Manufacturing Segment Controller: Growth, Cost & Working Capital

Talent With Heart; Village of Mineola (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Career development

Travel 10-15%

Job summary

Talent With Heart is seeking a Business Segment Controller for a Fortune 500 client in the United States. This hands-on leadership role oversees financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, operations analysis, and compliance, with emphasis on costing and working capital.

You will report to the Division VP of Business Unit Finance and lead month-end close, product costing, audits, and financial analyses while ensuring US GAAP/SOX compliance. Travel 10-15% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or Master’s preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive manufacturing accounting and finance experience.
• 3-5 years of leadership or management experience.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, ASC 606, and SOX 404.
• Product cost accounting, inventory management, and working capital optimization.
• Public company and M&A experience preferred.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, month-end close, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Budgets & forecasts; analyze revenue, profitability, expenses, and working capital.
• Monitor KPIs, improve productivity, reduce costs, and support product development.
• Oversee product costing, inventory valuation, physical counts, and obsolete reserves.
• Drive working capital improvements across AR, inventory, AP, and other accounts.
• Evaluate capital expenditures & prepare financial analyses, including NPV.
• Compliance with US GAAP, SOX, internal controls, & company policies.
• Support internal and external audits and divisional reporting requirements.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

US GAAP

SOX 404

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance

CPA or MBA/Master’s preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Oracle

HFM

Power BI

Job description

Talent With Heart is seeking a Business Segment Controller for a Fortune 500 client in the United States. This hands-on leadership role oversees financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, operations analysis, and compliance, with emphasis on costing and working capital.

You will report to the Division VP of Business Unit Finance and lead month-end close, product costing, audits, and financial analyses while ensuring US GAAP/SOX compliance. Travel 10-15% is expected.