Divisional Controller

amca llc; Setauket (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amca LLC in Setauket, NY is seeking a Senior Finance Leader to oversee the financial close and operational finance of a defense-focused division. You will lead reporting, compliance, and accounting practices while collaborating with the corporate finance team.

This critical role requires strong expertise in US GAAP, government contract accounting, and cost accounting. The position offers an annual salary ranging from $160,000 to $180,000, contingent upon qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 3+ years in a Controller role.
• Hands-on experience with US government contract accounting.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the division's financial close and reporting.
• Lead government contract accounting and compliance.
• Drive the annual operating budget and periodic forecasts.
• Design internal controls over financial reporting.
• Lead the division accounting team.

Skills

US GAAP foundation

Advanced Excel skills

Government contract accounting

Cost accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA, CMA, or MBA

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Amca is building America’s new industrial base. Since the 1990s, our ability to build new aviation and military systems and maintain the ones we already have has eroded. Today, the gap between what the nation needs to produce and what it is capable of producing is the largest it has been in generations.

To help close that gap, Amca rapidly develops and manufactures new critical components and subsystems required to build and sustain the planes, military vehicles, and core infrastructure America needs. Today, we operate seven factories nationwide, including our advanced prototyping and testing headquarters in El Segundo, and deliver avionics, hydraulic, and electrical components for platforms such as the F-35, F-16, F/A-18, 737MAX, 787, A320neo, A321, Mk-48, and M1 Abrams.

You will serve as the senior finance leader for a recently acquired defense-focused division that designs and manufactures custom military power supplies and power control products. Reporting to the Site General Manager, this is a hands‑on working‑controller role responsible for the division's financial close, internal controls, government contract accounting, and operational finance — while working closely with the Amca Corporate Finance Team to ensure alignment with parent company standards, reporting requirements, and financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Own the division's financial close and reporting
  • Drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual close on a US GAAP basis, delivering accurate and on‑time reporting packages to the Corporate Controller
  • Prepare financial statements with variance analysis vs. budget, forecast, and prior periods; explain drivers of revenue, margin, and operating performance to division and corporate leadership
  • Support the parent company's consolidation process, including intercompany reconciliations, eliminations, and conformance with corporate reporting templates and close calendar
• Lead government contract accounting and compliance
  • Maintain a compliant job and program cost accounting system, including direct labor, material, and overhead accumulation by contract and program
  • Administer indirect rate structures — fringe, overhead, and G&A — including provisional rate development and year‑end true‑ups
  • Ensure accounting practices, timekeeping, and labor distribution support compliance with FAR, DFARS, DCAA, and ITAR/export control requirements
  • Partner with Contracts and Program Management on contract setup, billing, and revenue recognition
• Own cost accounting and operational finance
  • Lead standard costing, inventory valuation, cycle count and physical inventory governance, WIP, scrap, and PPV analysis in partnership with operations and supply chain
  • Drive the annual operating budget, periodic forecasts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, capex, headcount), and working capital management; provide cash forecasts to the parent company
• Build controls and drive integration
  • Design, document, and enforce internal controls over financial reporting at the division; align policies, chart of accounts, and procedures with parent company standards
  • Serve as the division finance owner of the ERP and related systems, driving data integrity and supporting system and reporting integration with the parent
  • Execute post‑acquisition integration items including opening balance sheet support, purchase accounting follow‑through, adoption of parent accounting policies, and rollout of standardized reporting packages and KPIs
• Lead the division accounting team and audit process
  • Lead, coach, and develop the division's accounting team across GL, AP, AR, payroll, and cost accounting; establish clear roles, cross‑training, and a culture of accuracy and accountability
  • Coordinate external audit, tax, and statutory reporting at the division level; serve as the on‑site point of contact for auditors

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 3+ years in a Controller or equivalent leadership role within a manufacturing environment
• Hands‑on experience with US government contract accounting — FAR/DFARS, indirect rate structures, DCAA audit interactions — and standard costing and inventory accounting in a defense or aerospace setting preferred
• Experience reporting into a parent company or corporate office, including consolidation, intercompany, and standardized reporting requirements; post‑acquisition integration experience a plus
• Strong US GAAP foundation, advanced Excel skills, and proficiency with ERP systems
• Independent and direct; thrives with ownership and minimal oversight

Annual Salary Range: $160,000 – $180,000 USD

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a US person as: any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship; or. any individual who is granted U.S. permanent residence (“Green Card” holder); or. any individual who is granted status as a “protected person” under 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3).

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