We are looking for a Controller to join our team in East Haven, Connecticut on a Contract basis. This role will oversee core accounting operations, deliver accurate financial reporting, and provide insight into business performance within a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will bring strong cost accounting experience, support compliance and audit activities, and help leadership understand key financial trends and margin drivers. Responsibilities: • Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial reports, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery. • Direct general ledger activity and oversee the period-end close cycle to maintain reliable accounting records. • Strengthen financial governance by supporting compliance standards and maintaining effective internal control practices. • Partner with external auditors and coordinate required documentation for annual audit and tax-related reporting. • Review operating results, identify notable fluctuations, and present clear explanations for budget and performance variances. • Administer standard costing methods and evaluate cost data to support informed manufacturing decisions. • Track material, labor, and overhead expenses to assess cost performance across production activities. • Determine product-level costs and gross margin results while highlighting opportunities to improve profitability. • Investigate manufacturing variances, including labor, material usage, purchase price, and overhead differences, and recommend practical cost-saving actions.

• Demonstrated experience in financial reporting, general ledger management, and month-end close activities. • Background in manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing and variance analysis. • Ability to calculate product costs, evaluate gross margins, and interpret financial performance drivers. • Familiarity with audit coordination, tax reporting support, and internal control environments. • Strong analytical skills with the ability to explain complex financial results in a clear and concise manner. • Experience compiling and organizing financial or operational documentation with a high level of accuracy. • Proficiency in scanning documents and maintaining orderly records to support accounting and audit processes.

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East Haven, CT
onsite
Temporary / Contract
47.5 - 55 USD / Hourly
We are looking for a Controller to join our team in East Haven, Connecticut on a Contract basis. This role will oversee core accounting operations, deliver accurate financial reporting, and provide insight into business performance within a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will bring strong cost accounting experience, support compliance and audit activities, and help leadership understand key financial trends and margin drivers. Responsibilities: • Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial reports, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery. • Direct general ledger activity and oversee the period-end close cycle to maintain reliable accounting records. • Strengthen financial governance by supporting compliance standards and maintaining effective internal control practices. • Partner with external auditors and coordinate required documentation for annual audit and tax-related reporting. • Review operating results, identify notable fluctuations, and present clear explanations for budget and performance variances. • Administer standard costing methods and evaluate cost data to support informed manufacturing decisions. • Track material, labor, and overhead expenses to assess cost performance across production activities. • Determine product-level costs and gross margin results while highlighting opportunities to improve profitability. • Investigate manufacturing variances, including labor, material usage, purchase price, and overhead differences, and recommend practical cost-saving actions.
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