Manufacturing Finance Controller - North San Diego

AppleOne Employment Services; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical, dental, vision

401k

Statutory sick pay

Pay transparency

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking an accomplished Controller to lead financial operations for a fast-paced manufacturing facility in the North San Diego area. You will work closely with executive leadership and investment partners to strengthen financial performance and scale accounting practices.

The role emphasizes more than traditional reporting, as you will identify risks, analyze operational performance, and provide financial insight to guide strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience.
• Controller or comparable senior accounting leadership experience.
• Manufacturing cost accounting and standard costing experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with ERP and financial reporting systems.
• Strong executive communication and cross-functional business partnering skills.
• Authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial operations for a manufacturing facility, including financial statements, general ledger, balance sheet activity, banking, cash management, and financial reporting.
• Oversee month‑end and year‑end close, account reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and GAAP compliance.
• Manage standard costing, product costing, inventory accounting, and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Commercial, HR, corporate finance, and investment partners to improve performance.
• Develop financial and operational KPIs, including EBITDA, gross margin, cash flow, inventory turns, labor efficiency, and capital investment analysis.
• Strengthen internal controls, improve reporting, support audits and tax‑related activities, and build scalable accounting procedures.

Skills

Leadership

GAAP knowledge

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cost accounting

Inventory accounting

Variance analysis

ERP systems

Excel proficiency

Cross-functional partnering

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Audits

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA

MBA

Tools

SyteLine ERP

Forecast Pro

Vena

Salesforce

ProcessMaker

Job description

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking an accomplished Controller to lead financial operations for a fast-paced manufacturing facility in the North San Diego area. You will work closely with executive leadership and investment partners to strengthen financial performance and scale accounting practices.

The role emphasizes more than traditional reporting, as you will identify risks, analyze operational performance, and provide financial insight to guide strategic decisions.