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Controller

CFS
  • Lancaster, CA
  • $150,000–$170,000 Per Year
13 days ago
CFS

Job Description

Controller


About the Company and Opportunity:
Join a long-standing, reputable manufacturing organization that’s been operating successfully for over 20 years. This is a key leadership role within a stable, family-oriented culture where collaboration, integrity, and growth are highly valued. The company offers a competitive compensation package, strong bonus potential, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the finance function.


Salary: $150,000–$170,000 + Bonus


Role Overview:
The Controller will oversee all accounting operations and play a critical role in driving financial accuracy and supporting strategic initiatives. This position is responsible for ensuring timely month-end and year-end close processes, delivering reliable financial reporting, supporting budgeting and forecasting efforts, and driving cost accounting initiatives. The role also oversees AP, AR, and payroll, while partnering closely with leadership to support ongoing growth.


Key Responsibilities:



  • Lead an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual close process

  • Prepare and analyze financial statements and monthly reporting packages

  • Support budgeting, forecasting, and quarterly financial reviews

  • Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll functions

  • Monitor revenue, expenses, and overall financial performance

  • Gather, evaluate, and present financial data to leadership

  • Set performance goals for accounting staff, provide coaching, and support professional development

  • Tracking and analyzing product costs, labor, and overhead

  • Preparing standard cost reports and variance analyses

  • Identifying opportunities for cost reductions and process improvements

  • Collaborating with operations to optimize inventory valuation and cost controls


Preferred Qualifications:



  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

  • 5+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience

  • 2+ years in a supervisory or leadership role

  • Manufacturing industry experience highly preferred

  • Strong knowledge of cost accounting, inventory management, and GAAP



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Numbers & Facts

LocationLancaster, CA
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$150,000–$170,000 Per Year
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 Receivableunmatched
  • Budget Reportingunmatched
  • Budgetingunmatched
  • Coachingunmatched
  • Cost Accountingunmatched
  • Cost Analysisunmatched
  • Cost Controlunmatched
  • Cost Reportingunmatched
  • Expense Trackingunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Analysisunmatched
  • Financial Controlunmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • Forecastingunmatched
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
  • Inventory Costsunmatched
  • Inventory Managementunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Performance Goal Settingunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Product Costingunmatched
  • Strategic Planningunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Variance Analysisunmatched

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