Controller

Job Title: Controller

Location: North Sutton NH (Hybrid: 3days on-site / 2 days remote)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $145000 $150000 base Annual Performance Bonus
Travel: Occasional travel to Peabody MA

Company Introduction

This role is with a precision photonics manufacturer headquartered in North Sutton New Hampshire. The company designs and manufactures light measurement systems integrating spheres reflectance materials and optical calibration solutions used across aerospace automotive LED/lighting medical device and defense markets worldwide.

Occasional travel to Peabody required due to an extension of the companys capabilities in specialty light sources and radiometric instrumentation.

This company is in an active growth phase. The Controller will be central to the financial rigor reporting discipline and operational transparency that PE ownership demands.

Role Overview

The Controller is the senior accounting and financial reporting leader who will be reporting directly to the CFO. This is a hands-on execution-oriented role. You will own the close manage the team through month-end deliver PE-grade reporting to sponsors and lenders and build the financial infrastructure that supports growth and future transactions.

The right candidate has done this before in a manufacturing environment thrives under tight deadlines and takes personal ownership of accuracy and speed.

Core Responsibilities

• Own and execute the monthly close within 5 - 7 business days across all legal entities
• Prepare consolidated financial statements and entity-level P&L balance sheet and cash flow
• Deliver PE-grade reporting including EBITDA bridge normalized EBITDA support and variance analysis with operational drivers
• Ensure financial data supports board packages lender reporting and sponsor dashboards
• Lead all manufacturing cost accounting including standard costing variance analysis BOM integrity routings overhead absorption and labor efficiency Partner with operations to improve gross margin visibility support pricing decisions and identify cost-reduction opportunities
• Maintain disciplined controls around inventory valuation and excess and obsolete reserves
• Manage accounting across multiple legal entities including inter-company transactions eliminations reconciliations and transfer pricing documentation
• Lead annual budgeting and frequent reforecasting aligned to sponsor expectations
• Prepare and maintain 13-week cash flow forecasts; support CFO with working capital analysis and CapEx ROI tracking
• Drive improvements in AR collections inventory turns and AP discipline
• Design and maintain strong internal controls appropriate for PE ownership; ensure IFRS compliance and covenant calculations
• Manage tax compliance across sales/use property and income tax provisions in coordination with external advisors
• Serve as primary contact for external auditors tax advisors and lenders; keep the company audit-ready and diligence-ready at all times
• Own financial integrity of the ERP system (Epicor); lead process automation chart of accounts optimization and reporting improvements
• Support bolt-on acquisitions post-acquisition integration and diligence processes including Quality of Earnings and data room preparation
• Lead and develop the accounting team with a high-accountability mindset; establish clear roles deadlines and ownership across the close
• Promote cross-training and documentation to reduce key-person risk and build a scalable accounting function

Required Background

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
• 812 years of progressive accounting experience
• Manufacturing and cost accounting experience required
• Proven ownership of the monthly close process and the team that executes it
• Experience managing multi-entity environments and inter-company accounting
• 13-week cash flow preparation experience
• Strong U.S. IFRS knowledge; advanced Excel and ERP proficiency (Epicor a plus; SAP Oracle and similar platforms are transferable)
• CPA or CMA (Preferred)
• Prior experience in a PE-backed company with direct exposure to sponsor reporting EBITDA analysis and lender compliance (Preferred)
• Experience supporting due diligence including Quality of Earnings and data room preparation (Preferred)
• Familiarity with multi-jurisdiction tax compliance (Preferred)

Compensation & Perks

• Base Salary: $150000 based on experience
• Annual Performance Bonus: Tied to individual and company performance
• Hybrid schedule: 3 days in the North Sutton NH office 2 days remote
• Full benefits package including medical dental vision and retirement plan
• Direct access to CFO and PE-backed leadership team
• High-visibility role with real impact on company performance and value creation