Controller

Job Description

Job Description

Controller
Automation Personnel Services is looking for a Controller for a company based in Elkmont, AL. In this role, you will have the opportunity to direct, plan, and validate all accounting activities to ensure proper reporting of monthly plant financial results.

Pay Rate
$110,000 -120,000 annually

Schedule and Hours
Monday through Friday, 7 30 am to 4 00 pm.

Controller Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct and validate all accounting activities including labor distribution, inventories, general receipts, scrap, rework, accounts payable, closed order variances, fixed assets transactions and journal entries. (Includes monthly reconciliation of balance and sheets.)
• Analyze monthly plant financial results. Initiate and implement cost reduction recommendations in both product and operations.
• Review and approve capital expenditure requests. Ensure accuracy of assumptions and accountability for attaining promised results.
• Plan and develop the annual plant operating budgets based on current plant capabilities and desired cost, service and quality objectives.
• Set product cost standards via annual cost roll. Make recommendations and focus plant management on products or product groups that need improvement.

Controller Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business Administration. MBA preferred 5+ years of practical experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Computer skills with knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office Software.
• Excellent analytical and auditing skills. Proficient in verbal and written communication.
• The ability to continually and constructively question and challenge the current practices and processes.
• Competencies should include: innovation, management practice and leadership skills, judgement, and good initiative.

Job Type
Direct Hire

Benefits

• Weekly Pay
• Medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
• 40 Hours Service Bonus after 1 year of continuous service and 1500 hours
• 6 paid Holidays after 1 year of continuous service and 1500 hours

401(k) Retirement Plan
Automation Personnel Services is the only staffing agency specializing in manufacturing and industrial roles that offers 401(k) matching to all eligible contingent and temporary associates.

Click Apply Now to submit your application or call us at 256.584.0325 to learn more. You can also apply in person at our office located at

Automation Personnel Services Decatur Branch
1425 6th Avenue SE
Decatur, AL 35601

Bonus Opportunity!
We are also offering a $50.00 referral bonus. Both employee and referral must stay on assignment for 30 days to receive the payout.

About Automation Personnel Services
Automation Personnel Services is a highly recognized staffing agency with over 30 years of experience in manufacturing and light-industrial staffing. Our accolades include:

• 11-time consecutive winner of the ClearlyRated® Best of Staffing Client Award (2016-2026).
• Winner of the ClearlyRated® Best of Staffing Talent Award (2019-2026).
• Recipient of the Safety Standard of Excellence Award by the American Staffing Association.
• Named one of the Best Staffing Companies to Work For by CIO Views Magazine.
• Named one of America’s Best Temp Staffing Firms by Forbes (2025).
• Consistently ranked among the top U.S. staffing agencies by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA).

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