Operations Controller (Manufacturing Finance & Cost)

Sandvik AB; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandvik AB is seeking a Junior Controller (Operations) to partner with the GWS Tool Group operations teams and manufacturing locations. You will translate production and financial data into actionable insights to improve cost performance, inventory accuracy, working capital, and profitability.

You will work closely with location leaders, production, procurement, and Financial Control to investigate variances, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions with measurable results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Five or more years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including direct responsibility for manufacturing cost accounting, inventory, and operational variance analysis.
• Experience with standard costing, inventory valuation, overhead absorption, account reconciliations, and manufacturing financial controls.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience analyzing ERP data; experience with Infor Visual ERP and multiple manufacturing locations preferred.
• Ability to investigate beyond summary reports, connect financial results to production activity, and communicate practical recommendations to operations leaders.
• Strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage competing deadlines and influence cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyze material, labor, and overhead costs by location, product, work order, or process to identify cost drivers and opportunities for improvement.
• Investigate actual performance against standard cost, prior periods, budgets, and forecasts; explain variances in material usage and labor efficiency.
• Partner with plant leaders to validate findings, develop corrective actions, and track financial results and sustainable savings.
• Review costing inputs, including bills of material, routings, labor and machine rates, and overhead allocation methods; coordinate corrections with operations and finance.
• Develop consistent operational KPIs and reporting for productivity, conversion costs, scrap, capacity utilization, and inventory performance; present explanations and recommended actions.
• Coordinate timely month-end close activities for assigned locations with General Accounting team, including inventory and cost accounting entries, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Validate location results and prepare concise operational performance reviews highlighting variances, risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.
• Support location budgets and forecasts using production volumes, staffing, material costs, operating expenses, and capital plans; challenge assumptions with operations.
• Prepare and validate business cases for capital investments, capacity changes, make-versus-buy decisions, and process improvements; assess payback and ROI.

Skills

Cost accounting

Inventory variance analysis

Financial reporting

ERP data analysis

Advanced Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Infor Visual ERP

Job description

Sandvik AB is seeking a Junior Controller (Operations) to partner with the GWS Tool Group operations teams and manufacturing locations. You will translate production and financial data into actionable insights to improve cost performance, inventory accuracy, working capital, and profitability.

You will work closely with location leaders, production, procurement, and Financial Control to investigate variances, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions with measurable results.