Financial Controller - Manufacturing

Description

Position Summary

The Financial Controller supports the financial management of a manufacturing operation with a focus on cost controlling, inventory, and operational finance. The role works closely with production, supply chain, and plant management to ensure accurate financial reporting and to translate operational performance into financial results.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Closing & Accounting Support

• Support monthly and quarterly closing activities

• Prepare journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations

• Assist in ensuring accuracy of financial data and compliance with internal controls

Manufacturing Controlling & Costing

• Support material, labor, and overhead cost tracking

• Assist in production variance and efficiency analysis

• Contribute to cost calculations and cost structure transparency

Operational & Inventory Finance

• Develop an understanding of material flow and manufacturing processes

• Support inventory reporting, cycle counts, and physical inventory activities

• Monitor inventory valuation and related balance sheet positions

ERP & Reporting (preferably with EPICOR)

• Extract data from the ERP system and prepare structured financial and operational reports

• Build and maintain Excel-based analyses and reporting tools

• Support development of standardized reporting for plant management

Planning & Financial Analysis

• Assist in budgeting and forecasting processes

• Support business planning activities and financial modeling

• Translate operational developments into P&L impact

• Support understanding and monitoring of key balance sheet items, especially working capital

• Assist in maintaining and tracking a rolling 12-week cash flow forecast tool

Process Improvement

• Contribute to improving financial processes, data quality, and reporting structures

Requirements

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Experience and Skills required

• Minimum 3 years of job experience in accounting, finance, or controlling is required

• Experience in a manufacturing environment

• 2+ years Experience working with EPICOR or others ERP systems

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ability to create structured reports from system data EPICOR

• Proficient and full understanding of financial statements, including P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow

• Basic understanding of cost accounting, inventory accounting, and manufacturing processes (preferably injection molding)

Personal Attributes

• Self-driven and well-organized

• Analytical and detail-oriented

• Team-oriented with the ability to work cross-functionally and internationally

• Comfortable working in a production-oriented environment