Controller
Date: Jul 8, 2025
Location: Salem, NH, US, 3079
Company: Gates Corporation
Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.
Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.
Let's simplify it, think belts and hoses. Found in motorcycles, conveyor belts, cars, tractors, blenders, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, & 3D printers just to name a few. Because why not do it all?
WHAT TO EXPECT
As an innovation leader, we look for ambitious, forward thinking, open-minded and well-rounded individuals to join our global team. Located in our Salem, NH plant, you will be a Plant Controller.
As a Plant Controller you are responsible for overseeing all accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control activities, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance with corporate policies and regulations withing the plant you sit. The ideal candidate will partner closely with operations and executive leadership to drive efficiency, support decision-making, and improve profitability through insightful financial analysis and robust internal controls.
Key responsibilities (to name a few):
- Oversee month-end close process, including preparation and coordination of journal entries and account reconciliations.
- Lead annual budgeting activities, including labor, overhead, and standard product costing.
- Manage weekly and monthly forecasting processes to ensure accurate financial projections.
- Coordinate and prepare financial reports for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end using both traditional and flexible models.
- Provide daily, weekly, and monthly operational and financial metrics in support of local Operations and Corporate Finance teams.
- Collaborate with Engineering and Operations teams to support capital project approval processes.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, SOX requirements, and corporate policies.
- Oversee local functions including product costing, payroll, accounts payable, and fixed asset management.
- Lead, mentor, and develop members of the finance team to support professional growth and department goals.
ABOUT YOU
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Finance or Accounting.
- SAP experience required
- 3 plus years of accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, VLOOKUPs, and SQL queries.
- Experience with standard product cost accounting.
- CMS experience strongly preferred
- Oracle ERP experience strongly preferred.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
BENEFITS
- Full-Time
- Bonus Eligible
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance and other voluntary benefit options:
- Benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following your date of hire
- Eligible for 3 weeks of paid vacation, additionally 8 sick days
- 11 paid holidays
- 401(k): company matching up to 6%
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Discounts
WHY GATES?
Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as 'One Gates' and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Gates is an Equal Opportunity and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other consideration defined by law.
The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate to loud. Temperatures can vary depending on weather conditions and can be extreme. Gates is managed in accordance with OSHAS requirements and requires all employees to wear steel-toed shoes, safety glasses, and a hard hat.