Controller – Operations & Systems
WLS Fabricating Company•Highland Heights, OH
About The Position
The Controller – Operations & Systems is responsible for driving measurable improvements in labor productivity, costing accuracy, inventory control, and data integrity across manufacturing operations. This is not a traditional accounting role. This position owns the connection between shop floor performance, financial results, and system data.
Requirements
- 7–15+ years in manufacturing finance
- Strong standard costing expertise
- Tech-savvy with modern systems (ERP, analytics, automation)
- Proven ability to drive operational change
Responsibilities
- Own weekly earned vs paid labor reporting
- Identify and eliminate top labor losses
- Challenge run rates vs standards
- Maintain and continuously correct standard costing
- Build feedback loop from actual performance to quoting
- Quantify and reduce margin erosion
- Lead implementation of modern finance and reporting systems
- Automate recurring reporting and analytics
- Build dashboards linking operational and financial performance
- Use AI daily to accelerate analysis and identify anomalies
- Automate data reconciliation and reporting workflows
- Own inventory accuracy and cycle count processes
- Reconcile ERP data to shop floor reality
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
