Controller

Brief Description Crestview Aerospace Overview Crestview Aerospace is a manufacturing organization working closely with large aircraft and weapon systems OEMs, such as Boeing Defense, Bell, RTX/Collins Aerospace, Northrop Grumman and several others to deliver complex design-to-build and build-to print assemblies. Crestview Aerospace provides these assemblies in support of in-service platforms, such as: H-47, V-22, F-35, F-15, F-16, F-18, KC-135, E-2, and weapon systems such as Harpoon and SLAM-ER. Crestview Aerospace is comprised of two (2) manufacturing sites, with operations in St. Louis, Missouri and Crestview, FL, and employs approximately 300 professionals.

Position Summary Operating from our Crestview headquarters, the Controller serves as a key financial leader and strategic partner to the CFO. The role oversees the consolidated accounting function, manages financial integrity, and provides the clear data insights necessary to optimize operational performance and support private equity sponsor requirements.

Essential Job Functions

• Financial Leadership & Controls: Direct all enterprise accounting team members and operations, financial reporting, and internal controls across multiple manufacturing sites to ensure GAAP compliance.
• Strategic Reporting & Insights: Deliver accurate, timely consolidated monthly financial statements and corporate metrics to provide leadership and investors with visibility into operational performance.
• Operational Cost Accounting: Partner with plant leadership to optimize manufacturing cost structures, variance analyses, and inventory valuations.
• Audit & Compliance: Lead the preparation for annual external financial audits and coordinate corporate tax compliance activities.
• Treasury & Cash Management: Monitor working capital, optimize cash flow, and track capital expenditure (CapEx) investments across the organization.

Professional Requirements, Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Experience: 8+ years of progressive accounting leadership and management experience, specifically within a manufacturing environment (aerospace and defense experience is a significant plus).
• Team Leadership: Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing accounting team, fostering professional growth and accountability.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business discipline.
• Credentials: CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or CMA (Certified Management Accountant) designation is highly preferred.
• Technical & PE Background: Strong proficiency with manufacturing ERP systems and experience operating within a private equity-backed, data-driven corporate structure.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The employee may be required to follow other instructions and to perform other duties requested by their supervisor.

Crestview Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits, hires, trains, and promotes employees in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or other legally protected status.

Sponsorship is not available for this role. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US on a permanent and consistent basis without company sponsorship now and in the future. This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.