The Controller leads the accounting department, overseeing financial reporting, cost analysis, forecasting, audits, compliance, financial systems, internal controls, and month-end and year-end close processes. The role manages accounting staff, supports the CFO and executive leadership, improves financial procedures, analyzes performance and variances, and ensures accurate reporting across billing, receivables, payables, tax filings, and the general ledger.
Controller
At AST, we enhance the efficiency, productivity, and safety of flexible aseptic manufacturing processes for the worldwide Life Science Industry by offering innovative products, services, and solutions.
Do you want to contribute to a shared vision and mission? Would you like to bring your unique talents to have a significant impact on a growing company? At AST we strive to build a workplace that enables every team member to meet and exceed their capabilities. We set our expectations high and provide the environment and resources necessary to bring out the very best.
Competitive compensation range for onsite WA applicants is $145,000 to $165,000. All applicants are welcome to apply.
Employee benefits include: Medical (HSA & PPO), Paid Dental, Vision, HSA account with employer contribution, (eligible the first of the month following your date of hire), Long/Short term disability, 401(K) (Traditional & Roth options) with up to 5% company match (eligible 90 days after date of hire), Education Assistance, Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holiday, and bonus potential. All benefits on this page are subject to change.
What can I expect in this role?
The Controller manages activities and a team within the accounting department, and is responsible for ensuring entries are timely, accurate, and comply with all accounting practices, standards, and regulations. This is a key position that works collaboratively and cross-functionally.
Key responsibilities
This is a full-time position based in Tacoma.
AST is an equal opportunity employer.
At AST, we enhance the efficiency, productivity, and safety of flexible aseptic manufacturing processes for the worldwide Life Science Industry by offering innovative products, services, and solutions.
Do you want to contribute to a shared vision and mission? Would you like to bring your unique talents to have a significant impact on a growing company? At AST we strive to build a workplace that enables every team member to meet and exceed their capabilities. We set our expectations high and provide the environment and resources necessary to bring out the very best.
Competitive compensation range for onsite WA applicants is $145,000 to $165,000. All applicants are welcome to apply.
Employee benefits include: Medical (HSA & PPO), Paid Dental, Vision, HSA account with employer contribution, (eligible the first of the month following your date of hire), Long/Short term disability, 401(K) (Traditional & Roth options) with up to 5% company match (eligible 90 days after date of hire), Education Assistance, Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holiday, and bonus potential. All benefits on this page are subject to change.
What can I expect in this role?
The Controller manages activities and a team within the accounting department, and is responsible for ensuring entries are timely, accurate, and comply with all accounting practices, standards, and regulations. This is a key position that works collaboratively and cross-functionally.
Key responsibilities
- Develop, review, and monitor the financial and cost analysis processes in support of the CEO, CFO, functional business leaders, and Board of Directors.
- Ensure all accounting and finance responsibilities are completed accurately, timely, and in compliance with practices and procedures. Provide financial information to auditors and ensure all legal/regulatory requirements are met.
- Ensure efficient use of the ERP system, while maintaining the highest integrity in all cost tracking and financial reporting. Establish and enforce policies and procedures for financial and accounting practices.
- Coordinate and prepare financial forecasts and ensure quality control over financial transactions and reporting.
- Develop and document business and accounting policies and procedures that maintain and strengthen internal controls.
- Manage all financial systems, to include: billing, A/R, A/P, month-end and year-end close, local, state, federal government reporting, tax filings, and GL. Perform data mining and extraction from primary and secondary data sources and create reports using Excel and other database tools.
- Integrate business forecasts with relevant historical financial data to anticipate future financial outcomes, facilitating strategic business planning, and guiding process and policy enhancements.
- Assess financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results against projections and plans.
- Support the improvement of AST’s financial status by analyzing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; and recommending actions to leadership team and Board.
- Work closely with outside accounting firms to ensure AST stays compliant and in support of their efforts.
- Effectively partner with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives, drive process improvements, and implement best practices.
- Enhance existing processes for consistency, standardization, and to increase efficiency and implement new financial processes and procedures, as needed.
- Build, maintain, and drive robust financial analysis and reporting to help guide and influence business decisions.
- Ensure quality control over financial transactions and reporting.
- Assist the CFO in insurance procurement and renewal of all business insurance needs.
- Ensure compliance on all audits conducted by government regulating agencies and insurance companies.
- Evaluate, assess, develop, and empower members of the accounting team
- Perform other duties as assigned by the CFO.
- 8+ years of progressively responsible Accounting and Finance experience, in manufacturing or related industry, including experience with job costing and percent-of-completion accounting.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related discipline. CPA is preferred.
- Experienced and highly proficient with ERP systems. Knowledge of Epicor Kinetic, SQL, and PowerBI, is a plus.
- Proven advanced Excel skills.
- Proactively take ownership of the role, demonstrating enthusiasm for AST’s mission, vision, and values, and consistently aligning actions with AST’s strategic objectives.
- Proven ability to collaborate cross functionally with all levels of management.
- Skilled in presenting data for the different levels of the organization.
- Drive to improve, automate, and scale existing processes.
- Show propensity for learning, and demonstrate ability to identify, analyze, interpret, and deliver sound solutions. Resourceful and curious.
- Proven ability to plan and manage multiple projects while meeting set deadlines of team deliverables.
- Proven ability to make sound, fact-based decisions, and recommendations.
- Proven ability to adapt and excel in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
- Proven ability to roll-up sleeves and do the necessary tasks to achieve goals and targets.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Must be willing to take and successfully pass a drug test.
- Must be willing to submit to and successfully pass a background check.
This is a full-time position based in Tacoma.
AST is an equal opportunity employer.
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