Corporate Controller (Manufacturing) - NA

Your Talent Team; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Talent Team is seeking a seasoned Controller to lead accounting operations for our North American manufacturing footprint. Based in Little Rock, AR, this Full-Time Exempt role partners with plant leadership, commercial teams, and corporate finance to improve financial discipline and audit readiness.

Responsibilities include directing GL, cost accounting, close processes, internal controls, and multi-site reporting; overseeing audits, ERP initiatives, and team development to drive

Qualifications

• 15–20 years of progressive accounting experience in manufacturing.
• 3+ years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal controls, and cost accounting.
• Experience with multi-site consolidations and financial modeling.
• ERP experience; SAP strongly preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Executive communication, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Direct all accounting operations: GL, AP, AR, payroll accounting, cost accounting, fixed assets, and inventory accounting.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and ensure timely, accurate financial reporting.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies and internal controls per U.S. GAAP.
• Partner with plant and commercial leadership on budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cost control, and profitability reporting.
• Oversee standard costing, inventory reconciliations, rate studies, product-line analysis, and multi-site reporting.
• Manage external audits, tax filings, regulatory reporting, and audit-readiness activities.
• Present financial results, risks, trends, and opportunities to senior leadership.
• Support ERP implementations and finance-process improvement initiatives.
• Lead, develop, and hold the accounting team accountable for performance.

Skills

Leadership experience

Executive communication

Analytical thinking

Cost accounting

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Team development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA and/or Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Job description

Controller – North America

Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Employment Type: Full-Time | Exempt

A growing North American manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced Controller to lead accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, and manufacturing cost accounting across multiple facilities.

This role will oversee the accounting team and partner closely with plant leadership, commercial teams, and corporate finance to improve financial discipline, strengthen reporting accuracy, support operational decision-making, and maintain audit readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct all accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, cost accounting, fixed assets, and inventory accounting.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and ensure timely, accurate financial reporting.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies, internal controls, and procedures in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Partner with plant and commercial leadership on budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cost control, and profitability reporting.
• Oversee standard costing, inventory reconciliations, rate studies, product-line analysis, and multi-site financial reporting.
• Manage external audits, tax filings, regulatory reporting, and audit-readiness activities.
• Present financial results, risks, trends, and business opportunities to senior leadership.
• Support ERP implementations and finance-process improvement initiatives.
• Lead, develop, and hold the accounting team accountable for performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• CPA and/or master’s degree preferred.
• 15–20 years of progressive accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• At least three years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal controls, manufacturing cost accounting, financial modeling, and multi-site consolidations.
• Experience managing external audits.
• ERP experience required; SAP strongly preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong executive communication, analytical, problem-solving, and team-development capabilities.

This is an opportunity for a hands-on accounting leader who can combine technical accounting depth with strong manufacturing finance, cost-control, and business-partnering experience.