Assistant Controller

Materion Corporation is seeking an Assistant Controller to support financial leadership in our advanced materials manufacturing environment. This role assists with month-end close, consolidations, and preparation of accurate financial statements for global operations. The Assistant Controller will help manage cost accounting, inventory valuation, and margin analysis, ensure compliance with GAAP and internal controls, and coordinate audits. You will partner with operations and leadership to provide analysis, support budgeting and forecasting, and drive process improvements in a collaborative, quality-focused culture.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes and prepare accurate financial statements
• Assist with consolidation of global entities and maintenance of the general ledger
• Oversee or support manufacturing cost accounting, inventory valuation, and margin analysis
• Support development of annual budgets and periodic forecasts with operations and finance leaders
• Prepare financial analyses to support decision-making and performance improvement
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls and ensure compliance with US GAAP and company policies
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors and support audit requests
• Identify and implement process improvements in accounting and reporting workflows
• Collaborate with operations, supply chain, and leadership on financial impacts of business decisions
• Support special projects, systems enhancements, and financial modeling as needed

Required Skills

• Financial reporting
• General ledger accounting
• Cost accounting
• Manufacturing accounting
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Financial analysis
• Internal controls
• US GAAPAudit coordination
• ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle)