Strategic Controller – Manufacturing Finance & Forecasting

Piston Automotive; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental & Vision Plans

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Accounts

401K with Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Life & Disability Coverage

Competitive Wages

Paid Holidays & Vacation

Vehicle and Product Discounts

Job summary

Piston Automotive in Auburn Hills, MI, is seeking a Controller to direct financial activities by planning, coordinating, and consolidating accounting operations. This role prepares internal financial statements and reports for management to drive informed decision making.

You will supervise budgets and forecasts, review month-end close, coordinate with external auditors, and mentor accounting staff to sustain accurate, compliant financial results in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience as a Controller or 5 years in a public accounting firm (Big 4 or Middle Market)
• 5 years of experience interpreting financial reports and legal documents
• 3 years of experience presenting information to various levels of management
• 5 years of experience with probability, statistics, geometry and trigonometry
• 8 years of experience applying fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions

Responsibilities

• Preparation of quarterly reforecast incorporating historical results and future assumptions.
• Assessing current accounting operations, offering recommendations for improvement and implementing new processes.
• Preparation of work papers supporting the monthly close process and month end balances.
• Review and posts receipts and payments to ledgers, spreadsheets, records, and databases.
• Audits invoices against purchase orders, researches discrepancies, and approves for payment.
• Provides advance warning of variances to budget/forecast.
• Evaluating accounting and internal control systems.
• Directs preparation of budgets and documentation for justification.
• Provides counsel to peer management to optimize operational results.
• Coordinates activities of external auditors.
• Prepares reports required by regulatory agencies.
• Acts as close confidant to Plant Manager.
• Hiring, training and retaining competent accounting staff.

Skills

Controller experience

Finance leadership

Financial reporting

Presenting to management

CPA preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

Job description

Piston Automotive in Auburn Hills, MI, is seeking a Controller to direct financial activities by planning, coordinating, and consolidating accounting operations. This role prepares internal financial statements and reports for management to drive informed decision making.

You will supervise budgets and forecasts, review month-end close, coordinate with external auditors, and mentor accounting staff to sustain accurate, compliant financial results in a manufacturing setting.