Finance Operations Controller – Solar Wafer Manufacturing

Corning Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Pension plan

Health benefits

Paid time off

Employee assistance

Job summary

Corning is seeking an experienced Finance Operations Controller for Solar Wafer to serve as the finance partner for VP, Manufacturing, driving strategic vision, cost performance, and operating efficiencies across multiple sites. You will lead business finance programs, elevate forecasting, and collaborate with IT and business teams to optimize SAP cost understanding.

With 10–15+ years in financial leadership, you will influence senior leadership decisions, implement improvements, and champion

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of relevant financial leadership experience.
• Bachelor in Science or equivalent with concentration in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA/MBA or other equivalent certification desired.
• Strong analytical, financial & mathematical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; adept at synthesizing critical information into a clear business case narrative.
• Extensive experience developing and implementing strategies to improve business performance.
• Proven track record managing finance operations and planning/ forecast processes.
• Experience serving as expert adviser to resolve and advise on ambiguous and unstructured senior management requests, applying macroeconomic thinking and identifying potential risks.
• Self-starter and able perform in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive business results: understands how the business fits into the broader marketplace; identifies opportunities for business performance; able to identify and convey the critical variables that drive business impact
• Partner with the manufacturing and finance leadership teams to achieve financial commitments and drive cost performance / operating efficiencies.
• Drive consistent implementation of transparent cost metrics and analysis.
• Articulate problem statements and work through “AAA” methodology.
• Help businesses define “should be” cost performance.
• Ensure tight linkage between finance and operations:
• Strengthen forecast processes across the businesses in partnership with FP&A.
• Drive best practices and SAP optimization of cost understanding (leveraging Corning experts).
• Drive digital efforts in conjunction with business teams and IT (also leveraging Corning experts).
• Engage with business teams, quickly establish oneself as a “trusted partner” through hands‑on engagement
• Change agent: challenges the status quo; encourages people to question existing methods, practices, and assumptions; lead / support process improvement initiatives as needed

Skills

Financial leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Strategy development

Forecasting

Executive advisory

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accounting or Finance

CPA/MBA or equivalent certification

Job description

Corning is seeking an experienced Finance Operations Controller for Solar Wafer to serve as the finance partner for VP, Manufacturing, driving strategic vision, cost performance, and operating efficiencies across multiple sites. You will lead business finance programs, elevate forecasting, and collaborate with IT and business teams to optimize SAP cost understanding.

With 10–15+ years in financial leadership, you will influence senior leadership decisions, implement improvements, and champion