Controller

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Job Description:

ESSENTIAL RESPONSBILITES AND DUTIES:

• Lead all accounting and financial reporting activities for Timberlab Laminators' manufacturing operations across multiple locations

• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting

• Prepare and review financial statements and supporting analyses in accordance with U.S. GAAP

• Lead all manufacturing cost accounting activities, including standard costing, inventory valuation, overhead absorption, and variance analysis

• Develop, maintain, and improve product costing methodologies and cost accounting controls

• Analyze material, labor, overhead, scrap, production, and yield variances and communicate results to operational leadership

• Maintain a strong understanding of Bills of Material (BOMs), routings, production processes, and manufacturing master data

• Partner with Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to ensure BOM accuracy, inventory integrity, and product cost accuracy

• Oversee inventory accounting, cycle count programs, physical inventories, and inventory reconciliations

• Prepare monthly management reporting packages and key performance indicator dashboards

• Establish and maintain strong internal controls, accounting policies, and audit-ready processes

• Lead annual audits and serve as the primary accounting contact for external auditors

• Partner with plant leadership to identify operational improvement opportunities and support performance management initiatives

• Drive process improvement initiatives within SAP S/4HANA and other financial systems

• Develop and implement accounting procedures that promote consistency across all Timberlab manufacturing locations

• Lead, mentor, and develop accounting team members while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence

SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

• Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting and finance experience

• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing accounting and cost accounting experience

• Demonstrated experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations

• Strong knowledge of cost accounting principles, including:

- Standard costing
- Inventory accounting
- Product costing
- Manufacturing variance analysis
- Overhead allocation methodologies

• Extensive experience working with Bills of Material (BOMs), routings, work centers, and manufacturing master data

• Experience utilizing ERP systems in a manufacturing environment

• Strong financial analysis, problem-solving, and business partnering skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills

• Demonstrated leadership experience managing accounting teams

• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting critical deadlines

• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic, proactive, and accountable

Preferred Skills:

• Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation strongly preferred

• SAP S/4HANA experience strongly preferred

• Experience in manufacturing, industrial products, engineered wood products, building materials, or related industries

• Experience with standard costing systems, manufacturing reporting, inventory management, and production accounting in a multi-site environment

• Experience supporting ERP implementations, system optimization initiatives, or finance transformation projects

• Experience working in high-growth manufacturing organizations with multiple operating locations