Milwaukee & Sheboygan Operations Controller

The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany•Milwaukee, WI

3d•Remote

About The Position

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma. Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. Your Role: An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join the company as Milwaukee, Wisconsin Site Controller, also supporting the Sheboygan Falls site. As a key business partner, you will steer data-driven decisions and drive financials results while supporting a high growth manufacturing site within our network. Roles and Responsibilities: Ensure costs are well managed and support the end goal of delivering on our growth strategy while also aligning to internal controls. Support major CapEx investment initiatives through case support, financial evaluations, and mentorship through our investment approval process. Provide leadership to our shared accounting service organization and compliments their work with local accounting entries. Maintain a wide array of financial analytics including output performance, compensation analysis, variance analysis, budget v. actuals, and efficiency performance. You have a strong ability to analyze financial data and communicate key messages to steer site leadership and influence results. Location: Milwaukee, Sheboygan, or Madison, WI Preferred; Greater Chicago, IL area or remote possible Travel: <10%; International and Domestic

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree – Business major and minimum 5 years of professional work experience
SAP or Oracle Experience - Finance and Controlling modules
Minimum 3 years of financial analyst/accounting/ or manufacturing environment experience
Minimum 3 years of product costing and variance analysis

Nice To Haves

Self starter, autonomous individual who can drive solutions on a wide-array of challenging topics
Strong communication skills with ability to influence decision makers
Experience in supporting financial evaluations, discounted cashflow, CapEx investments business cases
Financial process improvement mind-set
Executive level communication skill
Manufacturing finance, cost accounting, and strong business partnering

Responsibilities

Ensure costs are well managed and support the end goal of delivering on our growth strategy while also aligning to internal controls.
Support major CapEx investment initiatives through case support, financial evaluations, and mentorship through our investment approval process.
Provide leadership to our shared accounting service organization and compliments their work with local accounting entries.
Maintain a wide array of financial analytics including output performance, compensation analysis, variance analysis, budget v. actuals, and efficiency performance.
Analyze financial data and communicate key messages to steer site leadership and influence results.