Controller - Manufacturing & Robotics (Own the Close)

Career Staffing Talent; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Staffing Talent has partnered with a high-growth aerospace & robotics manufacturer in Austin, TX, to hire a Controller who will own the close, financials, and finance function evolving with growth.

The role demands strong accounting leadership in a hybrid environment, leading GAAP-compliant reporting and cost accounting for build-and-deploy operations. CPA-eligible professionals with manufacturing experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance.
• 2+ years audit foundation with Big Four or large national firm.
• 3+ years of industry accounting after public, with ownership of the monthly close.
• Manufacturing or industrial experience preferred (inventory, WIP, costing).
• Active CPA or CPA-eligible.
• Proven GAAP depth and ability to document conclusions.
• Strong ERP and Excel capability; experience with a system implementation or migration is a plus.
• Attention to detail; ability to catch errors before CFO.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end monthly, quarterly, and annual close — calendar, cutoffs, accruals, reconciliations, and a close you can defend line by line.
• Accurate, timely, GAAP-compliant financial statements leadership can make decisions from.
• Inventory, WIP, and cost accounting in a build-and-deploy environment.
• Internal controls and documented processes that scale past spreadsheets.
• AP, AR, payroll coordination, and cash reporting.
• Audit and tax support as the external liaison.
• Budget-to-actual variance analysis with real explanations, not just deltas.
• Partnering with operations and engineering so job costing reflects what's actually happening on the floor.

Skills

Big Four audit experience

GAAP expertise

Excel proficiency

ERP system

System implementation experience

Job costing / cost accounting

CPA or CPA-eligible

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance

Tools

ERP system

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Career Staffing Talent has partnered with a high-growth aerospace & robotics manufacturer in Austin, TX, to hire a Controller who will own the close, financials, and finance function evolving with growth.

The role demands strong accounting leadership in a hybrid environment, leading GAAP-compliant reporting and cost accounting for build-and-deploy operations. CPA-eligible professionals with manufacturing experience are preferred.