Manufacturing Controller

Location: Michigan
Employment Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire
Compensation: 125,000 - 170,000

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Controller to oversee financial operations, cost accounting, and financial reporting within a manufacturing environment. This individual will partner with operational leadership to provide financial insights, improve performance, and support business decisions.

The ideal candidate will have strong accounting fundamentals and hands-on manufacturing finance experience, including standard costing, inventory management, variance analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Accounting

• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.

• Prepare and analyze financial statements, management reports, and key performance indicators.

• Maintain accurate general ledger accounts, account reconciliations, and financial records.

• Ensure compliance with company policies, internal controls, and applicable accounting standards.

• Coordinate internal and external audits and support financial reporting requirements.

Manufacturing Cost Accounting

• Manage standard costing processes, including material, labor, and manufacturing overhead costs.

• Analyze production variances, including purchase price, labor efficiency, material usage, and overhead variances.

• Monitor manufacturing costs and identify opportunities to improve margins and operational efficiency.

• Partner with operations to evaluate production performance, scrap, waste, labor utilization, and cost-saving initiatives.

• Maintain accurate product costing, bills of materials, and inventory valuation.

Inventory & Operations Finance

• Oversee inventory accounting, reconciliations, and valuation.

• Support physical inventory counts and cycle-count processes.

• Analyze inventory levels, reserves, obsolescence, and excess or slow-moving inventory.

• Collaborate with supply chain, purchasing, production, and warehouse teams to improve inventory accuracy and working capital.

• Evaluate capital expenditures and provide financial analysis for equipment purchases and operational investments.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Analysis

• Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.

• Analyze operating results against budget, forecast, and prior periods.

• Provide financial insights into production costs, gross margins, labor, overhead, and profitability.

• Identify financial risks, trends, and opportunities to improve performance.

• Prepare actionable reports and recommendations for management.

Business Partnership & Leadership

• Serve as a financial partner to plant management, operations, engineering, procurement, and supply chain teams.

• Translate financial data into practical recommendations that support business decisions.

• Develop and improve financial processes, reporting systems, and internal controls.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence programs.

• Lead, mentor, and develop accounting or finance team members, as applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• Five or more years of progressive accounting or finance experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing, and inventory valuation.

• Experience with month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

• Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Excel.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CMA, or MBA.

• Experience in a multi-site manufacturing environment.

• Familiarity with ERP platforms such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, or Infor.

• Experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational cost reduction.

• Prior experience leading or developing an accounting team.
  
  

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