Operations Controller

GCE is the leading manufacturer of gas control equipment. Driven by innovation, we strive to deliver the highest quality gas products and services to businesses across the globe. With manufacturing, sales and supply companies located all over the world, we ensure customers can always access the world’s leading innovative gas control equipment.  

Specializing in five business areas, GCE Group focuses its expertise across cutting & welding technologies, valves, healthcare, homecare, and specialty gas systems. 

Employing more than 1,000 employees around the world and with customers in more than 120 countries, our product portfolio helps support diverse sectors including the food, electronics and medical industries. 

Originally formed in 1987 through the merging of two world leading businesses in gas equipment, the GCE Group has rapidly evolved since its foundation. Through industry mergers and acquisitions, the GCE group now paves the way for high quality gas equipment under three brands: GCE, GCE Healthcare and GCE Druva. 

With over 100 years’ experience handling high pressure gases, we are now proudly part of ESAB corporation, a world leader in fabrication and specialty gas control technology. ESAB Corporation provides partners with advanced equipment, consumables, automation, robotics, and digital solutions which enable the everyday and extraordinary work that shapes our world. 

Position Overview: 

The Operations Controller is a key position supporting the Regional Finance Director Americas managing the inventory and partnering with cross-functional teams to identify and implement strategies that will reduce costs and increase plant productivity. A primary responsibility of this position is to identify trends and opportunities within the business to support targeted inventory levels and minimize obsolete inventory.

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Be the “Right Hand” to the Regional Finance Director Americas in managing inventory levels, and ensuring inventory is costed correctly for Ohio Medical.
• Responsible for maintaining company’s costing standards including quarterly/annual cost rolls, assigning/updating burden rates, allocation of overhead expenses to product lines, and partnering with Supply Chain & Operations team to ensure accuracy and transparency in product costing.
• Analyze cost for inventory, labor, material purchases, and variance analysis and recommendations for improvement.
• Partner with the COO and Operations Team to complete and review inventory reporting for actuals and forecast.
• Provide applicable analysis and commentary and explain actual variances to established benchmarks and support senior leadership business decisions to reach specified operational metrics.
• Along with the Regional Finance Director, partner with the Operations Team to identify cost savings initiatives and projects to enhance plant productivity metrics.
• Partner with applicable teams to optimize inventory, decrease excess and obsolete inventory, and prepare reporting to monitor metrics and achieve company targets.
• Identify and implement improvements in the management reporting process to drive best practices into and across the finance organization.
• Create and manage effective financial and operational metric system to provide management with concise information regarding “real time” company performance with respect to inventory.
• Prepare ad-hoc analysis and reports as needed in support of both internal and external reporting.
• Review CAPEX projects, prepare financial valuations, and present to senior leadership for review/approval Ensure that inventory is being reported in compliance with GAAP and SOX regulations, including performing monthly/quarterly reconciliations and communicating applicable adjustments to senior leadership for review/approval.
• Possess and promote a continuous improvement mindset throughout the finance and business organizations, partnering cross functionally to enhance current processes and drive results

Required Qualifications: 

• 7+ years of relevant experience
• 3+ years supervisory experience
• Strong knowledge of SOX and GAAP principles/regulations Manufacturing; must have significant cost accounting experience
• Familiarity with ERP systems, Epicor is a plus
• Bachelors’ Degree Required in Accounting/Finance required, MBA is a plus
• CPA/CMA highly preferred
• Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure while meeting deadlines in a fast- paced environment. • The ability to process large amounts of numerical data
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP Systems
• Knowledge of, and hands on experience in continuous improvement initiatives
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong management and leadership skills
• Effective communication skills
• Detail-oriented
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The incumbent is expected to perform other duties necessary for the effective operation of the department or unit. This job description may be changed at any time.
 

Ohio Medical is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law