Financial Controller-Manufacturing

Financial Controller-Manufacturing

Benefits:

• Generous Paid Leave and 12 Paid Holidays.
• Competitive health insurance, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance, and short/long- term disability benefits.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts.
• Discounts on travel, entertainment and more.

Reports To: CFO

Position Type: Full Time

Work Schedule: M-F 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Work Location: Headquarters, Kansas City, MO

Job Summary:

The Controller is responsible for directing and overseeing all financial activities of the bus manufacturing division, ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and compliance with regulatory and industry requirements. This role leads accounting operations, financial planning, budgeting, cost accounting, and inventory management to support efficient manufacturing processes and informed business decisions. The Controller partners closely with operations, supply chain, and executive leadership to drive cost control, margin improvement, capital investment analysis, and long-term financial sustainability in a high-volume, asset-intensive manufacturing environment.

Essential Functions:

• Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior managers by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting appropriate data points.
• Guide financial decisions by applying company policies and procedures to current economic landscape.
• Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines.
• Achieve budgeting goals with proper scheduling, analysis, and corrective actions.
• Maximize payroll efficiency through innovative process development.
• Help develop and support short- and long-term operational strategies.
• Maintain internal safeguards for revenue receipts, costs, and team and organizational budgets and actual expenditures.
• Establish financial and operating benchmarks, budgets, program monitoring, and reporting standards on biweekly, monthly, and annual basis.
• Implement consistent accounting policies, practices, and procedures across all programs, adhering to national and local legal standards while remaining knowledgeable of proposed legislation.
• Develop and enforce internal controls to maximize protection of company assets, policies, procedures, and workflows.
• Oversee and support accounting team with dynamic leadership that creates an environment of trust and productivity.

Competencies:

• Budgeting
• Ethics
• Problem-Solving
• Leadership
• Strategic Thought

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Manages team of financial and accounting professionals.

Work Environment:

Professional Office

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Required Education/Experience/Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• Eight to ten years of experience as a senior-level accounting or finance manager.
• Professional certification, such as CPA (certified public accountant) or CA (chartered accountant).
• Understanding of US GAAP and solid knowledge of financial reporting best practices.
• Strong communications skills, leadership capability, and desire for organizational visibility.
• Experience in and high-level understanding of financial, accounting and inventory management software systems.
• Demonstrated integrity, professionalism, and sound ethical judgement.
• Exceptional computer skills to include being proficient in Microsoft Office and able to quickly learn new financial systems.
• Experience in private sector preferred.

Preferred Education/Experience/Certifications:

• Ten or more years of professional accounting experience.
• MBA with Accounting emphasis

Travel Requirements

None

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.