Controller

Role Description: You will own the accuracy, discipline, and day to day leadership of Stern Pinball’s accountingfunction. Reporting to the CFO, you will ensure the books close on time, financial statements canbe trusted, inventory and product costs are accurate, controls protect the company, and leadersunderstand what the numbers mean. This is a hands-on finance leadership role for someone who can move comfortably between thegeneral ledger and the factory floor. Every Stern game combines thousands of parts, specializedlabor, licensed content, hardware, software, and global supply chain activity. The right Controllerwill turn that complexity into reliable information and practical actions that improve margin, workingcapital, forecasting, and execution. What you will own Close and financial reporting. Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, includingjournal entries, account reconciliations, analytical review, issue resolution, and clear managementcommentary. Prepare timely and accurate financial statements in accordance with US GAAP andcompany policy. Accounting operations. Maintain the chart of accounts, general ledger, accounting policies, andsupporting schedules for cash, working capital, fixed assets, leases, debt, and other key accounts. Provide disciplined oversight across accounts payable, accounts receivable, and relatedaccounting operations. Product costing. Maintain a dependable First-In First-Out (FIFO) system for materials. Maintain orimprove accounting policies to calculate actual labor rates and allocations of overhead, freight, duties, and other landed cost components. Partner with Engineering, Operations, and SupplyChain to improve the financial accuracy of BOMs, labor standards, and production transactions. Manufacturing performance. Analyze material price and usage, labor efficiency and rate, overhead absorption, scrap, rework, and other production variances. Explain the operational andfinancial drivers and help leaders assign practical corrective actions. Inventory accuracy and risk. Oversee accounting for raw materials, work in process, and finishedgoods, including cycle counts, annual physical inventory, reconciliations, adjustments, and rootcause follow through. Maintain appropriate reserves and controls for excess, slow moving, obsolete, and damaged. Controls, audit, and technical accounting. Design, document, test, and continuously improveinternal controls that safeguard assets and improve financial accuracy. Serve as the primaryaccounting contact for external auditors, own PBC schedules, resolve technical accountingquestions, and ensure recommendations are completed. Tax, compliance, and risk. Coordinate income, sales and use, and other tax matters with externalspecialists. Ensure compliance with banking covenants, contractual requirements, and applicablereporting obligations while supporting insurance, treasury controls, and fraud prevention. Planning, cash, and working capital. Partner with the CFO and FP&A resources on budgets, forecasts, long range planning, and analysis of actual results versus plan. Monitor cash flow, receivables, payables, inventory, and other working capital drivers and recommend practicalimprovements. Capital and strategic support. Support financial due diligence for acquisitions, integrations, andother strategic initiatives as needed. Systems, data, and process improvement. Maintain strong ERP governance and accountingdata integrity, particularly for inventory, costing, and master data. Use automation, dashboards, business intelligence, workflow improvements, and practical AI tools in accordance with companypolicy to reduce manual work and improve decision quality. Team leadership and business partnership. Set clear expectations, coach performance, strengthen technical capability, cross train key responsibilities, and create appropriate backupcoverage. Partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Sales, HR, and executiveleadership to turn financial information into operating action.