Controller

Masis Staffing Solutions; Littleton (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Masis Staffing is seeking a Controller (Manufacturing / Cost Accounting) for a client in Littleton, MA. This full-time, onsite role leads the month-end close, cost accounting, and manufacturing finance functions.

You will supervise accounting staff, ensure GAAP compliance, and partner with operations to improve cost reporting and margins.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration; CPA preferred.
• Minimum 7 years in Finance/Accounting.
• 5+ years cost accounting in manufacturing (medical device manufacturing preferred).
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Proven ability to use AI tools to improve processes and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Manage and review monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements per US GAAP.
• Analyze departmental and company P&L against budgets and forecasts.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures.
• Supervise and mentor accounting staff.
• Own cost accounting function including standard costing and variances.
• Support manufacturing cost reporting and margin analysis.
• Coordinate with operations to improve inventory accuracy.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Cost accounting

Manufacturing finance

Financial reporting

Leadership

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Admin

CPA

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Masis Staffing is seeking a Controller (Manufacturing / Cost Accounting) for a client in Littleton, MA. This is a full-time role, onsite 5 days a week.

Essential Functions

Financial close, reporting, and leadership

• Manage and review timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and management reporting.


• Prepare, review, and analyze monthly financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policies.


• Analyze departmental and company-wide P&L results compared to budget, forecast, prior year, and operating plans.


• Prepare financial reporting packages and supporting analysis for senior management, executive leadership, Board of Directors, auditors, and other stakeholders.


• Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures to ensure consistency, compliance, and scalability.


• Supervise, mentor, and develop accounting staff, fostering accountability, accuracy, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Cost accounting, inventory, and manufacturing finance

• Own and manage the company’s cost accounting function, including standard costing, actual costing analysis, inventory valuation, product costing, and manufacturing variance analysis.


• Maintain and review standard costs, labor rates, overhead rates, material burden rates, and manufacturing cost assumptions.


• Analyze and report manufacturing variances, including purchase price variance, material usage variance, labor efficiency variance, overhead absorption, production volume variance, and inventory revaluation impacts.


• Partners with Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Engineering to understand cost drivers, production performance, inventory movements, and margin trends.


• Support product margin analysis, project profitability analysis, cost reduction initiatives, and operational KPI reporting.


• Review inventory reserves, excess and obsolete inventory calculations, slow-moving inventory analysis, and lower-of-cost-or-market considerations.


• Ensure accurate accounting for raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, spare parts, service inventory, and project-based inventory, as applicable.


• Support periodic cycle counts, annual physical inventories, and reconciliation of inventory discrepancies.


• Coordinate with operations teams to improve inventory accuracy, transaction discipline, and cost reporting.


• Develop reporting that provides visibility into manufacturing costs, absorption, inventory turns, gross margin, and operational performance.


• Provide financial support for make-versus-buy decisions, capital investment analysis, production efficiency initiatives, and manufacturing process improvements.

Technical accounting, controls, and compliance

• Serve as a technical accounting resource for complex accounting matters, including revenue recognition, inventory accounting, leases, capitalized costs, impairments, consolidation, foreign currency, and other applicable accounting areas.


• Establish, maintain, and improve internal controls over financial reporting, accounting operations, inventory, cost accounting, cash, fixed assets, revenue recognition, and financial systems.


• Lead or support development of the Annual Operating Plan, capital budget, and periodic forecasts.


• Provide monthly variance analysis for revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, inventory, manufacturing costs, and capital spending.

Global, consolidation, and tax support (as applicable)

• Manage monthly consolidation and reporting of foreign entities, subsidiaries, or affiliated companies, as applicable.


• Review intercompany transactions and monthly intercompany reconciliations.


• Ensure proper accounting for foreign currency transactions, translation adjustments, and intercompany balances.


• Support finance and accounting activities related to global expansion, international operations, or new entity setup.


• Maintain fixed asset and intangible asset schedules, including additions, disposals, depreciation, amortization, and roll-forward files.


• Support federal, state, local, and international tax filings, census reporting, and other required compliance activities.


• Coordinate with external tax advisors to support income tax, sales and use tax, property tax, and other tax-related matters.


• Oversee the integration of AI within accounting operations and financial reporting by leveraging automated solutions to streamline the month-end close, enhance cost accounting precision, and optimize inventory valuation.


• Implement AI-driven tools to strengthen internal controls and support audit readiness, while maintaining compliance with industry-specific regulatory requirements and quality standards.

Education, Training, and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration required; CPA preferred (or equivalent experience).


• Minimum 7 years of experience in Finance/Accounting.


• 5+ years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment (medical device manufacturing preferred).


• Strong business acumen with excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.


• Proven ability to use AI tools to improve processes and productivity.


• Motivated self-starter able to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.


• Collaborative, team-oriented leader with the ability to influence stakeholders (including without direct authority).


• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.


• Medical device manufacturing, aerospace, or heavy equipment industry experience preferred.

Physical and Environmental Considerations

• Ability to sit/stand for extended periods.


• Required use of standard office equipment (laptop, phone, copier, etc.).


• Typical office environment.


• Ability to safely walk through a factory/manufacturing environment.