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Operations Finance Controller - Memphis

System One

Memphis, TN

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$130,000–$160,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Accounting, Budgeting, Business Administration, Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Communication Skills, Cost Control, Customer Support/Service, Decision Support, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Control, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Forecasting, Inventory Costs, Inventory Management, Leadership, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Cost, Marginal Costing, Operational Audit, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Physical Inventory, Reporting Dashboards, Return on Investment (ROI), Root Cause Analysis, SAP, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Standard Costing, Variance Analysis
LOCATION
Memphis, TN
POSTED
Today

System One is assisting a client with a search for an Operations Finance Controller to serve as the on-site finance partner to plant leadership, owning budgeting/forecasting and performance management. This role focuses on FP&A, operational finance, and analytics (not transactional accounting), driving visibility into cost, margin, inventory, and capital to support decision-making. This position will be located in Memphis, TN.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with plant leadership to provide decision-ready financial insights
  • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and driver-based planning; explain key changes
  • Perform variance analysis with root-cause and action items
  • Build and maintain plant KPI dashboards (labor, overhead, scrap, inventory, margin)
  • Improve costing and margin transparency; link operations to financial results
  • Collaborate with cost accounting on standard cost inputs and assumptions
  • Support inventory performance and physical inventory analytics/reconciliation
  • Lead capex planning, ROI modeling, and investment tracking
  • Identify and track cost reduction initiatives
  • Lead/develop plant finance team and support SOX-aware controls

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
  • 8+ years in manufacturing finance, plant FP&A, or operations finance
  • Strong knowledge of manufacturing KPIs and cost drivers
  • Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with non-finance leaders
  • Experience building dashboards and performance reporting
  • Preferred: standard costing, physical inventory, cost reduction leadership
  • Preferred: MBA, CPA, or CMA
  • Major plus: SAP (FI/CO or manufacturing data flows)
  • On-site initially with potential flexibility after ramp-up

Salary

Salary: $130K - $160K



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About the Company

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System One

Every day, System One focuses on services and solutions that require a high degree of specialization, in-demand technical skills, and large-scale operational expertise. We are essential partners to those on the front lines of our nation’s most critical infrastructure, technology, and life sciences initiatives. 

Founded more than 40 years ago as a staffing partner to the engineering industry, today System One is a diversified organization operating in over 50 locations and putting more than 9,000 people to work in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

COMPANY SIZE
2,500 to 4,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
WEBSITE
https://systemone.com