Manufacturing Controller

Granite State Manufacturing•Manchester, NH

About The Position

Granite State Manufacturing (GSM) is a contract manufacturer of large, complex, precision-machined and welded components, supporting U.S. Navy submarine construction. Its capabilities include large-format CNC machining; heavy fabrication and welding; assembly, inspection and testing; and program management for complex builds. GSM describes its work environment as supportive and focused on helping employees do great work. The Manufacturing Controller owns the accounting close, financial reporting, cost accounting and internal controls, and serves as the primary day-to-day partner to external auditors. This hands-on role is responsible for building and operating a disciplined, audit-ready, data-driven close, maintaining balance-sheet integrity, accurately accounting for revenue and contract assets and liabilities on firm-fixed-price contracts, and providing reliable product-cost data to program and operations leaders. The role also leads and develops the accounting team, integrates finance with operations, program management and supply chain, and works to remove barriers that affect cost and scheduling performance. The Controller is expected to support a professional, safe and orderly workplace, collaborate across the organization, and follow GSM’s Code of Ethics and applicable laws and regulations. Access to export-controlled information requires candidates to qualify as a U.S. Person under applicable regulations or otherwise be authorized under U.S. law.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
At least 8 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years leading a close and a team.
Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge, especially ASC 606 over-time revenue recognition and long-term contract accounting.
Hands-on manufacturing cost-accounting experience, including job costing, overhead absorption and inventory valuation.
Experience leading external audits as the company’s primary point of contact.
Advanced Excel skills and comfort working directly in ERP data.
U.S. Person status, as required for ITAR and export-controlled work, or other authorization under U.S. law to access the information.
Strong leadership and integration skills, including the ability to build and lead a high-performing team and integrate finance with operations, program management and supply chain.

Nice To Haves

CPA.
Aerospace and defense or government-contracting experience, ideally with Navy or prime-shipbuilder firm-fixed-price programs.
ECI M1 ERP experience.
Exposure to BI tools such as Power BI and to close-automation tools.
Curiosity about AI, active experimentation with AI tools to accelerate reconciliations, analysis and reporting, and interest in incorporating AI into team workflows.
Experience in a private-equity sponsor-backed company, including familiarity with monthly sponsor reporting, lender covenants and value-creation priorities.
Experience leading or materially contributing to finance modernization, such as an ERP upgrade, close automation or reporting overhaul, and a mindset for automating manual work.
Hands-on use of Palantir Foundry for finance data, pipelines or dashboards.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly close calendar, task assignments and deadlines, and drive toward a predictable close within 10 business days.
Prepare monthly financial statements, including the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow statement.
Ensure every balance-sheet account is reconciled monthly with documented support and timely review.
Prepare variance commentary on actual results versus budget and prior period in partnership with FP&A.
Support lender compliance reporting, including covenant calculations.
Own ASC 606 revenue recognition for firm-fixed-price contracts, including over-time recognition and cost-to-cost measures of progress.
Reconcile contract assets and contract liabilities monthly, tying billings, milestone payments and recognized revenue by contract.
Partner with program controls on estimate-at-completion reviews and record loss provisions and margin changes accurately and on time.
Own product and job costing in the M1 ERP, including labor, material and overhead absorption.
Set, monitor and true up overhead rates and analyze under- or over-absorption.
Ensure accurate raw material, work-in-process and finished-goods valuation, including raw-to-WIP transaction integrity and cycle-count reconciliation.
Lead physical inventory and inventory reserve analysis.
Serve as day-to-day lead for the annual financial statement audit; own the PBC list, audit schedules, contract narratives and timely responses to auditor requests.
Design, document and operate key financial controls covering revenue, procure-to-pay, payroll, inventory, close and journal entries.
Maintain the accounting policy manual and enforce segregation of duties.
Support compliance with DFARS contract requirements and applicable government property and business-system expectations.
Act as finance owner of M1 accounting configuration, the chart of accounts and master-data quality.
Partner with the data team on Palantir Foundry finance tooling so close, margin and EAC data flows reliably from source.
Automate reconciliations and recurring entries and reduce manual spreadsheet work.
Lead, coach and develop the accounting team; establish clear roles, standards and review practices.
Build team capability in M1 and Foundry through a structured training plan, and recommend staffing and structure changes as the business grows.
Reduce and eliminate barriers to improve overall cost and scheduling performance and make it easier for employees to produce quality products and customers to do business with GSM.
Demonstrate responsibility and accountability by reporting on time, following company policies, wearing safety glasses in designated areas, maintaining an orderly work area and following safety practices.
Build effective relationships and networks with managers, directors and workers, and collaborate to accomplish shared goals.
Abide by GSM’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and observe applicable U.S. and foreign laws and regulations.