Controller

Vaco; Vandalia (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonuses

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Vaco is seeking a Controller for a direct hire opportunity in Vandalia, Ohio. This hands-on role requires expertise in financial reporting, cash flow management, and cost accounting. The Controller will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial data and leading a small accounting team while working on-site.

An experienced leader in manufacturing accounting, the ideal candidate should be detail-oriented and comfortable managing plant-level finances while ensuring compliance with GAAP practices. A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required.

Qualifications

• Experienced manufacturing accounting leader with strong plant-level cost accounting expertise.
• Hands-on, detail-driven, and comfortable working directly within operations.
• Ability to enforce financial discipline within an ERP system.

Responsibilities

• Own integrity of financial reporting and monthly close.
• Monitor cash flow and working capital.
• Oversee inventory valuation and variance analysis.
• Support rolling forecasts and financial planning.

Skills

Plant-level cost accounting expertise

Financial reporting and analysis

GAAP accounting practices

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Vaco is hiring for a Controller opportunity in Dayton OH
Direct Hire, Onsite
Salary: 100-120,000/yr

Position Overview

The Controller owns the integrity of financial reporting, cash flow visibility, accounts receivable and payable, inventory and cost accounting, forecasting, P&L accuracy, and margin analysis. This role exists to ensure the business always knows exactly where it stands financially and where improvement is required.

This is a hands-on, plant-level Controller role. You will execute day-to-day accounting and financial management while building the structure, controls, and discipline required to support operational performance and growth.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Close

• Own the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting and monthly close.
• Maintain GAAP-compliant accounting practices and strong internal controls.

Cash Flow & Working Capital

• Monitor cash flow and working capital with a focus on AR collections, AP discipline, and liquidity visibility.
• Partner with leadership to ensure predictable cash management.

Cost Accounting & Inventory

• Oversee inventory valuation, standard vs. actual costing, and variance analysis.
• Ensure BOMs, routings, and inventory processes accurately reflect plant operations.

Margin & Profitability Analysis

• Perform margin analysis and identify opportunities for profitability improvement.
• Provide clear insights into cost drivers and operational performance.

Forecasting & Planning

• Support rolling forecasts and financial planning tied directly to production and demand.
• Provide timely variance analysis against budget and forecast.

Systems & Financial Discipline

• Enforce financial discipline within the existing ERP system.
• Identify financial risks early and escape issues with data-backed recommendations.

Team Leadership

• Supervise and develop a small accounting and administrative team as needed.
• Hold the line on financial standards and challenge assumptions when the numbers do not support the direction.

What Success Looks Like

• Financial data is accurate, timely, and trusted.
• Month-end close is efficient and disciplined.
• Inventory, costs, and margins are clearly understood.
• Financial issues are identified early and addressed proactively.
• Leadership has confidence in financial reporting and decision support.

Who This Role Is For

• An experienced manufacturing accounting leader with strong plant-level cost accounting expertise.
• Hands‑on, detail-driven, and comfortable working directly within operations.
• Confident challenging decisions and assumptions when financial data does not support them.
• On-site presence required; limited flexibility once established.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

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Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.