Factory Controller

Top Prospect Group; Winsted (CT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Prospect Group in Winsted, CT is seeking a Finance Controller to partner with factory management, providing timely financial analysis, reporting, and KPIs to maximize factory performance. You will lead the annual budgeting and planning, monitor performance against forecasts, and oversee standard costing, variances, and month-end close, enabling clear management decisions.

From cost reductions to capital investments, you will drive profitability improvements across operations and collaborate

Qualifications

• Experience in business or factory controlling with a strong accounting background in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of standard cost accounting, manufacturing variances, budgeting, forecasting, and month-end closing.
• Ability to analyze complex financial and operational data and translate findings into clear recommendations for management.
• Experience with ERP systems and data analytics/BI tools such as Power BI is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely financial analysis, reporting, and KPIs to maximize factory performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability, working capital, asset turns, and margins.
• Lead budgeting and planning process, establishing targets and contingencies.
• Monitor performance against budgets, analyze variances, and recommend actions.
• Ensure internal controls and procedures are effective and followed.
• Manage all cost accounting activities, including standard costing and month-end close.
• Support lean manufacturing and track financial savings initiatives.
• Provide financial oversight for capital investments and business case analysis.
• Support quoting and new business with cost estimates and profitability analysis.
• Coordinate financial data collection and reporting across factory and value chain.
• Assist annual audits, tax requirements, and other corporate finance activities.
• Prepare ad hoc analyses for factory and corporate leadership.
• Provide financial Controlling support for the Winsted Sales Unit.
• Maintain presence on the manufacturing floor and collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain.

Skills

Financial analysis

Profitability improvement

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

On-floor manufacturing

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Factory Management to provide timely financial analysis, reporting, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to maximize factory performance.
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve profitability, working capital, asset turns, contribution margins, and overall operational performance.
• Lead the annual budgeting and planning process, establishing realistic financial targets and identifying risks, opportunities, and contingency plans.
• Monitor actual performance against budgets and forecasts, analyze variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure internal financial controls and procedures are effective, compliant, and consistently followed.
• Manage all cost accounting activities, including standard costing, variance analysis, product costing, and month-end closing.
• Analyze manufacturing and operational data to identify cost-reduction and profitability improvement opportunities.
• Support lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives by tracking and validating financial savings.
• Provide financial oversight for capital investments, including business case analysis, strategy alignment, and tracking expected returns.
• Support quoting and new business opportunities by developing cost estimates, financial models, and profitability analysis.
• Coordinate financial data collection, analysis, and reporting across the factory and broader value chain.
• Support annual audits, tax requirements, financial controls, and other corporate finance activities.
• Prepare ad hoc financial analysis and reports for factory and corporate leadership.
• Provide financial controlling support for the Winsted Sales Unit.
• Maintain a strong presence on the manufacturing floor and work closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other functional teams.
• Communicate financial performance, risks, trends, and improvement opportunities to factory leadership.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in business or factory controlling with a strong accounting background in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of standard cost accounting, manufacturing variances, budgeting, forecasting, and month-end closing.
• Ability to analyze complex financial and operational data and translate findings into clear recommendations for management.
• Demonstrated experience identifying opportunities to improve profitability, working capital, and manufacturing performance.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Experience with ERP systems and strong Microsoft Excel/MS Office skills.
• Experience with financial consolidation systems is beneficial.
• Experience with data analytics and business intelligence tools such as Power BI is preferred.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with factory leadership and cross-functional manufacturing teams.
• Comfortable working in a hands-on manufacturing environment and spending time on the production floor.
• Aerospace or other highly regulated manufacturing industry experience is beneficial.