Manufacturing Controller

LAPP Americas•Florham Park, NJ

1d•$130,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manufacturing Controller is designed as a highly operational, business-oriented finance role that goes beyond traditional cost accounting, closing and reporting activities. The role combines strong controlling and accounting expertise with deep manufacturing understanding, active business partnering, and continuous performance steering. This individual will act as a key driver of transparency, operational (process) excellence, productivity and efficiency improvement, and sustainable business value creation across the manufacturing organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance or business-related field.
Minimum 3 years’ experience of progressive accounting and financial management experience
Strong SAP or local ERP knowledge
Proficiency in the English language both written and verbal is required.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Effective in gathering and analyzing disparate data elements as well as presenting information and responding to inquiries from groups of managers, customers, the general public and global colleagues
Working knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite—specifically Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Strong SAP and local ERP knowledge is required.

Nice To Haves

Ability to clearly explain financial results, variances, and operational impacts
Strong understanding of manufacturing cost accounting principles, accruals, and cost allocation
Solid financial and accounting knowledge
Ability to manage many and changing priorities while meeting critical business commitments.
Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy in all aspects of work product.
Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to performance.
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills through professional communication, strong work ethic, and positive attitude.
Ability to communicate and collaborate across the America’s organization to achieve stated objectives regarding revenue, profitability, and market share.
Upholds organizational values and demonstrates a working knowledge of company policies and procedures.
Working knowledge of LAPP business, customers, served markets, and products.
Ability to incorporate a business strategy into communications deliverables while respecting/ evolving Corporate Identity guidelines.
Strong visual language and sense of design, creativity, and aesthetic.

Responsibilities

Financial Reporting, Governance & ERP Management: Own month-end cost accounting, closing, and ERP-based controlling processes. Ensure strict compliance with global controlling standards, cost center planning, and high data quality, transparency, and governance across all reporting.
Standard Costing, Investments & Business Cases: Oversee periodic costing runs and standard cost calculations with a deep understanding of BOMs and routings. Evaluate capital investments, stock build decisions, and business cases to support long-term financial planning.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Strategic Guidance: Partner closely with Plant Management, Production, Process Engineering, Purchasing, and Logistics. Balance operational and financial objectives, guiding leadership with actionable insights while challenging assumptions and existing ways of working.
Operational Analytics & Shopfloor KPI Translation: Connect manufacturing performance directly to financial outcomes. Translate shop-floor metrics and cost drivers—such as OEE, downtime, scrap, material consumption, and inventory levels—into clear financial consequences to foster broad cost awareness.
Continuous Improvement, Efficiency & Waste Reduction: Drive productivity, cost-reduction, and efficiency initiatives across the site. Identify operational losses, run financial simulations to evaluate improvement scenarios, and cultivate a "clean factory" mindset focused on operational excellence and sustainable value creation.