{"id":1184135,"url":"https://alion.io/job/cues-controller","title":"Controller","company":{"id":176815,"name":"CUES","domain":"cuesinc.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/cues","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":null},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Burr Ridge, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":170000,"max":230000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":230000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-08T07:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-08","last_verified_at":"2026-10-06T21:18:55Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":28,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":28},"description":"Building the people that build the world.\nWith platforms in HVAC and Detection and Measurement, SPX Technologies builds innovative solutions that enable a safer, more efficient, sustainable world. Through our RiSE talent development framework, we Reach, Identify, Strengthen, and Engage our employees to support them in their continued development. We’re a global company of problem solvers, collaborators, and innovators, and our businesses build solutions that impact the world.\nThis is a position with The Marley Company, a parent company which provides administrative support to the SPX Enterprises HVAC Heating businesses (such as WM Technologies, LLC, Marley Engineered Products, LLC, Patterson-Kelley, LLC) and includes all Weil-McLain® branded products.\nHow you will make an Impact (Job Summary)\nSPX is a diverse team of unique individuals who all make an impact. As the Controller, you will serve as a senior financial leader for the Hydronics business, providing accounting leadership, financial governance, operational insight, and strategic decision support across manufacturing, commercial, and functional organizations. You will be responsible for the integrity and timely delivery of financial statements, forecasts, budgets, internal controls, working capital management, and accounting operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, and SPX policies.\nThe Controller is the senior accounting and controllership leader for the Hydronics portfolio, with responsibility across Weil-McLain, Patterson-Kelley, Sigma-Omega, and related manufacturing locations. The role owns accurate and timely reporting, accounting operations, U.S. GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and the control environment; provides disciplined oversight of manufacturing and commercial accounting, including rebates, sales commissions, warranty, inventory, standard costs, and manufacturing variances; partners closely with the Director of Finance, Director of Manufacturing Operations, FP&A leader, and business leadership; develops organizational capability through coaching, talent development, and succession planning within the accounting team; and supports acquisitions from diligence through integration.\nWhat you can expect in this role (Job Responsibilities)\nWhile each day brings new opportunities at SPX, your core responsibilities will be:\nEnterprise Controllership & Reporting\nOwn the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and consolidation across Weil-McLain, Patterson-Kelley, Sigma-Omega, and related entities and locations; deliver complete, accurate, and ensuring complete, accurate, and timely financial reporting.\nEnsure financial statements, general ledger activity, account reconciliations, reserves, accruals, fixed assets, inventory, and other accounting records comply with U.S. GAAP, SPX policies, reporting calendars, and internal controls.\nReview complex and highly judgmental accounting matters, maintain strong balance-sheet discipline, and drive timely root cause resolution of discrepancies and control issues.\nMaintain financial governance over working capital and cash conversion, including receivables, inventory, payables, credit, excess and obsolete reserves, physical inventories, and cycle counts.\nManufacturing & Commercial Accounting\nOwn the financial integrity of standard costing, inventory valuation, absorption, and manufacturing variances, including material, labor, overhead, purchase price, scrap and yield, productivity, and capacity variances.\nPartner closely with the Director of Manufacturing Operations to explain performance, challenge assumptions, validate productivity benefits, strengthen plant controls, and improve cost visibility and decision-making.\nEstablish and maintain robust end-to-end accounting and controls for customer rebates, sales commissions, and warranty programs, including accrual methodologies, approvals, reconciliations, claims, true-ups, and payment validation.\nEnsure accurate gross-margin reporting by business unit, product, and site, and support operational, commercial, and strategic business decisions with fact-based accounting and cost insights.\n3. Controls, Compliance & Systems\nMaintain a robust internal control environment that supports compliance with U.S. GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, SPX policies, and financial reporting standards.\nLead Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, internal controls, Delegation of Authority governance, audit readiness and remediation, internal and external audits, tax information packages, and record-retention requirements.\nGovern JDE, OneStream, and related financial processes and data; drive simplification, standardization, automation, and sustainable process improvement across the Hydronics portfolio.\nSupport inorganic growth through financial due diligence, accounting assessments, purchase-accounting support, opening-balance-sheet validation, control design, systems and process integration, and post-close stabilization.\nIdentify risks early, establish clear ownership and action plans, and ensure issues are resolved promptly and sustainably.\n4. Business Partnership & FP&A Interface\nServe as a trusted advisor to the Director of Finance and business leadership on accounting implications, financial risk, working capital, investments, and operational decisions.