Controller - Operations & Systems
WLS Companies
Job Description
Job Description
Description:
Company Description:
Founded in Cleveland in 1944, WLS specializes in short and medium run metal stamping, fabrication and laser cutting to service a wide variety of industries.
Position Summary:
The Controller – Operations & Systems is responsible for driving measurable improvements in labor productivity, costing accuracy, inventory control, and data integrity across manufacturing operations. This is not a traditional accounting role. This position owns the connection between shop floor performance, financial results, and system data.
Core Mandate
- Own the truth: reconcile ERP data to actual shop floor performance
- Eliminate inefficiencies: drive earned vs paid labor accountability
- Fix costing: align quoted, standard, and actual performance
- Build systems: automate reporting and eliminate manual processes
- Drive action: lead and drive corrective action across departments
Key Responsibilities
- Labor & Throughput Control
- Own weekly earned vs paid labor reporting
- Identify and eliminate top labor losses
- Challenge run rates vs standards
Costing Discipline
- Maintain and continuously correct standard costing
- Build feedback loop from actual performance to quoting
- Quantify and reduce margin erosion
Systems & Automation
- Lead implementation of modern finance and reporting systems
- Automate recurring reporting and analytics
- Build dashboards linking operational and financial performance
Data & AI Utilization
- Use AI daily to accelerate analysis and identify anomalies
- Automate data reconciliation and reporting workflows
Inventory & Data Integrity
- Own inventory accuracy and cycle count processes
- Reconcile ERP data to shop floor reality
Qualifications
- 7–15+ years in manufacturing finance
- Strong standard costing expertise
- Tech-savvy with modern systems (ERP, analytics, automation)
- Proven ability to drive operational change
Vacancy posted 11 days ago
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