Assistant Controller

Integr8staff, LLC; Brea (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Integr8staff, LLC is seeking an Assistant Controller to be the right hand to the Vice President of Finance and the daily operating leader of the accounting department. This is a 100% on-site role near Fullerton, CA, direct hire, with pay up to 160k DOE.

You will own the full close, financial reporting, internal controls in a SOX environment, and act as a finance business partner to operations. Manufacturing costing, BOMs, and SKU valuation are key focus areas, with audits and automation driving

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field.
• California CPA, CMA and/or MBA is a plus.
• Minimum of 5 years of cost accounting and financial analysis in a manufacturing environment with standard costing.
• Preferably in Aerospace, Defense or automotive.
• Supervisory experience required; developing people is a plus.
• Advanced Excel for financial analysis, modeling and reporting.
• Demonstrated full-cycle close ownership and strong GAAP foundation.
• Experience with SOX internal controls in a public company.

Responsibilities

• Own the full close cycle: month-end, quarter-end, year-end.
• Prepare internal and external financial reporting and variance analysis.
• Design and maintain SOX-compliant internal controls and audits.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and remediate findings.
• Manage standard cost setup and costing across SKUs and BOMs.
• Ensure valuation, inventory counts, reserves, and GL reconciliation.
• Analyze PPV and variances by product line; drive corrective actions.
• Partner with operations and plant management on productivity.
• Improve reporting speed and automate processes with new tools, including AI.
• Supervise finance team and set performance standards.
• Evaluate capital requests beyond ROI; audit projects post-implementation.
• Understand financial reporting and GL structure; prepare ad hoc analyses.

Skills

GAAP proficiency

SOX compliance

Cost accounting

ERP systems

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPA/CMA/MBA a plus

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP software

Job description

Job Title – Assistant Controller

Company Location – Near Fullerton, CA

100% On-site

Direct Hire

Pay – Up to 160k, DOE

Integr8staff is seeking an Assistant Controller to be the right hand to the Vice President of Finance and the daily operating leader of the accounting department.

Responsibilities of the Assistant Controller position

• Month-end / quarter-end / year-end close – own the full cycle close process, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals and the consolidated reporting package delivered on a timeline.
• Financial Reporting – prepare and review internal management reporting, variance analysis, and corporate submissions; provide explanations for trends and variances.
• Design, document, and own the internal control environment in a SOX-compliant public-company setting; maintain segregation of duties, support audits, and remediate deficiencies before they become findings.
• Serve as the point of contact for internal and external audit requests; manage the process, resolve findings, and close gaps.
• Own standard cost set-up, annual cost rolls, and the maintenance of accurate costing across SKUs and BOMs.
• Ensure accurate valuation, cycle count/physical inventory integrity, reserves, and reconciliation to the GL.
• Analyze and explain purchase price variance (PPV), manufacturing/ labor/overhead variances, and margin by product line; turn variances into actions.
• Act as a finance business partner to business unit managers and the operations team, in the plant and in the data, to drive productivity actions and decision-making.
• Improve the speed, accuracy, and usefulness of reporting and information across the business; replace manual effort with better processes.
• Actively look for opportunities to automate manual work and apply new tools, including AI, to speed the close, sharpen analysis, and improve information.
• Supervise, coach, and hold accountable the finance team; set standards and raise the bar.
• Evaluate capital requests beyond payback and ROI, stress-test the productivity and savings case, and audit projects after implementation to confirm the promised productivity was achieved.
• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure
• Prepare ad hoc analysis as required.

Requirements of the Assistant Controller position

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or related field.
• California CPA, CMA and/or MBA is a plus.
• Minimum of 5 years of cost accounting, accounting systems and financial analysis in a manufacturing environment operating a standard costing system.
• Preferably in Aerospace, Defense or automotive.
• Supervisory experience required, a track record of developing people is a plus
• Advanced Excel for financial analysis, modeling and reporting
• Demonstrated full-cycle close ownership and strong technical GAAP foundation
• Demonstrated ability to operate in a SOX environment – setting up, documenting, and managing appropriate internal controls, not merely supporting an audit from the sidelines.
• Strong proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite
• Experience with government contracting requirements including applicable regulations of FAR, DFAR, TINA and CAS, preferred.

Updated resume is required for consideration. Only Local candidateswill be considered- Position does not offer relocation or visa sponsorship.