Assistant Controller, Manufacturing Accounting

Ballistic Advantage

$100K — $125K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
  • 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
  • Strong manufacturing, cost accounting, and inventory accounting experience
  • Experience with financial reporting, month-end close, and general ledger management
  • Strong understanding of GAAP and internal controls
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • QuickBooks experience required
  • CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities
  • Manage general ledger, reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting
  • Own manufacturing cost accounting, inventory valuation, and variance analysis
  • Partner with Operations to understand cost drivers and improve performance
  • Analyze inventory activity, cycle counts, and inventory controls
  • Support budgeting, forecasting, and working capital planning
  • Help establish accounting processes, controls, and reporting for a growing organization
  • Identify opportunities to improve reporting, systems, and operational efficiency

Benefits

  • Opportunity to help shape the future of a growing organization
  • Visibility across the business
  • Meaningful ownership of work
  • Ability to directly impact operational and financial performance
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

Description

As our Assistant Controller, you'll help build the accounting foundation of a growing firearms manufacturing business. You'll partner closely with operations leaders, drive cost accounting and inventory accuracy, improve reporting, strengthen controls, and help create scalable processes that support long-term growth.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving problems, improving systems, and turning financial data into actionable business insights.

What You'll Do
  • Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities
  • Manage general ledger, reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting
  • Own manufacturing cost accounting, inventory valuation, and variance analysis
  • Partner with Operations to understand cost drivers and improve performance
  • Analyze inventory activity, cycle counts, and inventory controls
  • Support budgeting, forecasting, and working capital planning
  • Help establish accounting processes, controls, and reporting for a growing organization
  • Collaborate with leadership on financial analysis and business decisions
  • Support audit, tax, banking, and compliance requirements
  • Identify opportunities to improve reporting, systems, and operational efficiency
  • Assist with future ERP implementation and process improvements


Requirements

What We're Looking For
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong manufacturing, cost accounting, and inventory accounting experience
• Experience with financial reporting, month-end close, and general ledger management
• Strong understanding of GAAP and internal controls
• Advanced Excel skills
• QuickBooks experience required
• CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred
• Experience in acquisitions, startups, business transitions, or high-growth environments is a plus

You'll Be Successful If You
• Enjoy building processes and creating structure
• Can translate financial information into practical business recommendations
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve
• Are equally comfortable digging into details and thinking strategically
• Build strong partnerships across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Leadership

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to help shape the future of a growing manufacturing organization. You'll have visibility across the business, meaningful ownership of your work, and the ability to make a direct impact on operational and financial performance.

If you're looking for a role where you can build, improve, and influence, we'd love to meet you.

Salary Description

$100,000 - $125,000

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