Operations Finance Controller - Manufacturing

Danfoss; Shawnee (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Danfoss Power Solutions in Shawnee, OK seeks an Operational Controller to partner with plant leadership, drive cost visibility, and ensure strong financial controls for manufacturing operations.

The role combines accounting fundamentals with hands-on manufacturing finance, focusing on standard/actual costs, variances, budgeting, and KPI reporting; on-site role with salary 90–115K and benefits.

You’ll develop models and dashboards, support audits, and influence cost-reduction initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• Strong accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls.
• Manufacturing accounting and cost-accounting concepts.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills to analyze variances.
• Advanced Excel with large data, pivots, lookups, modeling.
• Ability to communicate financial information to diverse stakeholders.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Cross-functional collaboration with operations, supply chain, engineering, purchasing.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial leadership to plant and operations management.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, including standard costs, actual costs, labor, overhead, material usage, and production variances.
• Analyze plant profitability, contribution margin, cost trends, productivity, and KPIs.
• Prepare monthly financial results, forecasts, budgets, and management reporting.
• Perform month-end closing activities, including accruals, journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Partner with operations to identify cost-reduction and profitability opportunities.
• Monitor inventory valuation and related controls.
• Develop and maintain financial models, reports, dashboards, and KPI reporting for plant leadership.
• Analyze sales, volume, labor hours, headcount, and other drivers affecting plant performance.
• Support audits and ensure compliance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Danfoss Power Solutions in Shawnee, OK seeks an Operational Controller to partner with plant leadership, drive cost visibility, and ensure strong financial controls for manufacturing operations.

The role combines accounting fundamentals with hands-on manufacturing finance, focusing on standard/actual costs, variances, budgeting, and KPI reporting; on-site role with salary 90–115K and benefits.

You’ll develop models and dashboards, support audits, and influence cost-reduction initiatives.