Operations Controller (Manufacturing)

Location: East Peoria, Illinois, United States

Salary: $131,200–$196,900 per year, plus eligibility for short-term and long-term variable incentives.

Company

hirify.global develops solutions supporting homes, businesses, and a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.

What you will do

• Provide financial support for manufacturing plants and FP&A, including modeling, variance reporting, capital support, business-group consolidation, KPIs, and long-range planning.
• Develop analytics, budgets, forecasts, and financial insights for business partners and executive leadership.
• Coordinate global financial reporting and planning activities supporting management reporting, business reporting, audits, and quarterly earnings reporting.
• Model what-if scenarios for facilities, production transfers, capacity, and component make-or-buy decisions.
• Build and maintain forecasted labor and overhead rates, identify transaction issues causing variances, and implement corrective actions with Operations.
• Lead finance continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and cost-optimization initiatives across plants.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 7 years of related experience.
• 3 years of experience leading projects and/or teams across functions.
• 2 years of ERP experience.
• Ability to lead, coach, develop, and manage staff, including setting expectations, providing feedback, and administering progressive discipline when necessary.

Nice to have

• Advanced Excel skills, including building and maintaining complex financial or analytical models.
• Experience in a global manufacturing environment, including standard costing and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Strong analytical skills with large datasets and the ability to translate metrics into business insights.
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools and Tableau.
• Ability to lead cross-functional projects, influence stakeholders without direct authority, and drive results in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for explaining complex financial information to non-financial audiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Partnership with plant operations managers, executive business-group leadership, and global stakeholders.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans; life and long-term disability coverage.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Accrued paid time off and 8 paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement benefits.
• Commitment to fair and equitable compensation and equal employment opportunity.