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Controller

Mission Viejo, CA 90703

Posted: 04/30/2026 Job Titles: ACCT - Controller Job Number: 5754 Pay Rate: 180,000

Job Description

Controller - South County - $30 million manufacturing company 

Essential Duties
  • Maintain financial records and ensure compliance with US GAAP
  • Review and approve key accounting transactions, including cash, payroll, and journal entries
  • Analyze job costing, department expenses, and variances to recommend corrective actions
  • Supervise and support accounting staff through training, coaching, and performance evaluations
  • Build KPIs and management dashboards
  • Own, improve and communicate job profitability and analysis
  • Support pricing strategy and quoting
  • Develop budgets, forecasts and cash flow models
  • Assist the executive team in translating numbers into business decisions
  • Create SOPs and documentation of all critical tasks and look for ways to automate and streamline



Qualifications
 
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • Minimum ten years of related experience, or equivalent education and experience
  • Manufacturing is critical – with experience working in job costing/project-based environments
  • Experience working for small to middle market organizations
  • Strong knowledge of GAAP including revenue recognition, inventory and overhead allocation
  • Demonstrated ability in financial reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, and financial analysis
  • Excellent executive presence and communication skills
  • Ability to coach and develop team, and work cross functionally with operations, sales and manufacturing
  • Strong ERP and project management skills
  • Must have a servant leadership mentality and a growth mindset – must possess a high level of accountability


In summary, the right person owns the numbers, improves the system, partners with the business, and drives decisions – not just reports them.

 

Job Requirements

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Meet Your Recruiter

Kyle Sakata
Manager, Executive Search

Kyle Sakata is a seasoned executive recruiter with over 20 years’ experience recruiting accounting and finance talent in southern California. His executive search practice spans multiple industries including investment management, real estate, technology, and consumer products. Kyle has a thorough foundation in technical recruiting, leaning into his early career as a Controller. This enables him to source highly specialized candidates, accurately assessing and describing the nuances of each role to attract top candidates and skillfully showcasing the skillsets of exceptional talent to premier organizations. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance from California State University at Long Beach.

In his spare time, Kyle is an accomplished surfer who loves exploring local beaches with his two daughters.

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