Controller

The Bronx; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Paid time off

Retirement benefits

Job summary

The manufacturing organization, supported by Scion Staffing, seeks a Controller to lead all accounting and financial operations onsite in Staunton or Richmond, Virginia. This role partners with executive leadership to drive financial strategy, operational excellence, and growth.

You will own monthly close, GAAP reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow; oversee inventory and standard costing; guide ERP optimization and process improvements; and mentor the accounting team in a

Qualifications

• Experience leading accounting and finance functions within a manufacturing environment utilizing standard costing.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, inventory accounting, and internal controls.
• Experience working with ERP systems and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Proven ability to lead process improvement initiatives and partner effectively with operational leadership.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and team leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all accounting and financial operations, including monthly close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
• Oversee manufacturing accounting functions with a strong focus on standard costing, inventory accounting, and cost analysis.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, multi‑state sales tax requirements, and financial policies.
• Partner with operations and executive leadership to improve profitability, reporting, and overall business performance.
• Drive ERP optimization, process improvements, and operational efficiencies across the accounting function.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team while fostering a collaborative, high‑performing culture.

Skills

Leadership

GAAP knowledge

Excel

ERP systems

Process improvement

Communication

Team leadership

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Position Overview

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Controller on behalf of a well‑established manufacturing organization. This onsite opportunity is based in Staunton, Virginia or Richmond, Virginia, offering the chance to partner directly with executive leadership and play a key role in driving financial strategy, operational excellence, and business growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead all accounting and financial operations, including monthly close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
• Oversee manufacturing accounting functions with a strong focus on standard costing, inventory accounting, and cost analysis.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, multi‑state sales tax requirements, and financial policies.
• Partner with operations and executive leadership to improve profitability, reporting, and overall business performance.
• Drive ERP optimization, process improvements, and operational efficiencies across the accounting function.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team while fostering a collaborative, high‑performing culture.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading accounting and finance functions within a manufacturing environment utilizing standard costing.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, inventory accounting, and internal controls.
• Experience working with ERP systems and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Proven ability to lead process improvement initiatives and partner effectively with operational leadership.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and team leadership skills.

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual salary: $140,000–$150,000.
• Competitive health coverage, paid time off, and retirement benefits.
• Professional growth opportunities and executive‑level visibility.
• Stable, collaborative, and team‑oriented work environment.

Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal‑opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair‑chance, arrest or conviction‑based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non‑biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.