Operations Controller, Ohio Medical
ESAB Corporation · Gurnee, IL · 2 wk ago
Accounting$120k–$140k/yrFull-time
About the role
The Operations Controller supports the Regional Finance Director Americas in managing inventory and collaborating with cross-functional teams to reduce costs and increase plant productivity.
Responsibilities
- Identify trends and opportunities within the business to support targeted inventory levels and minimize obsolete inventory.
- Maintain company’s costing standards including quarterly/annual cost rolls, assigning/updating burden rates, allocation of overhead expenses to product lines, and partnering with Supply Chain & Operations team to ensure accuracy and transparency in product costing.
- Analyze cost for inventory, labor, material purchases, and variance analysis and recommendations for improvement.
- Partner with the COO and Operations Team to complete and review inventory reporting for actuals and forecast.
- Provide applicable analysis and commentary and explain actual variances to established benchmarks and support senior leadership business decisions to reach specified operational metrics.
- Partner with the Operations Team to identify cost savings initiatives and projects to enhance plant productivity metrics.
- Optimize inventory, decrease excess and obsolete inventory, and prepare reporting to monitor metrics and achieve company targets.
- Create and manage effective financial and operational metric system to provide management with concise information regarding “real time” company performance with respect to inventory.
- Prepare ad-hoc analysis and reports as needed in support of both internal and external reporting.
- Review CAPEX projects, prepare financial valuations, and present to senior leadership for review/approval.
- Ensure that inventory is being reported in compliance with GAAP and SOX regulations, including performing monthly/quarterly reconciliations and communicating applicable adjustments to senior leadership for review/approval.
- Possess and promote a continuous improvement mindset throughout the finance and business organizations, partnering cross functionally to enhance current processes and drive results.
Requirements
- 7+ years of relevant experience
- 3+ years supervisory experience
- Strong knowledge of SOX and GAAP principles/regulations
- Manufacturing; must have significant cost accounting experience
- Familiarity with ERP systems, Epicor is a plus
- Bachelor’s Degree Required in Accounting/Finance required, MBA is a plus
- CPA/CMA highly preferred
- Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to process large amounts of numerical data
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP Systems
- Knowledge of, and hands on experience in continuous improvement initiatives
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong management and leadership skills
- Effective communication skills
- Detail-oriented
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Benefits
Learn about our benefits here: Ohio Medical Employee Benefits
Pay
$119,676.00-$139,559.00