Regional Controller

Join Enpro as a Regional Controller and help shape the future of the organization by overseeing operational accounting and financial reporting for Enpro’s Northeast Region.

The Regional Controller is responsible for overseeing a team that includes direct and indirect reports in the accounting and financial reporting for Enpro’s largest manufacturing site located in Palmyra, New York and several other key businesses in the Northeast and Mexico. This role will also lead the continuous improvement of Enpro’s standard costing processes in collaboration with others regarding annual inventory standards setting, cost rolls, and variance analysis, to achieve accurate production costing and variance reporting to provide actionable insights.

This position is the Northeast Controlling Leader, a key member of the global Controlling leadership team. We are looking for someone with a growth mindset who is committed to serving the team, supporting people in their personal and professional growth, and helping team members grow in their roles while developing new skills through cross-training and mentoring.

What You will Do:

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process.
• Ensure operational deliverables are met, and corporate calendar deadlines are achieved.
• Oversee financial accounting, standard costing, and all controllership activities for all sites in the Northeast Region.
• Direct the cost accounting work for the annual standard cost roll, validating the three standard cost rate components: direct material, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead. After the roll, deepen variance analysis to understand drivers and develop monthly reporting that captures the six manufacturing variances: purchase price, labor rate, labor efficiency, material usage, overhead spending, and overhead volume.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), U.S. GAAP, and applicable local regulations. Support the team in responding promptly to internal audit and external audit requests and supports testing procedures as needed.
• Collaborate closely with the Northeast site functions and shared services to promote standardization and the implementation of consistent best practices across the organization.
• Serve as a key committee member responsible for standardizing the full-absorption annual standard cost roll.
• Contribute to special projects and peak workload periods as needed. Support team members in focusing on process improvement and automation with the support of internal and external specialists.
• Participate and contribute to controllership and finance meetings at the corporate office in Charlotte and elsewhere determine and support the achievement of financial and non-financial strategies and objectives.

Your Role in Our Values

At Enpro, our values of Safety, Excellence, and Respect guide how we work, collaborate, and grow. In this role, you will have opportunities to live these values every day by creating safe environments, driving meaningful results, and building respectful relationships.

Safety:

Champion a culture of safety by embracing the Enpro Safety Pledge in everything you do. Look for ways to improve safety in your work, your team, and the broader organization, because safety starts with each of us.

Excellence:

Bring your full self to work. Focus on creating value, driving innovation, and continuously improving how we work.

Respect:

Create space for every voice to be heard. Foster a workplace built on mutual respect, where people feel valued and empowered to contribute to both personal and organizational success.

What You will Bring:

• Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Preferred Experience: Significant Standard Cost Experience
• Minimum Experience:
  • 10-15 years of work experience in Accounting/Finance
  • 7 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including managing and developing teams
  • Sarbanes-Oxley knowledge and compliance
• Preferred Certification: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
• Travel: Must be able to travel up to 20% of the time as business needs require.

Required Behavioral Competencies

Models the way through honesty, accountability, and respect. Leads with an ownership mindset that accepts responsibility for outcomes and for developing the team. Chooses collaboration over silos and builds trust across sites and functions. Communicates clearly and concisely, anticipates the need for updates, and ensures stakeholders have timely access to the information they need.

Makes principled, data-driven decisions that protect financial integrity and support Enpro’s values, while inviting diverse perspectives and explaining the rationale behind choices.

Observable behaviors

• Sets clear expectations, follows through, and holds self and team accountable for commitments.
• Shares information early, summarizes key points, and confirms understanding with stakeholders.
• Proactively provides status, risks, and next steps, including corrective actions when needed.
• Seeks input from sites, operations, and corporate partners to solve problems and remove barriers.
• Practices honesty in all communications and decisions, even when outcomes are difficult.
• Treats team members with respect, coaches for growth, and recognizes contributions.
• Leads adoption and consistent application of the region’s standard cost methodology with an ownership mentality. Aligns annual standards and cost rolls across sites, documents assumptions, and ensures data integrity.
• Owns disciplined variance management. Analyzing material, labor, overhead, and price variances, communicates insights promptly, and leads corrective actions that address root causes and sustain improvement.

EEO and Culture Statement:

Enpro is a leading industrial technology company focused on critical applications across many end-markets, including semiconductor, industrial process, commercial vehicle, sustainable power generation, aerospace, food and pharma, photonics, and life sciences. The company operates in two segments: Sealing Products and Advanced Surface Technologies.

At Enpro, we believe that diversity drives innovation and inclusion fosters growth. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. Our employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military service, or any other status protected by applicable law.  If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Human Resources, and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

Legal authorization to work in the United States is required. We will not sponsor employment visas now or in the future for this job.