Controller

CapstoneONE Search; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive portfolio of insurance and retirement benefits

Performance-based culture

Relocation assistance for qualified candidates

Job summary

CapstoneONE Search is seeking a Plant Controller to lead financial operations at a manufacturing facility in New Haven, CT. This key position will report to the General Manager and play a critical role in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive finance experience in a manufacturing environment and strong skills in GAAP compliance, cost accounting, and team leadership. The role offers competitive benefits and comprehensive relocation assistance for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of related finance, accounting, or controllership experience.
• Minimum 4 years in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, SOX/internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant finance function and partner with leadership.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies and reporting requirements.
• Drive budgeting and financial analysis for facility.
• Identify levers to improve profitability and productivity.
• Support capital appropriation requests and business cases.
• Supervise and develop finance team members.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Cost accounting

Financial reporting

GAAP knowledge

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting

Tools

Oracle

Hyperion

Job description

A globally prominent and rapidly growing manufacturing organization is seeking a Plant Controller to serve as the key finance leader and business partner for their highly profitable manufacturing facility in New Haven, CT. This is a highly visible plant leadership role and will report to the General Manager, focused on financial reporting, budgeting/forecasting, controls, cost analysis, capital planning, and translating financial data into actionable business decisions for operations leadership. This is a full-time, direct-hire opportunity.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the plant finance function and partner closely with the Plant Manager and business unit leadership to support operational and financial performance.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX, internal controls, company financial policies, and applicable reporting requirements.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and performance tracking for the facility, including clear communication of results and business trends.
• Identify key financial and operational levers to improve profitability, productivity, inventory performance, cost, delivery, and overall plant performance.
• Support capital appropriation requests, business case development, and post-project reviews to compare expected results against actual performance.
• Provide financial leadership, data analysis, and decision support to help the plant leadership team make sound business decisions.
• Supervise, coach, and develop members of the finance team while helping build stronger financial acumen across the broader site leadership group.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 7+ years of related finance, accounting, or controllership experience, including at least 4 years in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, SOX/internal controls, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cost accounting.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial and operational data and communicate key takeaways clearly to non-finance leaders.
• Strong Excel/MS Office skills, with experience using ERP/reporting systems such as Oracle, Hyperion, or similar platforms preferred.

Our client offers an extremely competitive portfolio of insurance and retirement benefits along with an energetic, performance-based culture and other attractive perks. A comprehensive relocation assistance package is available for especially qualified candidates.