Financial Controller – Manufacturing, Cost Accounting & U.S. E-Commerce

We are seeking an experienced hands-on Financial Controller to manage our accounting and financial reporting processes and work closely with company owners and our on-site operations team to develop effective inventory, costing, and financial-control systems.

This is not a bookkeeping-only position or a supervisory-only Controller role. The successful candidate will personally perform accounting work, complete month-end close, maintain accurate financial records, investigate discrepancies, and provide financial analysis to management.

Key Responsibilities

- Maintain the company's accounting records in QuickBooks Online
- Maintain accurate accrual-basis accounting
- Independently complete the month-end close
- Perform bank, credit card, clearing account, and balance-sheet reconciliations
- Prepare journal entries, accruals, adjustments, and supporting schedules
- Maintain accurate inventory accounting
- Work directly with company owners and the on-site warehouse/production team to understand material and inventory flows
- Help develop and implement practical systems for tracking inventory throughout purchasing, receiving, storage, production, and fulfillment
- Establish processes for reconciling operational inventory records with financial inventory records
- Develop appropriate procedures for physical inventory counts, adjustments, material usage, waste, scrap, damaged materials, and reusable materials
- Help establish inventory controls and identify the operational data required for accurate accounting and costing
- Perform manufacturing and cost accounting, including material usage, product costing, production costs, and cost variances
- Maintain and review Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) calculations
- Calculate and maintain landed costs for purchased and imported materials/inventory
- Reconcile supplier purchases, inventory receipts, and related accounting records
- Reconcile e-commerce marketplace transactions and settlements
- Account for marketplace sales, fees, refunds, reimbursements, adjustments, and clearing accounts
- Prepare monthly Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statements
- Analyze gross margin, contribution margin, product/category profitability, inventory, and operating costs
- Perform financial variance and trend analysis
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, working-capital analysis, and cash-flow planning
- Investigate accounting and inventory discrepancies independently and recommend appropriate corrections
- Improve accounting processes, documentation, and internal controls
- Prepare financial information and supporting schedules for management and external U.S. accounting and tax professionals





Inventory & Operational Systems A key part of this position is working with both management and the company's on-site team to establish reliable inventory and costing processes.

The Controller should be able to understand how materials move through the business and translate those operational processes into an accounting and inventory-control system that is accurate without being unnecessarily complicated.

This includes helping determine

- What inventory information should be captured
- How material usage should be recorded
- How inventory movements should be documented
- How physical inventory should be reconciled to financial records
- How production-related inventory adjustments should be handled
- How product costs and COGS should be calculated
- What controls and procedures are needed to maintain reliable inventory information

The Controller will work remotely, so strong communication and the ability to collaborate effectively with on-site employees are important.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for an experienced accountant who can perform these responsibilities independently.

Training will be provided regarding our company, products, systems, and internal procedures. However, candidates should already have strong practical experience with QuickBooks Online, month-end close, inventory accounting, manufacturing/cost accounting, COGS, and financial reporting.

We are specifically looking for someone who can evaluate an operational process, ask the right questions, determine what financial information needs to be captured, and help develop a practical accounting and control system around it.

When an account, inventory balance, or financial result appears unusual, you should be capable of reviewing the underlying records, working with the relevant team members, identifying the cause, and recommending an appropriate solution.

Management reporting should go beyond simply producing financial statements. The Controller should be able to help explain:

- Material changes in monthly financial performance
- Gross-margin and cost trends
- Cash-flow changes
- Inventory and COGS movements
- Product and category profitability
- Significant variances requiring management attention

Required Experience
- 5 years of skilled accounting experience
- Strong hands-on QuickBooks Online experience
- Experience independently completing month-end close
- Strong balance-sheet reconciliation experience
- Solid knowledge of accrual/cash accounting




- Hands-on inventory accounting experience
- Hands-on manufacturing or cost-accounting experience
- Experience developing or improving inventory accounting and control processes
- Experience working with operations or warehouse teams on inventory procedures
- Experience calculating and reviewing COGS
- Experience with product costing
- Experience calculating landed cost
- Experience preparing and analyzing P&L;, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statements
- Strong Excel skills
- Strong financial-analysis and problem-solving ability
- Ability to independently investigate discrepancies
- Ability to communicate accounting requirements clearly to non-accounting employees
- Strong written and spoken English

Preferred Experience

Preference will be given to candidates with:

- Accounting experience with a U.S.-based company or U.S. accounting clients
- Manufacturing, fabrication, distribution, or inventory-based business experience
- Experience designing or improving inventory-tracking processes
- Experience working directly with warehouse or production teams
- E-commerce or marketplace accounting experience
- Amazon Seller accounting experience
- Management reporting experience
- Budgeting and forecasting experience
- Experience improving accounting processes and controls
- Experience working remotely with international companies

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include

- CA
- CMA
- ACCA
- CA Inter / CMA Inter
- Equivalent professional accounting qualification

Candidates who are part-qualified or who do not hold a completed professional qualification may still be considered if they have strong directly relevant experience.

Practical accounting experience and judgment will be given significant consideration.

Compensation

₹45,000–₹60,000 per month, depending on relevant experience, qualifications, and demonstrated ability.

Pay: ₹45,000.00 - ₹60,000.00 per month

Benefits

- Work from home

Application Question(s):
- Independently completed full month-end close?
- Personally handled inventory or cost accounting?
- Developed/improved inventory tracking/control system with operations?
- COGS, product costing and landed-cost experience?
- U.S.-company/U.S.-client accounting experience ?
- Expected monthly salary?
- Are you available to work a schedule that provides at least 4–5 hours of overlap with U.S. Central Time business hours (8:00 AM–5:00 PM CT / approximately 6:30 PM–3:30 AM IST, depending on daylight saving time) ?

Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:
- professional accounting: 3 years (Required)
- QuickBooks: 3 years (Required)

Language:
- English (Required)

License/Certification:
- CA, CMA, ACCA, including Inter/Part, or equivalent? (Required)

Work Location: Remote

📌 Financial Controller – Manufacturing, Cost Accounting & U.S. E-Commerce (India)
🏢 Glass Creations Hub
📍 India