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Plant Controller
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Robert Half
Los Angeles, CA (In Person)
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We are looking for an experienced finance leader to step into a Long-term Contract Divisional/Plant Controller role supporting a sophisticated aerospace and defense manufacturer in Chatsworth, California. This position will provide critical leadership during a post-acquisition period, bringing discipline to accounting operations, strengthening financial reporting, and guiding technical accounting decisions in a complex manufacturing setting. The ideal candidate is comfortable working hands-on, partnering with leadership and advisors, and improving financial processes in a fast-moving environment.
Responsibilities:
- Direct accounting leadership during the post-acquisition phase, ensuring opening balance sheet activities and related journal entries are completed accurately and on time.
- Interpret new accounting requirements tied to the transaction and guide the team in applying updated treatment for revenue and other key financial areas.
- Investigate and correct accounting discrepancies arising from legacy and revised policies, including issues affecting revenue recording and account cleanup.
- Collaborate with executive leadership, external auditors, valuation specialists, and other advisors to support purchase accounting and related financial reviews.
- Organize general ledger structures and reporting periods to improve visibility for acquisition-related activity and project-level financial tracking.
- Redesign profit and loss reporting to deliver clearer analysis by customer, product category, and major revenue source.
- Strengthen plant and inventory accounting by improving insight into material usage, labor, overhead, and manufacturing variance performance.
- Assess the month-end close process, document accounting workflows, and recommend practical improvements to internal finance operations.
- Provide hands-on manufacturing finance support involving standard costing, operational analysis, and accounting guidance within a complex production environment.
- Contribute to additional accounting and finance initiatives as business needs evolve throughout the transition period.