Strategic BU Controller | Margin & Growth Partner

Bohan & Bradstreet; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Bohan & Bradstreet seeks a proactive financial leader with VP potential to partner with GM, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and marketing on contracts, margins, and forecasting. The role focuses on improving EBITDA, working capital, and driving process improvements across a multi-plant aerospace components manufacturer.

Requirements include 8+ years in financial leadership within manufacturing, BS in Finance or Accounting (MBA preferred), and willingness to travel 20–25% within

Qualifications

• BS Finance or Accounting required; MBA a plus.
• 8+ years of financial leadership within a manufacturer of engineered items marketed to aerospace, automotive, medical, or capital equipment OEMs.
• Experience in financial & KPI reporting, budgets, business modeling/analysis, cost accounting (material, labor scrap, OT, inventory), and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly financial accounting and reporting; ensure financial compliance.
• Partner with manufacturing and supply chain to understand variances in product cost, OTD, inventory management, capital expenditures, demand forecasting.
• Short/long range strategic planning and budgets.
• Financial forecasting and analytics, KPIs, metrics for revenues and expenses.
• Financial reporting of analytics and forecasts.
• Analyze trend data in KPIs including revenue, cost of sales, gross profit margin, expenses, working capital, site P/Ls.
• Team with sales on pricing, margin management, and forecasting.
• Take Gemba walks and contribute on process improvement.
• Lead and mentor a team of four direct reports plus staff.

Skills

Financial leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

KPIs

Cost accounting

Process improvement

Team leadership

Vendor negotiations

Demand planning

Gemba walks

Education

BS Finance or Accounting

MBA

Job description

Bohan & Bradstreet seeks a proactive financial leader with VP potential to partner with GM, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and marketing on contracts, margins, and forecasting. The role focuses on improving EBITDA, working capital, and driving process improvements across a multi-plant aerospace components manufacturer.

Requirements include 8+ years in financial leadership within manufacturing, BS in Finance or Accounting (MBA preferred), and willingness to travel 20–25% within