Strategic Ops Finance Leader & Project Controls

Kelvion Holding GmbH - All rights reserve; Catoosa (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelvion Holding GmbH seeks an Operations Controller to provide strategic financial leadership for operations finance and project controls. This role partners with operations, project management, and senior leadership to drive profitability, forecast accuracy, and informed decision‑making.

Responsibilities include leading the finance team, standardizing project controls, overseeing budgeting and reporting, and supporting capital investments while ensuring internal controls and SOX compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Professional certification (e.g., CPA, CMA).
• Experience with SOX compliance (preferred).
• Experience leading finance teams in manufacturing, industrial, or project-based environments.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, project controls, or operational finance leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operations finance and project controls organization, including oversight of the Operations Finance Manager, Senior Project Controller, and Project Controllers.
• Provide financial leadership and strategic business partnership to operations, project management, and senior leadership teams.
• Oversee and have full accountability for reporting of project financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, actuals, profitability, margin analysis, and cost-to-complete projections.
• Establish and standardize project controls processes, reporting, and forecasting practices across the business.
• Monitor project and operational KPIs, identify financial risks and opportunities, and drive corrective actions to improve business performance.
• Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and monthly financial review processes for operations and project activities.
• Support capital investment decisions through financial modeling, ROI analysis, and post-project evaluations.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting standards, company policies, and financial reporting requirements.
• Develop, mentor, and coach finance and project controls team members while building organizational capability and accountability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational efficiency, project execution, reporting accuracy, and financial performance.
• All other duties assigned.

Skills

Operations finance

Project controls

Budgeting & forecasting

KPIs monitoring

Financial reporting

Cost accounting

Financial modeling

SOX compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Admin

CPA or CMA certification

Tools

SAP

Made to Manage

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Kelvion Holding GmbH seeks an Operations Controller to provide strategic financial leadership for operations finance and project controls. This role partners with operations, project management, and senior leadership to drive profitability, forecast accuracy, and informed decision‑making.

Responsibilities include leading the finance team, standardizing project controls, overseeing budgeting and reporting, and supporting capital investments while ensuring internal controls and SOX compliance.