Controller – Operations & Systems

WLS Fabricating Company • Highland Heights, OH

6h • Onsite

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 the truth: reconcile ERP data to actual shop floor performance
• Eliminate inefficiencies: drive earned vs paid labor accountability
• Fix costing: align quoted, standard, and actual performance
• Build systems: automate reporting and eliminate manual processes
• Drive action: lead and drive corrective action across departments
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees