Job Description
Private Equity Hands-On Controller for Portfolio Company
Are you looking for an opportunity to become the financial leader of a private-equity owned small and growing business ($10mm of sales) and develop the skillset to become the CFO within a reasonable timeframe?
Cornerstone Capital Holdings (“CCH”) is under contract to acquire a $10.0 million manufacturing division (“Newco”) of a larger corporation based in Elkhart, IN. Newco will also be based in Elkhart, IN and is seeking an entrepreneurial and hands-on Controller to oversee all of the company's financial operations including the following:
· Help establish a “stand-alone” accounting structure independent of the former parent company – including the establishment of an accounts receivable and accounts payable and daily cash flow function;
· Work closely with the President and management team to assess pricing and margin issues and work closely with private equity principals;
· Manage all invoicing and payables for the organization;
· Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements;
· Preparation of detailed annual P&L and Cashflow budgets;
· Preparation of monthly program review;
· Creation and maintenance of insightful financial analyses for management review and decision-making, in part, related to:
o Standard labor and overhead rate calculation;
o Job cost actual vs. budget and program analysis;
o Supervision of day-to-day activities of the factory accounting function;
· Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial summaries;
· Review of pricing and new business opportunities;
· MRP experience and familiarity – ideally with Epicor;
Must have solid financial statement and cost accounting background and be extremely comfortable working with MRP systems to improve overall operating efficiency. Working knowledge of LEAN manufacturing is a plus.
The candidate will have the following:
Strong accounting background, ideally a CPA;;
Solid experience in manufacturing accounting & corporate finance;
Experience with a small company (between 25 - 50 employees);
Excellent Excel skills including pivot tables, graphs and data analysis;
Stable work record.
Excellent compensation package including salary plus success bonus.
We offer a competitive salary with incentives for success. The job opening is expected February 1, 2026. Superior candidates fitting the above description should forward a resume and cover letter to .
Full-time