Job Title: Assistant Controller – Manufacturing
Location: Cleveland, OH Metro (Onsite)
Pay Rate: $100,000 – $135,000 base, depending on level
OVERVIEW
The company is a Cleveland-area advanced-metals manufacturer producing high-performance lightweight alloys for energy, aerospace, and defense customers on four continents. Casting, extrusion, CNC machining, and heat treat all run under one roof, giving this lean, ISO-certified team the complexity of a far bigger operation.
Overview:
- Monthly and year-end close with accurate GAAP financials
- Manufacturing cost accounting: standard costing, WIP, inventory, and margin analysis
- External audit relationship and year-round audit readiness
- Internal controls and SOX readiness for public-company reporting
- Budgeting, forecasting, and capital planning for new facilities
- ERP selection and implementation as the company scales
- Building and leading a growing accounting team
- Close partnership with leadership, operations, engineering, and the new parent company's finance team
Tools: ERP accounting platforms, advanced Excel
COMPENSATION & PERKS
- Experienced Controllers: $125K – $135K base
- Assistant Controllers: $100K – $110K base, plus a path to Controller in 1–2 years
- Full-time, direct-hire, Monday–Friday onsite
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Real budget to build systems and the team the right way
- Front-row exposure to public-company reporting
- Patented products with a decade-plus global track record
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance; CPA strongly preferred
- Controller: 7+ years of progressive accounting, including manufacturing leadership
- Assistant Controller: 5+ years with manufacturing or cost accounting exposure
- Strong standard costing, inventory, and month-end close skills
- External audit experience; public accounting a plus
- SOX, public-company, private equity, or M&A exposure a strong plus
- ERP and advanced Excel proficiency
- Must be a U.S. person under ITAR (citizen, permanent resident, asylee, or refugee)
- Onsite five days a week in the Cleveland metro
- CPA strongly preferred (active or inactive)
This is a fully onsite position and is not remote. The company does not offer visa sponsorship now or in the future, and relocation assistance is not provided. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- CPA certification; active or inactive
- At least 5 years of experience with manufacturing or cost accounting
- Strong standard costing, inventory, and month-end close skills
- External audit experience
- Public accounting experience
- SOX, public-company, private equity, or M&A exposure
- ERP and advanced Excel proficiency
- Must be a U.S. person under ITAR requirements
- Ability to work onsite five days per week in the Cleveland metro area
What We Do
The true performance of your business shouldn’t be a mystery. TGG is a leading provider of outsourced accounting and business advisory services for small to mid-size businesses across industries. Our mission is to improve business owners’ lives through excellent financial management. As a fully scalable accounting and finance team, we work as a natural extension our client’s business, tailoring our services to fit their specific needs. We provide timely, actionable information to management teams through detailed measurement, reporting and analysis of financial metrics and results. By managing through numbers and metrics, companies are able to maximize income, understand their cash position, and improve visibility into the future performance of their business. Disclaimer: Services being offered do not require a state license.
