Controller - Alliance Resource Group

Our client is a Global aerospace manufacturing organization that is PE backed and growing through acquisition. This role will support a $36M plant in Torrance, CA. This role will manage site P&L, support all cost accounting, cost analysis, inventory valuation and be instrumental in the budgeting and re-forecast processes. 

Accounting and Financial Reporting:

• Maintain standard material, labor and overhead costs
• Prepare journal entries and reconcile inventories to balance sheet
• Review and adjust inventory reserves in accordance with accounting policies
• Analyze gross margin, other cost of sales, inventory trends and turnover ratios, and production yield data
• Prepare audit schedules and footnote disclosures
• Support business unit and manufacturing groups with cost, mfg., and inventory analysis
• Assist in complying with documentation and internal control requirements

Inventory Accounting and Control:

• Work with Manufacturing to plan and conduct physical inventories
• Reconcile physical inventories to ERP system for applicable locations

Reporting and Analysis:

• Validate GAAP and non-GAAP P&L results by performing detailed analysis of ‘cost of sales’ and ‘opex’ related functional areas
• Support Product/Customer margin analysis by reviewing, correcting, and reconciling transactions that drive detailed corporate and business unit P&L reporting.  
  • Reconciliation involves detailed analysis of business activity by P&L account, profit center and profitability segment (e.g. customer/product)
• Support the analysis of variance incurred during production and purchasing activities by comparing the basis for standard cost (info records, overhead rates from costing sheets)

Business Process:

• Ensure timely completion of month-end process for settlement of production orders  
• Perform allocations monthly and ensure the results correctly reflect allocation logic agreed by business units
• Manage the periodic process for collection and processing of cost center plan data
• Ensure the timely update to Activity Type rates (direct labor and engineering labor rates)
• Support the process of updating standard costs

JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education & Experience:

• B.S. degree in Accounting, Information Systems, Economics, or related field
• 10+ years professional cost accounting experience (experience in aerospace manufacturing a plus)
• Experience in financial reporting, fixed assets, budgeting, and oversight of AP and Senior Cost Accountant. 
• Experience with Epicor software a plus in addition to strong Excel