Controller - Avionics
About Acron Aviation (Avionics):
Acron Aviation designs, engineers, and manufactures certified avionics systems that support safetycritical flight operations across commercial and military aviation. Our avionics portfolio includes surveillance, recorders, displays, and related systems developed in regulated environments and deployed on aircraft worldwide. We partner closely with operators and OEMs to deliver reliable, certifiable technology throughout the full product lifecyclefrom development and qualification through production and aftermarket support. At Acron Aviation, avionics engineering is rooted in technical rigor, operational discipline, and a customerfirst approach to execution.
Position Overview:
This Controller will play a key role in overseeing all aspects of accounting and financial controls for the rapidly growing Avionics manufacturing business segment. This position reports to the Avionics Segment CFO, oversees the accounting function, and drives the implementation of robust processes and internal controls aligned with strategic objectives in a regulated aerospace environment.
Essential Functions:
- Oversee the monthly close process, ensuring accurate financial statements and compliance with Corporate Accounting Policies and U.S. GAAP
- Drive process improvements to streamline and accelerate an efficient close cycle while meeting reporting deadlines
- Monitor balance sheet risk areas, including inventory, and partner crossfunctionally to ensure strong controls and business transparency
- Establish and enforce financial policies, procedures, and SOXcompliant internal controls with evidence of operating effectiveness
- Ensure timely execution of external audits and tax compliance activities
- Coordinate required data submissions to Corporate Accounting to support external financial statement disclosures
- Lead and mentor an accounting team (~7 employees plus AR/AP contractors), fostering accountability and continuous improvement
- Streamline AR and AP processes, internal and outsourced, to reduce DSO, maximize DPO, and exceed industry standards while maintaining contractual compliance
- Support ad hoc initiatives and special projects as assigned
Qualifications:
- CPA with strong technical U.S. GAAP expertise and a deep understanding of financial statement integration
- 510 years of experience in a Controller or finance leadership role
- Proven people leadership and mentoring capability in a matrixed organization, including distributed teams
- Manufacturing industry experience
- Handson, solutionsoriented mindset
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Experience in a public company environment
- Postacquisition financial integration experience
- SAP or comparable ERP system experience
- Knowledge of consolidation accounting and intercompany elimination
- Experience supporting system implementations
Equal Opportunity Statement
Acron Aviation is proud to be an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants with respect and dignity and to maintaining a workplace free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Additional Information:
Acron Aviation maintains a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where allowed by law. Acron Aviation is an E-Verify employer.
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