Assistant Controller, CAM Fasteners

Stanley Black & Decker • Brea, CA

1d • $85,400 - $137,540 • Onsite

About The Position

Assistant Controller, CAM Fasteners Brea, CA, United States Come build something that matters. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 48,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®. The Job: As a Assistant Controller, you’ll be part of our Industrial Finance Controllership team working as an on-site employee. You’ll get to: key member of both the finance and plant leadership teams, acting as a strategic partner to drive business results across our Brea, California manufacturing facility. Collaborate closely with site leadership to influence operational decisions, drive continuous improvement, and ensure the financial health of multiple P&Ls within a dynamic environment featuring fully internalized engineering, testing, and production. Reporting to the CAM Fasteners Controller, you will lead site cost accounting activities and provide the analytical insights and business partnership needed to achieve plant objectives. Catalyst for operational excellence, working alongside plant leadership to identify opportunities, solve problems, and deliver results. This role is designed for a collaborative leader who excels at translating financial data into action, supporting the CAM Fasteners Controller and leadership team in achieving both operational and financial goals. Strategic Business Partnership Operational Collaboration: Serve as a proactive member of the plant leadership team, providing financial insights and business counsel to support daily operations and long-term initiatives. Decision Support: Partner with site leaders to analyze business cases, model scenarios, and evaluate investments, ensuring data-driven decisions that enhance plant performance. Performance Visibility: Develop and deliver clear, actionable reporting that empowers the leadership team to understand key drivers, track progress, and achieve plant targets. Continuous Improvement: Champion process excellence by standardizing and improving business processes, eliminating waste, and boosting data reliability across functions. Cost Accounting & Financial Leadership Cost Development & Maintenance: Lead all standard costing activities, including annual cost roll, labor/overhead rates, and BOM/routing audits, in partnership with operations and engineering. Variance Analysis: Own daily/weekly variance tracking, delivering insights on PPV, labor efficiency, and volume variances to inform operational decisions. New Product Costing: Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to provide pro-forma cost estimates and margin analysis for new projects and bids. Financial Governance & Risk Management Controllership Partnership: Support accurate financial statements for multiple P&Ls, ensuring compliance and alignment with business objectives. Support the controller in all planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities as needed Reporting & Compliance: Lead month-end/quarterly closing, support SOX compliance, and continuously improve internal controls. Risk Mitigation: Work with the Controller and plant leadership to identify and address potential risks, supporting a strong control environment. The Person: You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Experience: 7-10 years in a manufacturing environment, with proven experience as a business partner to operations and leadership teams.
• Technical Skills: ERP (JD Edwards, HFM), advanced Excel, BI tools (Power BI), P&L ownership.
• Leadership: Collaborative, influential partner able to align finance and operations, drive cross-functional initiatives, and deliver results.
• Attributes: High integrity, continuous improvement mindset, service-oriented approach, and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a proactive member of the plant leadership team, providing financial insights and business counsel to support daily operations and long-term initiatives.
• Partner with site leaders to analyze business cases, model scenarios, and evaluate investments, ensuring data-driven decisions that enhance plant performance.
• Develop and deliver clear, actionable reporting that empowers the leadership team to understand key drivers, track progress, and achieve plant targets.
• Champion process excellence by standardizing and improving business processes, eliminating waste, and boosting data reliability across functions.
• Lead all standard costing activities, including annual cost roll, labor/overhead rates, and BOM/routing audits, in partnership with operations and engineering.
• Own daily/weekly variance tracking, delivering insights on PPV, labor efficiency, and volume variances to inform operational decisions.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to provide pro-forma cost estimates and margin analysis for new projects and bids.
• Support accurate financial statements for multiple P&Ls, ensuring compliance and alignment with business objectives.
• Support the controller in all planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities as needed
• Lead month-end/quarterly closing, support SOX compliance, and continuously improve internal controls.
• Work with the Controller and plant leadership to identify and address potential risks, supporting a strong control environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level