Financial Controller - Operations

Job Responsibilities

• Own and manage the standard costing process for all manufactured products, ensuring accurate and timely updates of bill of materials (BOM), routings, and overhead absorption rates.
• Analyze manufacturing variances (material, labor, overhead, yield, and scrap) and drive root cause analysis with operations to improve cost performance.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Procurement, and Logistics to provide financial insight into material cost trends, supplier performance, and freight/logistics costs.
• Monitor and report inventory levels, inventory valuation, and slow-moving or obsolete stock provisions.
• Support strategic sourcing initiatives through cost-benefit analysis and total landed cost modeling.
• Track and analyze freight, warehousing, and distribution costs to identify efficiency and savings opportunities.
• Provide financial input into Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), capacity planning, and production scheduling decisions.
• Prepare and analyze monthly plant financial statements, including P&L, balance sheet, and working capital metrics.
• Ensure accurate and timely month-end close for the plant, including accruals, inventory adjustments, and cost allocations.
• Maintain compliance with corporate accounting policies, internal controls, and statutory requirements.
• Support internal and external audits related to plant operations and inventory.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering teams to assess capital expenditure (CapEx) projects, ROI, and post-implementation reviews.
• Lead the plant budgeting and forecasting process, including standard cost, overhead recovery, and inventory valuation projections.

Qualifications/ Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 12 years of progressive finance experience, with at least 5 years in a manufacturing or plant environment.
• Strong knowledge of cost accounting principles.
• Experience supporting supply chain and operations functions, including procurement, logistics, and production planning.
• Excellent communication and business partnering skills; able to challenge and support cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills