Corporate Controller - 21230
2 days ago
San Diego
Job Description Corporate Controller - Defense Search OVERVIEW Are you looking for a new career opportunity with an exciting Defense/Aerospace company?! Then we've got the right team for you! In this role, you're responsible for the duties listed below. Immediate opening for a Corporate Controller in San Diego, CA who possesses: • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA strongly preferred, • Prior Corporate Controller experience with responsibility for multi-entity consolidation and financial reporting, • Private equity experience highly preferred, • Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, cost accounting, and inventory accounting, • Advanced proficiency with Excel and ERP systems required; NetSuite experience highly preferred FULL DESCRIPTION: We are seeking a Corporate Controller to lead accounting operations across multiple operating companies in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for consolidated financial reporting, month-end and year-end close, manufacturing and inventory accounting, internal controls, audit support, lender and private equity sponsor reporting, treasury, cash flow, ERP process improvement, and accounting team development. The ideal candidate will have prior Corporate Controller experience, strong multi-entity consolidation experience, private equity exposure, manufacturing accounting knowledge, and advanced Excel and ERP skills. The selected candidate will be responsible for: • Directing corporate accounting operations across multiple operating companies, • Overseeing general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, fixed assets, cost accounting, and intercompany transactions, • Owning month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes across multiple entities, • Ensuring timely, accurate, and consistent consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, • Leading consolidation and standardization of accounting policies, charts of accounts, and reporting practices, • Driving consistency, comparability, and operational efficiency across business units, • Overseeing manufacturing and inventory accounting, including standard costing, bills of material, variance analysis, work-in-process, inventory valuation, and cycle count controls, • Delivering timely and accurate internal and external financial reporting, • Preparing and reviewing monthly reporting packages, board materials, and lender and private equity sponsor reporting requirements, • Managing the annual financial audit and sponsor, tax, or regulatory examinations, • Serving as the primary liaison with external auditors and tax advisors across all entities, • Establishing, documenting, and maintaining a strong internal control environment, • Maintaining accounting policies and procedures to safeguard company assets and ensure financial data integrity, • Partnering with Operations and FP&A on budgeting, forecasting, capital expenditure tracking, margin analysis, and cost analysis, • Supporting private equity sponsor reporting, lender covenant compliance, debt management, cash management, and ad hoc acquisition or integration analyses, • Managing treasury and cash flow functions, including cash forecasting, banking relationships, and working capital management, • Building, leading, and developing the accounting organization across operating companies, • Establishing clear expectations, accountability, and professional development for accounting team members, • Driving continuous improvement and scalability of ERP systems and accounting processes, • Supporting growth, acquisition integration, and increasing reporting demands, • Overseeing accounting and consolidation for international operations, • Supporting transfer pricing documentation and compliance, multi-currency consolidation, FX accounting and remeasurement, and intercompany activity, • Reviewing and authorizing large payments as needed, • Driving process cleanup, standardization, and accounting improvements across non-integrated business units, • Supporting special projects related to accounting, systems, processes, and financial reporting, • Performing other duties as assigned The selected candidate will also possess: • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required, • CPA strongly preferred, • Advanced degree, such as MBA or MS in Accounting, is a plus, • Prior Corporate Controller experience required, • Experience with multi-entity consolidation and financial reporting required, • Manufacturing accounting experience required, • Experience with standard costing, inventory valuation, and variance analysis in a production environment required, • Private equity experience strongly preferred, • Experience with sponsor and lender reporting, covenant compliance, and value-creation-oriented environments preferred, • Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP required, • Experience managing external audits required, • Strong cost accounting and inventory accounting knowledge required, • Advanced proficiency with ERP systems required, • NetSuite experience highly preferred, • Advanced Excel modeling and data skills required, • Experience with system implementations or integrations preferred, • Experience with international operations preferred, • Experience with transfer pricing, multi-currency accounting, FX accounting, and multi-entity consolidation across foreign entities preferred, • Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, and post-acquisition integration in a multi-entity or portfolio company environment preferred, • Experience in electronics, aerospace and defense, high-reliability components, or manufacturing industries preferred, • Familiarity with government contracting and applicable cost accounting requirements preferred, • Audit background preferred, • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, • Ability to build, motivate, and develop accounting teams, • Ability to influence at all levels of the organization, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, • Ability to present complex financial information clearly to executive leadership, sponsors, and lenders, • Highly organized, analytical, and detail-oriented approach, • Strong ownership of deliverables and sense of urgency, • Self-starter with the ability to drive structure, change, and process improvement, • Ability to work 100% onsite in San Diego, CA, • Ability to work standard business hours, with additional hours during close and key reporting periods as needed, • Must be authorized to work without sponsorship Physical Requirements: • Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods while reviewing financial statements, ERP data, spreadsheets, audit materials, reports, and accounting documentation, • Ability to communicate by phone, email, video meeting, and in person throughout the workday, • Ability to review accounting records, reconciliations, financial models, board materials, lender reports, sponsor reporting packages, and computer screens for extended periods, • Ability to use hands and fingers for typing, data analysis, reporting, documentation, spreadsheet modeling, and standard office tasks, • Ability to occasionally stand, walk, bend, reach, and move throughout office or manufacturing-adjacent environments as needed, • Ability to occasionally lift, carry, or move standard office files, documents, or materials, • Ability to work in an office environment while following applicable safety and security procedures, • Ability to travel occasionally as needed Salary Range: $200,000 to $225,000/year + 20% bonus potential More information can be found at www.defensesearchusa.com. Company DescriptionDefense Search is a specialized recruiting and staffing firm dedicated exclusively to the defense & aerospace industry. We place candidates on a contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire basis.Defense Search is a specialized recruiting and staffing firm dedicated exclusively to the defense & aerospace industry. We place candidates on a contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire basis.