\nPartner with FP&A by providing high-integrity actuals, accounting judgments, operating drivers, and risk and opportunity insights that enable planning, forecasting, and performance management.\nSupport pricing, sourcing, make-or-buy, capital, and other strategic decisions; validate the financial integrity of business cases, accounting treatment, and realized benefits.\ntranslate complex accounting and operational matters into clear, actionable recommendations and maintain ownership through resolution.\nWorking Capital, Credit & Cash Management\nMaintain oversight of working capital performance, including accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, and cash flow.\nPartner with business leaders to establish and execute actions that improve receivables performance, inventory turns, payment practices, and cash conversion.\nOversee credit and collections policies and practices, including assessment of customer credit risk and resolution of past-due balances.\nMonitor inventory levels, excess and obsolete reserves, physical inventory activities, cycle-count results, and inventory adjustments.\nReview working capital trends and communicate risks, opportunities, and corrective actions to leadership.\nEnsure appropriate financial governance and controls are maintained throughout order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and inventory-management processes.\nLeadership & Organizational Capability\nLead, coach, and develop the accounting team; establish clear accountability, cross-training, succession plans, and high standards of execution.\nBuild strong partnerships across accounting, operations, FP&A, commercial teams, shared services, IT, tax, and corporate finance.\nFoster a culture of integrity, constructive challenge, continuous improvement, collaboration, and disciplined follow-through.\nMaintain an appropriately staffed organization supported by scalable processes as the business portfolio grows and evolves.\nEstablish clear performance expectations, conduct regular performance evaluations, and support ongoing professional development for members of the accounting team.\nWhat we are looking for (Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education)\nWe each bring something to the table, and we are looking for someone who has:\nRequired Experience\n10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including at least five years leading accounting professionals, including prior experience as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or in a comparable accounting leadership role.\nDemonstrated success in a multi-business-unit, multi-site manufacturing environment, with deep knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, absorption, and manufacturing variances.\nStrong command of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, internal controls, close processes, and internal and external audits within a publicly traded or similarly complex organization.\nStrong knowledge of accounting and controls for rebates, sales commissions, warranty reserves and claims, and other significant commercial programs.\nProven ability to partner with operations and FP&A, influence senior leaders, translate complex issues into practical actions, and move effectively between strategic priorities and hands-on execution.\nHigh integrity, sound judgment, strong communication, and a record of building capable, accountable teams and improving processes and systems.\nPreferred Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities\nExperience supporting a large, multi-site, or multinational manufacturing business.\nExperience consolidating financial results across multiple locations, product lines, or operating units.\nExperience with JD Edwards ERP, OneStream financial consolidation software, or comparable enterprise financial systems.\nExperience leading ERP implementations, financial systems enhancements, reporting automation, process standardization, or organizational transformation initiatives..\nStrong knowledge of working capital management, credit and collections, inventory controls, and cash-flow optimization.\nExperience with capital planning, financial modeling, ROI, NPV, payback analysis, and post-investment reviews.\nPublic accounting or Big Four accounting experience.\nAbility to influence decision-making and establish credibility across finance, operations, commercial, and executive leadership teams.\nDemonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work within demanding reporting and business timelines.\nAbility to move effectively between long-range financial strategy and hands-on resolution of accounting and operational issues.\nEducation & Certifications\nBachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required.\nCertified Public Accountant (CPA) strongly preferred.\nMaster’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.\nPhysical Demands\n The demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position, with or without reasonable accommodation.\nFrequent computer and keyboard use with continuous use of financial reporting systems and computer monitors.\nAbility to remain seated for extended periods while reviewing financial information, preparing reports, and participating in meetings.\nFrequent verbal communication and presentation of financial information to individuals and groups.\nOccasional movement throughout office and manufacturing environments to support business operations and financial reviews.\nAbility to access manufacturing areas requiring appropriate personal protective equipment.\nTravel & Working Environment\nPrimarily onsite in a professional office environment, with periodic work in manufacturing environments.\nFrequent interaction with business, manufacturing, commercial, corporate finance, shared services, and executive leadership personnel.\nOccasional exposure to noise, heat, dust, and other manufacturing conditions requiring appropriate personal protective equipment.\nTravel of approximately 10% may be required to support manufacturing locations, audits, business reviews, corporate meetings, and other SPX activities.\nHow we live our culture\nOur culture is at the center of what we do and, more importantly, who we are. 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