Medical Device Controller

TGG Accounting; Plainfield (IN); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TGG Accounting is partnering with a private manufacturing company in Plainfield, IN, to recruit a hands‑on Controller who will build the finance function from the ground up. You will own day‑to‑day accounting, implement costing, and drive strategic planning, cash flow management, and financing relationships.

The role requires hands‑on leadership in a small manufacturing environment, with flexibility to wear many hats and partner across engineering, operations, and sales to ensure profitability

Qualifications

• Experience leading a finance function in manufacturing, from ground up.
• Strong cost accounting, job costing, inventory costing, and profitability analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own the accounting and finance function for the business, including day‑to‑day execution and long‑term strategy.
• Build and develop the accounting/finance department from the ground up as the business grows.
• Take ownership of invoicing, payroll, payables, and related processes.
• Develop and implement job costing and inventory costing to improve profitability visibility.
• Rebuild pricing models to ensure profitable and consistent quoting.

Skills

Hands-on leadership

Cash flow management

Banking relationships

Cost analysis

Pricing models

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Finance leadership

Tools

QuickBooks

Job description

Controller–Manufacturing

Location: Plainfield,IN

WorkSetting: Onsite

Salary: $125,000–$150,000+Bonus

Schedule: Monday–Friday,8:00AM–5:00PM

TheOpportunity

We are partnering with a growing, privately held manufacturing company to identify a hands‑on Controllerwhoisexcitedbytheopportunitytobuildsomethingfromthegroundup. This is not a role for someone looking to step into an established accounting department with mature processes, a large team, and layers of support. The company is looking for a true builder — someone who has previously created or significantly built out an accounting and finance function and enjoys rolling up their sleeves to make things happen.

You will have the opportunity to establish processes, improve costing and financial visibility, develop the company's planning capabilities, strengthen banking relationships, and ultimately build the finance function needed to support the company's next stage of growth.

Theidealcandidatethrivesinasmall-company manufacturing environment,wearsmanyhats,buildsstrongrelationshipsacrossalllevelsofanorganization,andisequallycomfortablediscussingstrategywithownershipastheyarediggingintoQuickBooks,jobcosting,inventory,cashflow,orpricing.

WhatYou'llDo

• Own the accounting and finance function for the business, taking responsibility for both day-to-day execution and longer-term financial strategy.


• Buildanddevelopthecompany'saccountingandfinancedepartmentfromthegroundup,includingidentifyingfuturestaffingneedsasthebusinessgrows.


• Takeownershipofexistingaccountingresponsibilities,includinginvoicing,payroll,payables,andrelatedfinancialprocesses.


• Developandimplementjobcostingandinventorycostingprocesses to improve visibility into true product and project profitability.


• Evaluate existing costing assumptions and identify where margins, labor, material costs, or other inputs may be negatively impacting profitability.


• Rebuild and own the company's quoting and pricing model to ensure work is being priced profitably and consistently.


• Partner closely with engineering, operations, purchasing, and sales to improve the connection between operational activity and financial performance.


• Establishformalbudgeting,forecasting,financialplanning,andforwardlookingreportingprocesses.


• Develop a disciplined planning cadence that gives leadership greater visibility into cash flow, profitability, capital requirements, and future business needs.


• Manage cash flow and help transition the organization from receivables-based financing toward stronger banking relationships and an established line of credit.


• Buildandmaintainrelationshipswithbankingpartnersandsupportfinancinginitiatives.


• Developfinancialmodelsandbusinesscasesforfuturefacilityexpansion,equipmentpurchases,andothercapitalinvestments.


• Performdetailedfinancialanalysis to identify margin, profitability, costing, and performance issues and recommended corrective actions.


• Partnerdirectlywithownershipandseniorleadershiponstrategicinitiativesandcorporatedevelopmentactivities.


• Supportrelationshipswithoutsideinvestors,bankingpartners,andthecompany'sexternalCPA.


• Helpcreatescalablefinancialprocessesandinfrastructurethatcansupportcontinuedcompanygrowth.

Must-HaveExperience

• PreviousexperienceasControllerwithinamanufacturingenvironment.


• Demonstratedexperiencebuildinganaccountingorfinancefunctionfromthegrounduporjoininganorganizationwheresignificantfinancialinfrastructureneededtobecreated.


• Strongmanufacturingaccountingexperience,includingjobcosting,inventorycosting,andcostanalysis.


• Hands‑onexperiencewithQuickBooks.


• Experiencedevelopingbudgeting,forecasting,andfinancialplanningprocessesfromscratch.


• Strongunderstandingofcashflowmanagementandworking‑capitalneedswithinagrowingmanufacturingorganization.


• Experiencewithquoting,pricing,andprofitabilitymodels.


• Experienceestablishingandmanagingbankingrelationships,includingsecuringormanagingalineofcredit.


• Abilitytooperateasahands‑onfinancialleaderwithoutrelyingonalargeaccountingstaff.


• Strongrelationship‑buildingandinfluencingskills,withtheabilitytoworkeffectivelywithownership,operations,engineering,ales,purchasing,outsideadvisors,andinvestors.


• Aproactive, self‑directed personality with the confidence to identify problems, develop solutions, and drive change.


• Comfortable wearing many hats and moving between tactical accounting responsibilities and high‑level strategic conversations.

TheRightPersonality

Youmaybeagreatfitifyou:

• Loveworkingforsmall,entrepreneurialcompanieswhereeveryonepitchesin.


• Getenergizedbywalkingintoanenvironmentwherethereisalottobuild.


• Havesuccessfullybeenthe\"one-personshow\"beforeandknowhowtocreatestructurewithoutovercomplicatingthebusiness.


• Arenaturallycuriousandaren'tafraidtodigintothenumberstounderstandwhysomethingdoesn'tmakesense.


• Candevelopstrongrelationshipswhilestillchallengingassumptionsandbringingapointofviewtothetable.


• Knowhowtoinfluenceownersandleadersratherthansimplytellingpeoplewhattodo.


• Canmoveseamlesslybetweenstrategicplanningandhands‑onexecution.


• Preferacollaborative,close‑knitorganizationoverahighlycorporateenvironment.


• Wantaseatatthetableandtheopportunitytomakeavisibleimpactonagrowingbusiness.

WhyJoin?

Thisisanopportunitytojoinatight-knit, family-oriented manufacturing organization that has experienced significant growth and is preparing for its next stage. The culture is collaborative, fast-moving, and hands‑on. People