Production Controller

Integra • Houston, TX

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Controller is a senior accounting and operational finance role supporting Integra's Production Business in Houston, including Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Industrialization. The role applies controllership discipline, cost accounting expertise, forecasting, financial planning, and performance analysis to improve the accuracy and usefulness of production financial information. It works closely with the Operational Controller, Assistant Controllers, Project Accounting Manager, and project accounting team, and partners with the Chief Manufacturing Officer and Production leadership to connect accounting results with operational priorities. Monthly travel to the DFW corporate office is anticipated for this cross-functional partnership.

Through timely analysis, sound controls, and practical financial insight, the Production Controller supports profitability, labor productivity, inventory performance, working capital, cost efficiency, and informed business decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role coordinates production forecasts, annual operating plans, monthly outlooks, and long-range planning; evaluates business performance and investments; supports workforce and labor cost planning; maintains financial reporting and manufacturing accounting controls; and develops KPI reporting for Finance and Production stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in accounting, controllership, FP&A, cost accounting, or operational finance within a manufacturing, industrial, supply chain, or operations environment.
• Strong experience in manufacturing finance, standard costing, inventory accounting, forecasting, budgeting, financial controls, close processes, and operational performance analysis.
• Experience supporting Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, Industrialization, or similar business functions and building effective cross-functional relationships.
• Advanced financial modeling, ERP, Excel, PowerPoint, dashboard development, and data analytics capability.
• Strong communication, business partnership, leadership, and financial storytelling skills.

Nice To Haves

• CPA, CMA, MBA, or equivalent advanced finance qualification.
• Experience with workforce planning, SG&A analysis, Fixed Personnel Cost planning, hourly labor forecasting, overtime analysis, or labor productivity modeling.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior accounting and finance resource for the Production Business, providing financial guidance and connecting production activity to business results.
• Coordinate the consolidated Production forecast, Annual Operating Plan, monthly outlooks, and long-range financial planning with Finance and operational leaders.
• Translate production strategies, workforce plans, capital investments, and growth initiatives into financial plans, scenarios, and measurable outcomes.
• Develop and improve forecasting tools, accounting processes, financial governance practices, and reporting routines.
• Prepare executive-level financial analysis, insights, and recommendations, and discuss risks, opportunities, and improvement actions with stakeholders.
• Develop financial visibility across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Industrialization, labor costs, inventory, working capital, and operational performance.
• Facilitate monthly business reviews, forecast reviews, and performance discussions with Finance and Production leaders.
• Translate labor, production, quality, inventory, delivery, and cost performance into financial impact and communicate the drivers of results.
• Evaluate profitability, productivity, inventory management, cost performance, and working capital efficiency, and partner with operational leaders on improvement opportunities.
• Review business cases, productivity initiatives, cost reduction programs, and capital investments, including ROI, payback, and benefits realization.
• Analyze product standard costs, actual manufacturing costs, labor and overhead absorption, and production variances; coordinate resolution of significant issues with cost accounting and production teams.
• Monitor job and project cost performance, Work in Progress, revenue and margin trends, and other production-related accounting measures with the project accounting function.
• Maintain the financial view of workforce planning, including SG&A FTE, Fixed Personnel Cost, hourly labor, overtime, contingent labor, and contractor spend.
• Work with HR and Production leadership to evaluate headcount investments, labor productivity, organizational effectiveness, and workforce cost optimization opportunities.
• Develop workforce planning models that support growth strategies, capacity planning, operating flexibility, and forecast accuracy.
• Monitor labor productivity, overtime, headcount performance, shop floor time, workforce assignments, and labor cost trends; communicate material variances to relevant leaders.
• Support the integrity of financial reporting, cost accounting, inventory valuation, reserves, and manufacturing accounting processes.
• Apply and reinforce internal controls, accounting policies, inventory controls, and corporate governance requirements within the Production finance environment.
• Participate in monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, including income statement review, account reconciliations, journal entries, variance investigation, Work in Progress reporting, and financial reviews.
• Review inventory subledger activity, physical inventory results, cycle counts, and adjustments; work with warehouse and plant teams to investigate significant discrepancies or accounting issues.
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Receiving, billing, and project teams to support accurate, complete, appropriately coded, and timely financial transactions.
• Partner with Corporate Finance and Accounting on audit requirements, reporting accuracy, and consistent application of US GAAP and applicable accounting standards.
• Identify and implement improvements in accounting accuracy, close efficiency, reporting, controls, standardization, and automation, engaging affected process partners as appropriate.
• Establish and maintain financial, operational, and workforce KPIs that provide visibility into Production performance and accountability.
• Develop scorecards and dashboards that enable proactive decision-making, timely escalation, continuous improvement, and consistent performance reviews.
• Monitor measures including forecast accuracy, manufacturing cost per unit, job and project costs, working capital, inventory turns, SG&A as a percentage of revenue, labor productivity, overtime, headcount budget adherence, throughput, schedule adherence, on-time delivery, and cost reduction delivery.
• Present complex financial and operational information clearly to Finance, Production, and executive audiences, adapting analysis to stakeholder needs.

Benefits

• Competitive pay with incentive opportunities recognizing results and contributions.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and disability insurance programs.
• Voluntary benefits options.
• Generous paid time off.
• Education assistance and tuition support.
• Retirement and savings programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior