Financial Controller

Financial Controller

Black Tie Components, LLC
Location: Hartford, SD
Job Type: Full-Time, On-Site
Compensation: Competitive pay, BOE (Based on Experience)

About the Role

Black Tie Components is looking for an experienced, hands-on Financial Controller to lead our accounting, financial reporting, cash management, and financial-control functions in Hartford, South Dakota.

The Financial Controller plays a key role in supporting Black Tie Components as we continue to grow our manufacturing operation. This position is responsible for maintaining accurate financial reporting, managing cash flow and budgeting, monitoring job and product-line margins, and providing leadership with the financial information needed to make informed operating and capital decisions.

The Controller will work directly with the President & CEO, Plant Manager, Sales and Estimating leaders, and other department leaders while directly supervising the AR/AP Specialist.

We are looking for someone who understands the numbers but also understands the operation behind them — someone who can turn financial and manufacturing data into clear, actionable information.

Responsibilities

The Financial Controller will be responsible for:

• Leading, coaching, and developing the AR/AP Specialist
• Managing the month-end close process, including account reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, fixed assets, debt, inventory, payroll liabilities, AR, and AP
• Preparing accurate and timely monthly financial statements
• Managing the company's rolling 13-week cash forecast
• Monitoring liquidity, revolving credit utilization, borrowing requirements, and lender reporting
• Leading the annual budgeting and financial forecasting process
• Maintaining and updating the company's Operating Financial Model
• Monitoring budget-to-actual performance and explaining significant variances to leadership
• Preparing job, product-line, and departmental margin reporting
• Tracking profitability across roof trusses, floor trusses, wall panels, and other manufactured components
• Partnering with Estimating, Design, Sales, and Operations to compare estimated versus actual material, labor, and freight costs
• Managing working capital, including customer credit, collections escalation, vendor terms, and payment scheduling
• Monitoring accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, and cash-conversion performance
• Partnering with Procurement & Inventory to maintain accurate inventory accounting, valuation, cycle-count reconciliation, material-price variance, and scrap reporting
• Maintaining strong internal financial controls and approval processes
• Reviewing payroll and supporting labor-cost reporting with Human Resources
• Supporting bonus and sales-commission calculations
• Coordinating with outside CPAs, tax professionals, auditors, insurers, and lenders
• Overseeing sales and use tax, 1099 reporting, property tax, and year-end financial requirements
• Managing the accounting system, chart of accounts, QuickBooks administration, and financial reporting tools
• Developing consistent financial dashboards and reporting packages for leadership and ownership
• Supporting capital planning, equipment investments, financing decisions, and debt schedules as Black Tie expands production capacity

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience
• 3+ years of experience at the Controller, Assistant Controller, or Accounting Manager level
• Manufacturing, construction, or distribution accounting experience
• Experience with inventory accounting and job or product-line costing
• Hands-on experience managing a monthly close and account reconciliations
• Experience preparing GAAP financial statements
• Experience developing cash forecasts and annual budgets
• Experience managing revolving credit facilities and lender reporting
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience with QuickBooks or a comparable accounting system
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Sound judgment, integrity, and discretion when working with confidential financial and payroll information
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills

Preferred Experience

Experience with the following is preferred but not required:

• CPA or CMA certification
• Truss, wall panel, building-component, lumber, or building-material manufacturing
• Supporting a company through rapid growth, additional production shifts, or major equipment expansion
• ERP or MRP implementation
• Integrated operating and financial modeling
• Supervising and developing accounting employees

Key Areas of Accountability

Success in this position will be measured through disciplined financial and operational performance, including:

• Timely and accurate monthly financial close
• Gross margin performance
• Budget-to-actual performance
• Accounts receivable and Days Sales Outstanding
• Aging of past-due accounts
• Accounts payable performance
• Cash-forecast accuracy
• Accurate job and product-line margin reporting

The goal is not simply to report financial results after the fact. The Financial Controller is expected to provide accurate, timely information that helps leadership protect margins, manage cash, plan capacity, and make better operating decisions.

Work Environment

This position is primarily office-based and requires extended computer use.

The Financial Controller will periodically work in the manufacturing plant and yard to support inventory counts, cost reviews, and operational analysis. The manufacturing environment may include noise, dust, changing temperatures, and moving equipment, and appropriate PPE is required when on the production floor.

The position may occasionally require lifting or moving up to 25 pounds.

Additional hours may be required during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reporting periods.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation: Competitive pay, BOE (Based on Experience)

Benefits include:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Performance-based bonus opportunity

About Black Tie Components

Black Tie Components is a truss and wall panel manufacturing company located in Hartford, South Dakota.

Our operation combines engineered building components, advanced manufacturing automation, disciplined quality control, and measurable production standards to help builders complete projects more efficiently.

As Black Tie continues to expand its manufacturing capacity, we are building the financial and operational systems needed to support disciplined, profitable growth. We are looking for leaders who take ownership, value accurate information, and understand how strong financial controls support a high-performing manufacturing operation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Black Tie Components, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status under applicable law.