Controller | Stilwell, OK

The Controller will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, overseeing the month-end and year-end close processes, managing internal controls, and providing financial insight to support operational and strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate has strong manufacturing accounting experience and understands the financial drivers of a plant environment, including **standard costing, inventory, bill of materials, labor and overhead, manufacturing variances, capital expenditures, and cost reduction initiatives**. **__Responsibilities__** - Lead all accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, payroll accounting, and financial reporting. - Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes. - Prepare accurate financial statements and management reports in accordance with GAAP. - Ability to produce customized lender specific reporting and perform covenant ratio calculations. - Work closely with state and local governments applying for and acquiring state/local grants. - Establish and maintain appropriate accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls. - Coordinate annual audits and tax-related activities with external accounting firms and advisors. - Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and company policies. - Oversee **standard costing and cost accounting** processes. - Analyze manufacturing costs, including direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead. - Monitor and explain material, labor, overhead, purchase price, production, and other manufacturing variances. - Maintain accurate inventory valuation and oversee physical inventory counts and cycle-count programs. - Partner with operations to improve inventory accuracy, production efficiency, and cost visibility. - Review bills of materials, routings, labor standards, overhead rates, and cost assumptions. - Identify opportunities for cost reduction and operational improvement. - Partner with the CFO and leadership team on budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. - Provide financial analysis and recommendations to plant and operational leaders. - Develop and monitor key financial and operational metrics. - Analyze profitability by product, customer, plant, or business unit. - Support capital expenditure analysis and ROI evaluations. - Translate financial results into actionable insights for non-financial leaders. - Work closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales, HR, and Engineering. - Support ERP improvements, financial systems enhancements, and process automation. - Understanding of payroll processes and requirements around federal, state and local tax compliance. - Experience with setting up and structuring banking accounts for different entities - Develop processes that improve the efficiency and scalability of the finance function. **__Qualifications__** - **7+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience** , preferably within a manufacturing environment. - Strong understanding of **manufacturing cost accounting and inventory accounting** . - Experience with standard costing, variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. - Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and internal controls. - Experience with an ERP system such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or similar. - Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capabilities. - Excellent communication and leadership skills. - CPA, CMA, or MBA is preferred but not required. **__Education__** - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.