Job Purpose Summary:Reporting directly to executive leadership, the
Controller serves as the strategic financial steward for Kenson Plastics, responsible for directing all accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance frameworks. This is not a maintenance role. We are looking for a creative, visionary accountant who sees extraordinary long-term opportunity in a growing environment where the systems aren't entirely built yet.
If you are an architect of process who wants to lay the permanent financial foundation, build the infrastructure from the ground up, and turn a blank slate into a high-performance engine, this is your platform. You will combine meticulous transactional oversight with advanced data analytics, transforming complex financial insights into actionable intelligence that empowers management to drive precision manufacturing excellence and sustainable business growth.
This is a hybrid role with 4 days/week onsite at our Beaver Falls facility.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- Accounting Operations Oversight: Lead and direct end-to-end accounting functions, including general ledger maintenance, accounts payable/receivable, and payroll processing, while supervising and mentoring the accounting team.
- Internal Controls + Asset Protection: Design, implement, and continuously improve robust internal control frameworks to safeguard company assets and ensure operational integrity.
- Financial Reporting + GAAP Compliance: Prepare and deliver accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in strict compliance with U.S. GAAP.
- Month and Year End Close Management: Drive efficient, timely month-end and year-end close processes to maintain accurate financial records and seamless reporting schedules.
- Job Costing + Cost Modeling: Develop, refine, and maintain precise product cost models for manufactured parts using real-time and historical production data.
- Production Variance Analysis: Partner with operations leadership to analyze manufacturing metrics, cost drivers, efficiencies, and production variances to support profitability.
- Audit Coordination: Serve as the primary liaison for external auditors, leading the successful coordination and execution of annual financial audits.
- Tax + Regulatory Compliance: Manage and coordinate all required federal, state, and local tax filings to ensure full regulatory compliance.
- Special Projects: Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:- Technical Accounting + GAAP: Advanced knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), general ledger management, financial reporting, and end-to-end accounting operations (AP/AR, payroll).
- Cost Accounting + Modeling: Proven ability to develop, refine, and maintain complex job costing models for a manufacturing environment, utilizing both real-time and historical production data.
- Analytical + Operational Partnership: Strong capability to analyze production metrics, cost drivers, efficiencies, and variances, partnering with operations and executive leadership to drive strategic decision-making.
- Internal Controls: Deep understanding of internal control frameworks, asset protection principles, and federal, state, and local tax and regulatory requirements.
- Leadership + Supervision: Excellent interpersonal and team management skills with the ability to mentor, supervise, and develop accounting personnel.
- Systems + Data Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in ERP systems, general ledger software, and advanced data analytics tools, including minimally Microsoft Excel.
Education and Experience Requirements:- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related business field required.
- CPA designation or Master's degree in Accounting/MBA is highly preferred.
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive accounting experience required, with at least 3 years in a Controller, Assistant Controller, or finance/accounting management role required.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience within a manufacturing environment within accounting, specifically handling job costing and operational variance analysis required.
- Proven track record managing full-cycle month-end closes, external audits, and tax compliance required.
- Demonstrated experience leading external audit coordination, serving as the primary liaison for financial auditors.
