Job Description
Ready to step into a high-visibility manufacturing finance leadership role with a company that’s been thriving for 100+ years? This is your chance to drive impact, partner with operations, and elevate global performance:
Manufacturing Controller
Salary: $93,000 – $130,000 + Bonus
Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
• High-visibility role with direct exposure to leadership and influence across North America and global operations
• Partner closely with manufacturing and operations leaders to shape profitability and business strategy
• Join a stable, well-established company with 100+ years of success and strong financial health
• Work within a culture recognized for employee engagement
• Opportunity to drive process improvements across costing, reporting, and operational efficiency
• Gain global exposure with coordination across international plants
• Strong career growth potential with leadership development and cross-functional impact
• Competitive compensation plus robust benefits package starting day one
Key Responsibilities for the Manufacturing Controller:
• Partner with plant leadership to drive profitability and operational performance
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and cost-setting processes
• Oversee product costing, inventory management, and financial reporting accuracy
• Analyze cost variances and provide actionable recommendations
• Support monthly close, margin analysis, and manufacturing expense tracking
• Evaluate capital investments including ROI and cost savings initiatives
Qualifications for the Manufacturing Controller:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• 5+ years of manufacturing finance or cost accounting experience
• Strong expertise in product costing, inventory accounting, and variance analysis
• ERP system experience and advanced Excel/financial modeling skills
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Manufacturing Controller
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Manufacturing Controller
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Manufacturing Controller
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Lombard, IL |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Salary | $93,000–$130,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.cfstaffing.com/ |
About Company
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.
Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Accounting Closeunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Business Strategyunmatched
- Compensation and Benefitsunmatched
- Cost Accountingunmatched
- Cost Analysisunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Cost Forecastingunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- Expense Trackingunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Controlunmatched
- Financial Modelingunmatched
- Financial Reportingunmatched
- International Operationsunmatched
- Inventory Costingunmatched
- Inventory Managementunmatched
- Investment Capitalunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Costunmatched
- Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
- Operational Strategyunmatched
- Process Costingunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Product Costingunmatched
- Profit & Lossunmatched
- Return on Investment (ROI)unmatched
- Variance Analysisunmatched
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