Operations Controlling Specialist
Core
Strategic finance business partner to Operations driving financial performance through product costing, inventory governance, cost management, forecasting, and operational decision support.
Role type
Operations Controlling Specialist
Builds
Financial insights, governance, and continuous improvement initiatives for Operations leadership
Domain
Manufacturing / Cost Accounting
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Product costing, inventory valuation, budgeting and forecasting, variance analysis, financial reporting, cost center monitoring, working capital management, ERP systems proficiency, Advanced Excel
Preferred skills
SAP experience, root cause analysis, data-driven decision making
Responsibilities
Provide monthly reporting, variance analysis, and business performance commentary; Support budgeting, forecasting, and operational planning processes; Analyze manufacturing costs and operating expenses to identify improvement opportunities; Monitor cost center performance and support productivity initiatives; Maintain product costing structures and support standard cost updates; Analyze material, labor, and overhead variances and recommend corrective actions; Support pricing, profitability, and margin analysis; Oversee inventory valuation, accuracy, and inventory-related KPIs; Support cycle count, physical inventory, reserve analysis, and working capital initiatives; Develop and enhance reporting tools, dashboards, and financial controls; Monitor CAPEX spending against approved budgets; Analyze open order intake, backlog, and shipment performance to support forecast accuracy; Monitor inventory, receivables, and operational working capital performance
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
