Company Controller

Hunter Foundry Machinery Corporation (Hunter) is seeking a Controller to join our team in Bensenville, Illinois. This position will lead the accounting and financial operations of Hunter Foundry Machinery as an operating company within SMG Group. The Company Controller will report directly to the SMG Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who provides financial oversight across the group of companies.

The Company Controller will take ownership of Hunter’s financial reporting, accounting close, cash flow, working capital, customer credit, manufacturing cost accounting, light treasury activities, and internal controls. The position will partner with Hunter leadership while delivering accurate and timely reporting to the SMG Group CFO.

What your day will look like:

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, including preparation and posting of monthly journal entries, review and posting of accounting interface transactions, reconciliations, accruals, reserves, and financial statement preparation.
• Prepare and analyze Hunter’s income statements, balance sheets, cash flow reports, and monthly management reporting packages; explain trends and variances to Hunter leadership and the SMG Group CFO, and prepare cash flow and profit-and-loss forecasts.
• Prepare and submit quarterly financial reporting packages to banks in accordance with reporting requirements and deadlines.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, collections, fixed assets, and bank reconciliations; perform trial balance reconciliations as needed and at least quarterly.
• Manage manufacturing accounting, including monthly machine percentage-of-completion calculations, work-in-process and inventory calculations and adjustments, inventory valuation, standard costs, production variances, cost of goods sold, and inventory reserves.
• Partner with Operations, Purchasing, and Sales to analyze margins, machine and parts profitability, inventory performance, and opportunities to improve working capital.
• Develop Hunter’s budgets and forecasts, monitor cash requirements, and provide financial analysis and reports to the SMG Group CFO to support operating and capital investment decisions.
• Perform light treasury activities, including reviewing daily bank activity and balances, preparing short-term cash forecasts, tracking expected receipts and disbursements, and identifying near-term funding needs for review with the SMG Group CFO.
• Coordinate routine banking activities and payment processes, including bank account administration, ACH and wire transfers for non-accounts-payable items under established approval controls, and resolution of bank-related inquiries; escalate material liquidity or banking matters to the SMG Group CFO.
• Lead customer credit reviews for new and existing accounts, including analysis of financial statements, payment history, trade references, and available credit information.
• Monitor accounts receivable aging, past-due balances, credit holds, customer concentration, and collection risk; review credit holds two to three times per week and respond promptly to urgent holds, coordinating release decisions with Sales and customer service under approved credit policies.
• Maintain documented credit policies, approval records, and appropriate segregation of duties; escalate material credit exposures and potential bad debts promptly.
• Oversee sales and use tax compliance, including California sales tax returns and required prepayments, property tax, audit schedules, and other accounting compliance requirements; serve as the primary coordinator for the annual external CPA review and financial consolidations.
• Calculate and administer internal and external sales commissions, including verifying sales and payment data, reconciling calculations, coordinating approvals, maintaining supporting schedules, and ensuring accurate and timely payments.
• Coordinate company insurance renewals, including workers’ compensation and other business coverage; gather exposure and coverage information, work with brokers and insurers, review renewal proposals and premiums with leadership, and track policy dates and documentation.
• Maintain accurate accounting processes and financial data within Aptean WorkWise ERP; improve ERP controls, reporting workflows, reconciliations, and data integrity in collaboration with Hunter operations and SMG Group finance.
• Guide and review the work of accounting staff, where assigned, while remaining directly involved in critical reconciliations, decisions, and deliverables.

What we are looking for:

• Strong command of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, general ledger accounting, and internal controls.
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing cost accounting, inventory, work in process, and margin analysis.
• Demonstrated judgment in customer credit analysis, credit limit decisions, collections, and receivables risk management.
• Practical familiarity with daily cash management, short-term cash forecasting, banking procedures, payment controls, and segregation of duties.
• Ability to translate accounting information into practical recommendations for management.
• Strong organizational skills, accuracy, discretion, and accountability for deadlines and financial information.
• Demonstrated familiarity with Aptean WorkWise ERP and its use in general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory, manufacturing costing, and financial reporting; advanced Excel skills and experience with BI tools are highly valued.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with leadership, Sales, Purchasing, Operations, and outside advisors.
• A proactive, hands-on approach suited to a mid-sized industrial business where strategic and transactional responsibilities overlap.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA or CMA preferred.
• Approximately 7 or more years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including substantial ownership of financial close and reporting processes.
• Previous Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, or Senior Accountant experience with comparable scope strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of Aptean WorkWise ERP is required, along with experience in manufacturing accounting and ERP-based financial controls and reporting.
• Experience evaluating commercial credit risk and approving or recommending customer credit limits preferred.
• Experience with routine treasury and banking activities, including cash forecasting and payment controls, preferred.
• Experience supervising or reviewing accounting staff and coordinating audits is desirable.

Job Type:

Full-Time

About Hunter Foundry:

Hunter Foundry Machinery Corporation has been in business for more than 60 years and is a world leader in matchplate molding machines and automated mold-handling equipment for the foundry industry. We serve customers across metal casting, automotive, aerospace, and heavy-industrial manufacturing with reliable equipment, engineering, and customer support.

This is an opportunity for an accounting professional to take meaningful ownership of financial operations, strengthen controls, and support disciplined growth in a long-established manufacturing business.

Hunter is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics.