On-Site Controller: Manufacturing Costing & Cash Lead

Rookwood Pottery; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

The Rookwood Pottery Company in Cincinnati, OH seeks a Controller to lead the finance function. This on-site role owns the books, costing, cash, and reporting, with two support staff and direct interaction with the President.

Responsibilities include monthly close, costing in Global Shop, price setting with sales, cash forecasting, and budget creation. Prior manufacturing ERP experience is essential; CPA is a plus. Compensation is $110,000–$130,000 base with an annual bonus and full benefits.

Qualifications

• 7+ years progressive accounting experience, including time as a Controller or Assistant Controller in a manufacturing company.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining standard costs in a manufacturing ERP: cost rolls, bills of material, routings, and variance analysis.
• Full ownership of a month-end close, start to finish.
• Experience managing cash, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and vendor and bank relationships.
• Comfortable working without a finance department beneath you or a CFO above you.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close and deliver financial statements to the President on a published schedule.
• Own product costing in Global Shop: standard costs, cost rolls, and the analysis of purchase price, labor, scrap, and work order variances.
• Validate product cost, set the price floor, and partner with sales and operations on pricing decisions.
• Own the rolling 13-week cash forecast, the weekly payment run, and the banking relationships.
• Own accounts payable and accounts receivable, including collections and vendor terms.
• Build the annual operating budget with the President and the department heads, and report against it monthly.
• Produce reporting out of the ERP rather than by hand, including scrap and cost by department and margin by product line.
• Run the weekly cost variance review with operations and drive the follow-ups to closure.
• Own inventory valuation, and run cycle counts and physical-to-system reconciliation with Fulfillment.
• Administer payroll funding and approval alongside HR.
• Own the company credit card policy and reconciliation within the purchase approval matrix.
• Own the financial side of the ERP, including the chart of accounts and the vendor relationship.
• Support the annual review and tax preparation with our outside firms.
• Lead and develop the two people supporting the finance function.

Skills

Leadership

Financial reporting

Costing in manufacturing ERP

Cash management

Month-end close

Interpersonal communication

Education

CPA certification (not required)

Tools

Global Shop Solutions ERP

Job description

The Rookwood Pottery Company in Cincinnati, OH seeks a Controller to lead the finance function. This on-site role owns the books, costing, cash, and reporting, with two support staff and direct interaction with the President.

Responsibilities include monthly close, costing in Global Shop, price setting with sales, cash forecasting, and budget creation. Prior manufacturing ERP experience is essential; CPA is a plus. Compensation is $110,000–$130,000 base with an annual bonus and full benefits.