challenged for accuracy to ensure both proper inventory valuation and equally important the accuracy of the measurement of profitability at part number level and operations metrics


* Responsible for ensuring that site-specific SOX controls are maintained and documented as well as co-developing new SOX controls with Corporate and/or consultants as needed.

SOX controls will be audited at least annually by independent third party


* Ensures that all of the Company's financial and accounting policies are understood and adhered to by the site's team members


* Lead the development of the annual operating plan; challenge the operations and sales teams for detail and accuracy in the buildup of the annual plan


* Comp...