Assistant Controller

TriMas • El Cajon, CA

89d • $130,000 - $155,000

About The Position

The Assistant Controller is responsible for assisting with both the day-to-day management of the Accounting and IT functions of the site and being an integral member of the site leadership team. The role involves supporting the day-to-day operations of the company through solid value-added analysis and efficient tactical execution of required tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business from an accredited school
• 6+ years of experience in cost accounting in a manufacturing environment
• CPA and/or MBA, a plus
• Excellent Excel skills including pivot tables, graphs, and data analysis.
• Excellent communication, influence, and collaborative leadership skills
• Solid knowledge of ERP systems to drive system and process improvements.
• Experience in organization planning and talent management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the financial statement close process to timely and accurate completion while ensuring conformity with company accounting policies, procedures, and control requirements.
• Manage the reporting requirements on key KPI to both division and Corporate on a timely and accurate basis. Supports Corporate Tax team on annual tax requirements.
• Prepare, execute, and report the financial plans (e.g., Budgets, Forecasts, Cash Flow) for the business.
• Working with site leadership to provide support through business analysis, strategic oversight, identification of areas for improvement and management of key projects, including product margin and customer margin analysis.
• Analyze, review and Report metrics to determine the operational effectiveness of our manufacturing operations, business processes and profitability.
• Direct labor efficiency and utilization - understand trends and profit impacts, work with operations to drive improvements.
• Purchase price savings - understand market dynamics, work with supply chain to help drive sound purchasing decisions.
• Support Make vs. Buy analysis.
• Estimated cost builds for sales quotations - provide financial support to sales team to quote profitable projects accurately and quickly for the business.
• Work with operations to support capital planning and capital expense requests - analysis of needs, timing of spending and post-implementation reviews of the projects.
• Identify and lead process improvement projects to automate and streamline current accounting and reporting procedures.
• Drive further ERP utilization and optimization to streamline key business processes. Recommend and implement necessary changes.
• Develop and mentor finance staff. Build bench strength to support organizational succession planning.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance and Prescription Drugs
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability Insurance (for eligible employees)
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Paid Time Off (may include vacation and sick time)
• Retirement Program
• Other Voluntary Benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree