Operational Controller

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze sales reports, margin analysis, and key financial metrics
• Perform analysis of production costs, overhead rates, inventory valuation, and departmental spending
• Establish and maintain overhead rates and job cost analysis processes
• Calculate monthly reserves for excess/obsolete inventory and inventory variances
• Oversee month-end close including preparation of monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting packages
• Support preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, including production cost planning
• Perform sensitivity and trend analyses to identify cost drivers and impact of volume, labor efficiency, and overhead changes
• Build dashboards and analytical tools to track KPIs and cost-reduction initiatives
• Analyze variances to budget/forecast and BOMs; identify root causes and recommend corrective actions
• Partner with Production, Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering to align financial expectations with performance and delivery capabilities
• Work with Purchasing to analyze material purchase plans and supplier agreements for cost improvements
• Support order management, demand planning, and financial aspects of customer communications
• Recommend improvements to internal controls and accounting processes
• Maintain capital expenditure records, perform ROI/payback analyses, and support long-range capital planning
• Support internal and external audit requests and ensure compliance with GAAP and corporate policies

Required Skills / Abilities

• Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and organize workload to meet organizational timelines in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Flexibility to adapt quickly to changing circumstances
• Able to proactively question and challenge to prioritize and identify solutions in a timely manner
• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to develop and maintain effective business partner relationships at all levels of the organization
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to translate complex data for non-financial audiences
• Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel including, but not limited to V look up, and pivot tables

Education & Experience

• BA/BS degree (or equivalent) in Finance/Accounting or Business
• CPA, CMA (or other advanced business degree) a plus
• 3-5 years of experience in accounting / finance with strong background in manufacturing cost accounting
• Experience with and Actual Cost system and Foundry and/or “job shop” environment a plus
• Experience with Syteline ERP and multilocation/multinational corporate structure a plus
• Experience with OneStream and MS Power BI or similar a plus