Accountant III

The Financial Controller is a key member of the finance organization at Ducommun, responsible for all aspects of financial planning, analysis, and reporting. This role will provide leadership and guidance to other accountants and participate in functional initiatives and strategic planning as needed.

• Perform analysis and validation of monthly financial reports and general ledger inputs, including components of cost (direct labor, materials, burden, scrap, etc.).
• Perform analysis of overtime spending trends and direct labor staffing levels.
• Provide support in development of annual operating plans for business units.
• Compute and prepare financial statements, statistical reports, and analyses, making recommendations resulting from the analyses.
• Reconcile and update weekly key performance indicator (KPI) information timely and accurately as required by corporate goals and guidelines.
• Prepare and reconcile monthly reports for various general accounting activities, including sales, bookings, backlog, fixed assets, and other general ledger accounts.
• Prepare supporting documentation and journal entries.
• Reconcile cash daily and monthly to the bank.
• Maintain customer collections in accordance with payment terms and company objectives.
• Perform daily accounting activities related to accounts receivable and accounts payable as required.
• Organize the filing and reference systems pertinent to general accounting activities.
• Maintain effective controls on inventory and cost of goods sold, ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Generate requests for automated clearing house (ACH) transfers.
• Support timekeeping and payroll functions.
• Develop, monitor, and report on monthly departmental budget spending.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliation and monthly inventory reporting.
• Monitor completion on milestone projects, generating invoices and book journal entries.
• Participate in the month-end closing process for cash, accounts receivable, inventory, sales, and bookings.
• Calculate and enter all necessary related journal entries.
• Coordinate completion of the shipping and FOB cutoff to support revenue recognition.
• Function as a capital acquisition request facilitator, measuring results and actual return on investment (ROI).
• Maintain/monitor fixed asset acquisitions and capital expenditure data to ensure compliance.
• Coordinate accounting matters and participate in process development with other departments and locations.
• Conduct internal audits of SOX policies and procedures as outlined in the SOX ICE database.
• Responsible for planning and overseeing annual physical inventory counts.
• Prepare documentation for internal and external audits of general accounting activities as needed for financial and SOX audits.
• Provide corporate office with any necessary cash information.
• Provide financial information to the Corporate Office as required.

• Demonstrated and thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
• Thorough knowledge of manufacturing terminology used in accounting activities.
• Strong verbal and organizational skills, and ability to communicate accounting practices.
• Excellent written and verbal skills to interact with people at all levels and functions inside and outside Ducommun.
• Leadership skills - people management, meeting facilitation, presentation, and customer support.
• Excellent interpersonal skills (customer-oriented, positive attitude, team participation).
• Intermediate level of computer skills in email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access; expert level of experience with Excel preferred.
• Demonstrated analytical expertise, including ability to plan, resolve problems effectively, and respond to and reduce customer complaints.
• Ability to multitask efficiently and adapt within a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to work autonomously, including ability to prioritize responsibilities.
• Detail-oriented with attention to accuracy.
• Ability to analyze and accurately process large volumes of data efficiently.
• Database experience, such as SQL server, is a strong plus.
• Understanding of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and material requirements planning (MRP) systems and concepts.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent experience.
• MBA or Master's degree with a financial emphasis or Tier I and II CPA firm experience is preferred.
• 5-8 years of accounting experience in a manufacturing environment (aerospace/defense experience preferred).

• CPA preferred.