Controller

The Kingswood Company; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kingswood Company in Columbus, OH is seeking an experienced Operational Accounting Manager to lead accounting and purchasing operations for a growing manufacturing business. The role reports to the Controller and drives inventory control, costing, and related admin functions to enable informed decision‑making.

You will partner with Production, Purchasing, and Leadership to strengthen controls, improve reporting, and support continuous improvement initiatives while managing a small team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting for inventory, including raw materials, work‑in‑process, and finished goods.
• Partner closely with Production and Purchasing to ensure inventory records are accurate and appropriately valued.
• Oversee inventory reconciliations and investigate significant physical‑to‑system inventory variances.
• Review inventory adjustments, write‑offs, obsolete inventory, and slow‑moving inventory.
• Oversee the financial accuracy of Bills of Materials and product costing.
• Review material, labor, overhead, freight, and other costs impacting product profitability.
• Support management in understanding product costs, margins, and profitability.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen inventory controls and reduce inventory discrepancies and waste.
• Lead semi‑annual physical inventory counts and ensure appropriate inventory controls and reconciliation procedures are followed.
• Oversee the purchasing processes, vendor relationships, inventory levels, purchase orders, and material availability.
• Work with Purchasing and Production to balance inventory availability with expenditures, and production scheduling demands.
• Review significant purchasing commitments and vendor pricing as appropriate.
• Support vendor negotiations, cost‑reduction initiatives, and sourcing decisions.
• Ensure purchasing processes include appropriate financial controls and authorization levels.
• Partner with Purchasing and Production to identify opportunities to improve material costs.
• Supervise the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions.
• Review aging reports, collection activity, vendor payments, and other key accounting activity.
• Oversee bank, credit card, fixed asset, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and approvals are maintained for expenditures.
• Oversee monthly and annual state sales tax filings, Canadian GST Filings, 1099s, unclaimed funds, and other required financial filings.
• Coordinate annual documents needed for annual company tax return preparation.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, depreciation, and other monthly closing activity.
• Analyze general ledger and records and identify variances as well as opportunities for cost savings and efficiencies.
• Reconcile payroll and benefit‑related general ledger accounts to employee benefit invoices and deductions, including medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other benefit programs.
• Maintain the integrity of the Company's general ledger and chart of accounts.
• Maintain appropriate accounting policies, procedures, documentation, and internal controls.
• Overall - ensure all financial transactions are properly authorized, recorded, and supported.
• Establish clear expectations, priorities, responsibilities, and performance goals for two direct reports.
• Ensure appropriate cross‑training and documentation exist for critical accounting and purchasing responsibilities.
• Work collaboratively with Production, Sales, Customer Service, Creative Services, and other departments to support overall company objectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, systems, reporting, and efficiency.
• Participate in implementation or improvement of accounting, inventory, payroll, and other business systems.
• Support special projects and financial analysis as requested by management.

Job description

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Operational Accounting Manager to lead the accounting and purchasing operations of our growing manufacturing company. This position will serve as a key member of the admin team.

The Controller will provide leadership and oversight across accounting, purchasing, inventory control, costing, and related administrative functions.

We believe in teamwork, accountability, excellence, efficiency, and continuous improvement. We are looking for an individual who wants to understand our business, strengthens our processes, and helps us make better decisions as we continue to grow.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS ROLE

• Make an Impact: You will have visibility into nearly every area of the business and the opportunity to directly influence cost control, operational efficiency, processes, and company profitability.
• Work Closely with Leadership: Provide financial insight and recommendations that directly support company decision‑making.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve reporting, controls, systems, processes, and efficiencies as the company continues to grow.

PRIMARY DUTIES

Inventory Accounting & Control

• Oversee accounting for inventory, including raw materials, work‑in‑process, and finished goods.
• Partner closely with Production and Purchasing to ensure inventory records are accurate and appropriately valued.
• Oversee inventory reconciliations and investigate significant physical‑to‑system inventory variances.
• Review inventory adjustments, write‑offs, obsolete inventory, and slow‑moving inventory.
• Oversee the financial accuracy of Bills of Materials and product costing.
• Review material, labor, overhead, freight, and other costs impacting product profitability.
• Support management in understanding product costs, margins, and profitability.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen inventory controls and reduce inventory discrepancies and waste.
• Lead semi‑annual physical inventory counts and ensure appropriate inventory controls and reconciliation procedures are followed.

Purchasing

• Oversee the purchasing processes, vendor relationships, inventory levels, purchase orders, and material availability.
• Work with Purchasing and Production to balance inventory availability with expenditures, and production scheduling demands.
• Review significant purchasing commitments and vendor pricing as appropriate.
• Support vendor negotiations, cost‑reduction initiatives, and sourcing decisions.
• Ensure purchasing processes include appropriate financial controls and authorization levels.
• Partner with Purchasing and Production to identify opportunities to improve material costs.

Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable

• Supervise the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions.
• Review aging reports, collection activity, vendor payments, and other key accounting activity.
• Oversee bank, credit card, fixed asset, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and approvals are maintained for expenditures.
• Oversee monthly and annual state sales tax filings, Canadian GST Filings, 1099s, unclaimed funds, and other required financial filings.
• Coordinate annual documents needed for annual company tax return preparation.

General Accounting & Reporting

• Complete balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, depreciation, and other monthly closing activity.
• Analyze general ledger and records and identify variances as well as opportunities for cost savings and efficiencies.
• Reconcile payroll and benefit‑related general ledger accounts to employee benefit invoices and deductions, including medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other benefit programs.
• Maintain the integrity of the Company's general ledger and chart of accounts.
• Maintain appropriate accounting policies, procedures, documentation, and internal controls.
• Overall - ensure all financial transactions are properly authorized, recorded, and supported.

Other Responsibilities

• Establish clear expectations, priorities, responsibilities, and performance goals for two direct reports.
• Ensure appropriate cross‑training and documentation exist for critical accounting and purchasing responsibilities.
• Work collaboratively with Production, Sales, Customer Service, Creative Services, and other departments to support overall company objectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, systems, reporting, and efficiency.
• Participate in implementation or improvement of accounting, inventory, payroll, and other business systems.
• Support special projects and financial analysis as requested by management.