Manufacturing Controller - Cost & Operations Finance

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Charlotte (MI); On-site; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC seeks an experienced Manufacturing Controller in Michigan to oversee cost accounting, financial reporting, and inventory valuation within a manufacturing environment. You will partner with plant leadership to provide insights, drive margin improvements, and support capital decisions.

The role requires hands-on manufacturing finance experience, standard costing, budgeting, forecasting, and strong ERP and Excel skills to manage month-end close and internal controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Five or more years of progressive accounting or finance experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing, and inventory valuation.
• Experience with month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements, management reports, and key performance indicators.
• Maintain accurate general ledger accounts, account reconciliations, and financial records.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, internal controls, and applicable accounting standards.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and support financial reporting requirements.
• Manage standard costing processes, including material, labor, and manufacturing overhead costs.
• Analyze production variances, including purchase price, labor efficiency, material usage, and overhead variances.
• Monitor manufacturing costs and identify opportunities to improve margins and operational efficiency.
• Partner with operations to evaluate production performance, scrap, waste, labor utilization, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Maintain accurate product costing, bills of materials, and inventory valuation.
• Oversee inventory accounting, reconciliations, and valuation.
• Support physical inventory counts and cycle-count processes.
• Analyze inventory levels, reserves, obsolescence, and excess or slow-moving inventory.
• Collaborate with supply chain, purchasing, production, and warehouse teams to improve inventory accuracy and working capital.
• Evaluate capital expenditures and provide financial analysis for equipment purchases and operational investments.
• Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
• Analyze operating results against budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• Provide financial insights into production costs, gross margins, labor, overhead, and profitability.
• Identify financial risks, trends, and opportunities to improve performance.
• Prepare actionable reports and recommendations for management.
• Serve as a financial partner to plant management, operations, engineering, procurement, and supply chain teams.
• Translate financial data into practical recommendations that support business decisions.
• Develop and improve financial processes, reporting systems, and internal controls.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence programs.
• Lead, mentor, and develop accounting or finance team members, as applicable.

Skills

ERP proficiency

Microsoft Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics

Oracle

Infor

Job description

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC seeks an experienced Manufacturing Controller in Michigan to oversee cost accounting, financial reporting, and inventory valuation within a manufacturing environment. You will partner with plant leadership to provide insights, drive margin improvements, and support capital decisions.

The role requires hands-on manufacturing finance experience, standard costing, budgeting, forecasting, and strong ERP and Excel skills to manage month-end close and internal controls.