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Controller

CFS
  • Denver, CO
    1 day ago
    CFS

    Job Description

    We're Hiring: Controller


    Salary: $145,000-$150,000 + 5-10 bonus


    We're looking for a Controller to join a growing manufacturing company where you'll have significant visibility and the opportunity to make a direct impact on the business. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accounting leader with strong manufacturing and cost accounting experience who is ready to take on a strategic leadership role.


    Why This Opportunity?



    • High-visibility leadership role with direct exposure to executive leadership



    • Opportunity to lead and develop the accounting function



    • Significant ownership over manufacturing cost accounting, financial reporting, and accounting operations



    • Cross-functional partnership with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Service



    • Opportunity to influence processes, improve profitability, and support business growth



    • Stable, growing manufacturing company with strong long-term opportunity




    Controller Responsibilities



    • Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes and ensure timely financial reporting



    • Oversee general ledger accounting, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation



    • Lead manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing, annual cost rolls, BOM reviews, labor rates, and overhead absorption



    • Analyze material, labor, overhead, purchase price, scrap, yield, and production variances



    • Oversee inventory valuation, reconciliations, E&O reserves, and inventory turnover



    • Manage AP and AR functions, including aging, collections, cash application, and working capital



    • Lead external audits, compliance, and regulatory reporting



    • Develop, mentor, and lead accounting personnel



    • Oversee budgeting, forecasting, capital expenditure planning, and long-range financial planning



    • Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Production to improve margins, reduce costs, and drive business performance



    • Serve as a strategic business partner to executive leadership




    Controller Qualifications



    • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field



    • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant manufacturing experience



    • 5+ years of accounting and finance leadership experience



    • Strong manufacturing cost accounting and standard costing experience



    • Advanced understanding of inventory accounting, ERP systems, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls



    • Experience leading month-end close, financial reporting, and external audits



    • Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills



    • CPA preferred



    • Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional partnership skills



    • Strategic, collaborative leader who can balance hands-on accounting responsibilities with broader business partnership




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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationDenver, CO
    IndustryFinancial Services
    Company Size500 to 999 employees
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://www.cfstaffing.com/

    About Company

    Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

    CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

    Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.

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    Skills

    • Accountingunmatched
    • Accounting Closeunmatched
    • Accounts Payableunmatched
    • Accounts Receivable Managementunmatched
    • Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
    • Budget Managementunmatched
    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Business Growthunmatched
    • Business Supportunmatched
    • Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)unmatched
    • Cash Applicationsunmatched
    • Channel Strategiesunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Cost Accountingunmatched
    • Cost Controlunmatched
    • Credit and Collectionsunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
    • External Auditunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Controlunmatched
    • Financial Modelingunmatched
    • Financial Planningunmatched
    • Financial Reportingunmatched
    • Financial Statementsunmatched
    • Forecastingunmatched
    • General Ledger Accountingunmatched
    • Journal Entriesunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Costunmatched
    • Materials Analysisunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Profit & Lossunmatched
    • Reconciliationunmatched
    • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
    • Regulatory Reportsunmatched
    • Salesunmatched
    • Standard Costingunmatched
    • Supply Chain Operationsunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched

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