Company Controller (on-site)

Company Controller

Join Our Team BETE is seeking a senior finance professional responsible for managing the company's accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal financial controls to ensure the company's financial records are accurate and compliant with regulations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own and execute monthly close (journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, variance analysis)
• Oversee manufacturing accounting including inventory, costing, WIP, and cost variances
• Prepare and review financial statements and management reporting
• Oversee accounting operations including AR, AP, and cash flow oversight
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal controls
• Partner with operations and leadership on financial insights and issue resolution
• Support audit preparation and external requests as needed
• Improve accounting processes and support ERP/system clean-up if applicable
• Provide guidance and oversight to accounting staff (if applicable)

Required Skills / Technologies:

• 8+ years’ accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• Prior Controller experience
• Strong knowledge of inventory, costing, and manufacturing financials
• Month-end close ownership and financial reporting expertise
• Advanced Excel skills ERP system experience (manufacturing-focused ERP preferred)

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• CPA or CMA ERP implementation or optimization experience Prior interim/contract consulting background
• Audit or PE-backed manufacturing exposure Soft Skills / Culture Fit: Hands-on, “roll-up-your-sleeves” mindset
• Comfortable in fast-paced, ambiguous environments Strong communicator with non-finance stakeholders
• Ability to quickly assess issues and execute solutions
• Professional, steady presence during transition Education Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance; or Business Administration
• Equivalent combination of education, technical training, and professional experience.

Reporting Relationship Reports to the CFO

Payrate: $125k - $155k annual

Why Join BETE? At BETE, you'll work alongside talented engineers and manufacturing professionals to solve real-world industrial challenges. You'll have the opportunity to connect your interest in the work itself, the company's products, and the opportunity to make an impact in a manufacturing environment.

BETE Fog Nozzle is renowned for its technical expertise in spray technology. Established in 1950, we have expanded from one patented nozzle on which the company was founded to a full-service, global supplier of spray technology. BETE continues to grow, as a family owned company, developing and producing its products at our company headquarters and manufacturing plant in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA.

Spray nozzles play a critical, and many times unheralded, role to optimize a wide variety of industrial processes by saving energy, enhancing life safety, improving process efficiency, and making a multitude of ordinary and unique products possible. Spray nozzles are used in almost every industry, including refineries, power plants, mining, steel making, chemical plants, pulp and paper, and food production. Spray nozzle applications in these industries are even more varied, which is why over 50% of our products are designed and manufactured as custom solutions. This level of customization is possible as design, manufacturing, and testing are all in one location.

Our long-term view of growth is built on expanding our technology and translating it to customer needs. BETE is appreciated by our customers for our high quality products, responsive customer service, and innovative technical expertise.

If you are a motivated individual that enjoys solving problems, the Quality team at BETE could be the place for you.