Aerospace Controller
Woodward, Inc. • Fort Collins, CO10d • $178,000 - $220,000 • Hybrid
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Aerospace Controller
Woodward, Inc.•Fort Collins, CO
•$178,000 - $220,000•Hybrid
About The Position
The Aerospace Controller serves as the financial co-pilot and accounting leader for Woodward’s Aerospace operating segment. The role owns the segment’s financial statements, closing processes, and accounting controls, combining technical accounting precision with strategic business partnership. It provides financial visibility, maintains a rigorous control environment, collaborates with segment leadership, safeguards company assets, and identifies opportunities to improve accounting processes and controls while contributing to segment profitability and cash flow. As the senior finance and accounting leader for the segment, the Controller provides financial oversight, accounting governance, reporting accuracy, internal control compliance, and business partnership. The role ensures the integrity of financial results, supports strategic decision-making, drives operational performance, and leads the segment’s accounting and financial activities. The Controller partners with segment leadership, operations, corporate finance, FP&A, tax, treasury, and external auditors to provide timely, accurate, actionable financial information in support of growth and profitability. This is a hybrid or office-based role located in Fort Collins, Colorado, or Rockford, Illinois, with occasional travel to Woodward sites, plants, or project locations possible. The position requires applicants to be U.S. Persons under ITAR/EAR or eligible to obtain required authorizations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- 10 or more years of progressive accounting experience.
- Experience leading accounting functions in a manufacturing, industrial, aerospace, technology, or multi-site operating environment.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal controls, and financial reporting.
- Strong background in revenue accounting, cost accounting, and inventory accounting.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise ERP systems.
- Strong leadership, people development, analytical, problem-solving, decision-support, and business-partnering skills.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, with executive presence and business acumen.
- Applicants must be U.S. Persons under ITAR/EAR or eligible to obtain all required authorizations.
Nice To Haves
- CPA, CMA, MBA, or equivalent advanced certification.
- Experience working with executive leadership teams.
- Proven people leadership and team development experience.
- Experience supporting a publicly traded company.
- Experience with SAP S4 HANA.
Responsibilities
- Lead the segment’s accounting activities in compliance with U.S. GAAP, local GAAP, company policies, and internal controls.
- Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statements.
- Ensure accurate revenue recognition, inventory accounting, cost accounting, reserves, accruals, and other key accounting judgments.
- Partner with Aerospace Operations Finance to review and analyze financial results, identify trends, and communicate performance drivers to leadership.
- Coordinate with corporate accounting on consolidated financial reporting and quarterly and annual SEC reporting requirements.
- Ensure local, statutory, and tax requirements are met accurately and on time, including compliance with new guidance and regulations.
- Partner with Government Accounting to meet government accounting and reporting requirements and optimize cost recovery from government contracts.
- Partner with the Segment President and leadership team to provide insight into business performance, profitability, working capital, cash flow, and operational metrics.
- Support strategic initiatives, capital investments, acquisitions, restructurings, and growth opportunities by advising on potential accounting implications.
- Translate financial data into actionable recommendations for business leaders.
- Evaluate, implement, and optimize technologies to improve operational efficiency and processes.
- Standardize workflows, eliminate redundant manual processes, and identify opportunities for AI-enabled process optimization.
- Support SAP S4 HANA implementations at Aerospace segment locations.
- Ensure SOX compliance and maintain a strong internal control environment.
- Lead remediation of control deficiencies and audit findings.
- Coordinate internal and external audits and serve as the primary segment contact.
- Ensure adherence to corporate accounting policies and regulatory requirements.
- Identify opportunities to streamline and improve controls and documentation while reducing risk and the time spent on documentation.
- Lead, mentor, and develop accounting and finance personnel within the segment.
- Foster accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence, and build organizational capabilities for current and future needs.
- Develop leadership capabilities throughout the Aerospace accounting organization.
Benefits
- Annual cash bonus opportunity
- 401(k) match of 4.5%
- Annual Woodward stock contribution of 5%
- Tuition reimbursement
- Training and professional development opportunities
- 12 paid holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance upon date of hire
- Vacation and sick time
- Vacation buy-up
- Short-term disability
- Bereavement leave
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits
- Member Life and AD&D insurance
- Long-term disability
- Member Optional Life insurance
- Member referral bonus
- Spouse and child optional life insurance
- Optional AD&D
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Voluntary whole life insurance
- Home and auto insurance discounts
- Critical illness insurance
- Legal assistance
- Military leave
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Career Level
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