Controller
Remote, United States
Open to candidates who live in one of the following states, AL, AZ, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NC, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, or WI.
Our client is seeking a Controller to step into a high-visibility role at the center of an evolving manufacturing finance organization. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on finance leader who enjoys building structure, partnering closely with operations, and helping shape smarter, more consistent decision-making across multiple sites. The right person will bring strong cost accounting depth, a practical communication style, and the ability to influence change in a fast-moving environment where their work will be seen and valued.
Why Candidates Are Excited About This Role
This is an ideal opportunity for a manufacturing finance professional who wants to do more than maintain the status quo. The role offers the chance to influence plant performance, improve core finance processes, and help build a stronger operating foundation across a growing organization. Candidates who enjoy partnering with the business, solving practical problems, and creating structure in dynamic environments should find this especially compelling.
This Role Offers
- Competitive base salary plus bonus potential
- Remote flexibility with purposeful travel to support plant partnership and operational visibility
- Strong exposure to finance leadership and cross-functional decision-makers
- A chance to help modernize systems, improve reporting, and strengthen controls across a multi-site manufacturing environment
- Broad scope and meaningful impact in a role designed for a builder, not just a maintainer
Focus
- Lead monthly close and site-level financial review activities across multiple manufacturing locations
- Partner with plant and operations leaders to improve profitability, clarify performance drivers, and support better business decisions
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and ongoing financial planning efforts in partnership with finance and operations stakeholders
- Strengthen standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory control practices across a multi-site environment
- Help drive more consistent processes, stronger controls, and clearer reporting across locations
- Partner with shared services and finance leadership to improve close quality, issue resolution, and reporting accuracy
- Contribute to capital spending analysis, cost modeling, and other financial studies that support operational performance
- Serve as a collaborative finance resource during audits and other compliance-related activities
Skill Set
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
- Approximately 5 years or more of progressive accounting and finance experience in a manufacturing setting
- Strong background in manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing and variance analysis
- Experience supporting multiple locations, business units, or plant operations
- Ability to work effectively in a changing environment with evolving processes and priorities
- Comfort partnering across finance, operations, and shared services without direct authority
- Strong Excel and general ERP proficiency, experience with modern cloud-based systems is helpful
- CPA or similar credential is a plus
Travel
This role includes travel, with heavier travel expected during onboarding and early relationship-building. Longer term, travel is expected to be moderate and purposeful rather than constant.
About Blue Signal:
Blue Signal is an award-winning, executive search firm specializing in finance & accounting recruiting. We have a strong reputation for finding top talent in private equity, asset management, financial services, FinTech, and accounting leadership. Learn more at bit.ly/3IKiOzm