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Controller

Placentia, CA 92870

Posted: 04/28/2026 Job Titles: ACCT - Controller Job Number: 5751 Pay Rate: 180,000

Job Description

Controller  On-site in North Orange County - $100 million manufacturer and distributor - $175-200k plus bonus

Position Summary

Lead and manage core financial operations, including oversight of accounts payable, accounts receivable, general accounting, and day-to-day activities. Partner with Finance and cross-functional teams to support annual operating plan and forecasting processes, including data validation, variance analysis, and ensuring alignment between financial performance and organizational objectives.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
  • Oversee accounting operations including general ledger activities, journal entries, and the reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts and roll forwards.
  • Ensure accurate and timely recording of all transactions by implementing disciplines of internal audits, controls and checks across departments.
  • Provide ongoing oversight of key accounting functions, including AP, AR, inventory, payroll, and international operations, driving continuous efficiencies and ensuring accuracy and strong internal controls.
  • Prepare and deliver financial reporting packages for senior management, including variance analysis and insights into key business drivers.
  • Contribute to the ongoing development, enhancement, and documentation of accounting policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with GAAP and regulatory requirements.
  • Assist in managing external relationships with external auditors, banking personnel, and other relevant parties.
  • Assist in creation of annual operating plan.
  • Partner with senior leaders, including the Senior Director of Finance, on key projects and initiatives.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, or a Bachelor’s Degree in business with an emphasis in accounting, required.
  • A CPA and/or MBA is preferred.
  • Minimum of 10+ years in a progressively responsible financial leadership position.
  • Prior experience in manufacturing, distribution or other business with inventories is highly desirable.
  • Successful candidate will have exceptional analytical and abstract reasoning skills, excellent organizational skills and will be process oriented.
  • Must be skilled at interpersonal communication, have proven leadership skills and be a self-starter.
  • A solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office, with a high level of expertise in Excel, is required.
  • Experience supporting ERP implementation initiatives is preferred.
Controller  On-site in North Orange County - $100 million manufacturer and distributor - $175-200k plus bonus

Position Summary

Lead and manage core financial operations, including oversight of accounts payable, accounts receivable, general accounting, and day-to-day activities. Partner with Finance and cross-functional teams to support annual operating plan and forecasting processes, including data validation, variance analysis, and ensuring alignment between financial performance and organizational objectives.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
  • Oversee accounting operations including general ledger activities, journal entries, and the reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts and roll forwards.
  • Ensure accurate and timely recording of all transactions by implementing disciplines of internal audits, controls and checks across departments.
  • Provide ongoing oversight of key accounting functions, including AP, AR, inventory, payroll, and international operations, driving continuous efficiencies and ensuring accuracy and strong internal controls.
  • Prepare and deliver financial reporting packages for senior management, including variance analysis and insights into key business drivers.
  • Contribute to the ongoing development, enhancement, and documentation of accounting policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with GAAP and regulatory requirements.
  • Assist in managing external relationships with external auditors, banking personnel, and other relevant parties.
  • Assist in creation of annual operating plan.
  • Partner with senior leaders, including the Senior Director of Finance, on key projects and initiatives.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, or a Bachelor’s Degree in business with an emphasis in accounting, required.
  • A CPA and/or MBA is preferred.
  • Minimum of 10+ years in a progressively responsible financial leadership position.
  • Prior experience in manufacturing, distribution or other business with inventories is highly desirable.
  • Successful candidate will have exceptional analytical and abstract reasoning skills, excellent organizational skills and will be process oriented.
  • Must be skilled at interpersonal communication, have proven leadership skills and be a self-starter.
  • A solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office, with a high level of expertise in Excel, is required.
  • Experience supporting ERP implementation initiatives is preferred.

Job Requirements

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Meet Your Recruiter

Jennifer Hannigan, CPA
Founder & Chief Executive Officer

A former Big Four CPA and top five performer for a national staffing agency, Jennifer Hannigan founded Alliance Resource Group in 2003. Jennifer’s vision was to merge the high touch, consultative approach of retained search with the urgency and extensive network of contingency recruiting. Alliance realized that vision and quickly earned a reputation as a trusted adviser to hundreds of public and private organizations – from Fortune 500 companies to pre-revenue startups. The firm grew rapidly, and in 2024, Jennifer launched a national Private Equity & Family Office Solutions Division. Today, Alliance is the go-to recruiting agency for challenging finance and accounting searches across Southern California and beyond. Alliance’s extensive network reaches across the United States, and Alliance has been recognized dozens of times by the industry for exceptional outcomes in both talent and client services.

Jennifer is a subject matter expert in employment and human capital trends. She is active in the community and has served on the Board of Directors for the Association for Corporate Growth, the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Orfalea College of Business for Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo, the National League of Young Men, and numerous charities for women, children and the arts.

Jennifer is a mother of triplets plus two and a Summa Cum Laude graduate of California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. Her one true obsession – Star Wars – is displayed in the pop art on the walls of Alliance's corporate headquarters.

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