Jobs in Springfield, MA

About the role

The Assistant Controller supports the Controller and local business unit leadership by delivering accurate reporting, actionable analysis, inventory controls, and cost management insight that improve financial performance and operational decision-making. This role serves as a key analytical partner to finance, operations, supply chain, and site leadership, helping translate manufacturing activity into clear financial understanding. The Assistant Controller will support budgeting, forecasting, monthly close, variance analysis, inventory reporting, standard cost maintenance, margin analysis, and business performance reviews.

What you'll bring

• Strong financial analysis, business analytics, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing finance, cost accounting, inventory accounting, standard costing, and variance analysis.
• Ability to analyze large data sets, identify trends, explain variances, and turn data into practical business recommendations.
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, data modeling, and report automation.
• Experience developing dashboards, reports, financial models, and KPI tracking tools.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to balance accuracy, deadlines, and changing business priorities.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain financial results clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Ability to collaborate with operations, supply chain, shared services, and local leadership teams.
• Strong systems aptitude, with the ability to retrieve and validate data from ERP and reporting systems.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a desire to simplify processes, improve controls, and make reporting more useful.
• High level of ownership, curiosity, and accountability.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field required.