Controller

BCI Solutions, Inc.; Bremen (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BCI Solutions, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Controller to join a growing manufacturer and serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team. This role emphasizes turning financial and operational data into better business decisions and challenging the status quo.

You will lead manufacturing cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, and cash flow management while strengthening internal controls and ERP effectiveness across the shop floor and operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years progressive accounting and finance experience with leadership.
• 3+ years in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing cost accounting, inventory, standard costing, ERP systems, and financial reporting.
• Ability to connect financial performance with production, labor, scrap, inventory, pricing, and operations.
• Experience managing cash flow, banking relationships, working capital, and capital investments.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CEO/President and Executive team on strategy, business performance, and key decisions.
• Own the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting, including month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow management.
• Lead manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costs, labor and overhead rates, inventory valuation, variances, scrap, and profitability analysis.
• Work closely with operations to connect shop floor activity to financial results.
• Provide financial analysis to improve pricing, quoting, product/customer profitability, working capital, and margins.
• Evaluate capital investments, growth opportunities, and operational improvements using ROI analysis.
• Manage banking relationships and support financing, liquidity, and capital planning.
• Strengthen internal controls, accounting processes, reporting tools, and ERP systems.
• Lead, develop, and hold the accounting and finance team accountable.
• Identify problems early, and bring actionable recommendations.

Skills

Financial leadership

Cost accounting

Budgeting & forecasting

ERP systems

Team leadership

Strategic partnership

Operations liaison

Cash flow management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA / CMA / MBA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Manufacturing | Cast Iron Foundry & CNC Machining

BCI Solutions, Inc. is looking for a hands-on, business-minded Controller who wants to do more than manage the numbers.

We are a privately held, growing manufacturer specializing in gray and ductile iron castings and precision CNC machining. We are looking for a financial leader who can serve as a true strategic partner to the CEO/President and leadership team.

This is not a traditional accounting role. You will help drive the business by challenging assumptions, evaluating opportunities, managing risk, and turning financial and operational data into better business decisions.

At BCI,Status Quo Sucksisn't just a slogan. We expect our leaders to question existing processes, challenge conventional thinking, take ownership, and find better ways to operate.

What You'll Do

• Partner directly with the CEO/President and Executive team on strategy, business performance, and key decisions.
• Own the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting, including month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow management.
• Lead manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costs, labor and overhead rates, inventory valuation, variances, scrap, and profitability analysis.
• Work closely with operations to understand what's happening on the shop floor and connect operational performance to financial results.
• Provide financial analysis to improve pricing, quoting, product/customer profitability, working capital, and margins.
• Evaluate capital investments, growth opportunities, and operational improvements using sound financial analysis and ROI.
• Manage banking relationships and support financing, liquidity, and capital planning.
• Strengthen internal controls, accounting processes, reporting tools, and ERP systems.
• Lead, develop, and hold the accounting and finance team accountable.
• Identify problems early, ask the difficult questions, and bring recommendations, not just reports.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience preferred, including leadership responsibility.
• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing cost accounting, inventory, standard costing, ERP systems, and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to connect financial performance with production, labor, scrap, inventory, pricing, and operational performance.
• Experience managing cash flow, banking relationships, working capital, and capital investments.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.
• A confident, analytical leader who can challenge assumptions, communicate directly, hold people accountable, and earn the trust of both leadership and operations.

Why BCI?

BCI is a family-owned manufacturer with a strong commitment to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and long-term growth.

We operate in a demanding manufacturing environment where decisions matter, accountability is expected, and leadership has a direct impact on results.

We want someone who is equally comfortable digging into a cost variance, walking the shop floor with operations, challenging a capital request, and discussing long-term strategy with the executive team.

This is an opportunity for someone who wants real influence on the business and is willing to take ownership of the results.