Corporate Controller

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Role Summary

The Global CO-PA Controller leads profitability analysis, product costing governance, cost roll-up processes, and manufacturing controlling across all business units globally - spanning multiple manufacturing entities as well as the company's software and installation services lines. The role owns margin transparency across both product and services revenue streams, ensuring consistent profitability reporting and cost governance regardless of business model.

This is a regional/global process-owner role, not a single-site controlling position. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience governing controlling and costing standards across multiple sites or regions, partnering with Regional Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, Professional Services, and IT teams.

Key Responsibilities

Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)

Own the global SAP ECC and S/4HANA CO-PA / Margin Analysis framework.

Analyze profitability by product, customer, segment or region.

Monitor gross margin and contribution margin performance across both product and software services lines.

Drive consistency of profitability reporting across entities and business models.

Support monthly management reporting and executive reviews.

Partner with Commercial and Business Leaders to identify profitability improvement opportunities.

Product Costing & Cost Roll-Up

Lead annual and periodic standard cost roll-up processes across all manufacturing sites globally.

Validate BOM structures, routings, labor rates, overhead rates, and production assumptions.

Ensure accurate standard cost calculations across manufacturing sites; review and approve cost estimates prior to release.

Coordinate cost updates across Finance, Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain.

Support transfer pricing and intercompany costing processes.

Manufacturing Cost Controlling

Monitor manufacturing performance and cost efficiency across all sites.

Analyze material, labor, overhead, yield, production volume, and purchase price variances (PPV).

Challenge plant finance teams on root causes and corrective actions; set and enforce cost-governance standards across the network rather than executing at a single site.

Support cost reduction and operational excellence initiatives; drive manufacturing KPIs and cost performance monitoring globally.

Services & Project Costing

Own costing and margin governance for the software and installation services lines, alongside manufacturing.

Oversee project/WBS-based costing for installation projects.

Analyze margin on license and subscription-based software revenue.

Deliver consolidated, blended profitability reporting across product and services businesses.

SAP ECC and S/4HANA Governance & Transformation

Act as global business owner for CO-PA and Product Costing processes.

Support ongoing SAP S/4HANA transformation initiatives, including migration and rollout waves across regions.

Work with IT and external partners to improve reporting, master data quality, and automation.

Ensure alignment between FI, CO, CO-PA, Product Costing, Material Ledger, and manufacturing processes.

Support testing, deployment, and continuous improvement across transformation waves.

Month-End Closing

Lead month-end profitability and costing review activities across entities.

Review settlement and variance allocations.

Ensure accurate COGS and inventory valuation.

Validate manufacturing variances and margin reporting; prepare management commentary and executive summaries.

Business Partnering

Partner with Global Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Commercial Finance, FP&A, Professional Services, and Regional Controllers.

Provide financial guidance for product and services portfolio and pricing decisions.

Support strategic initiatives, new product/service introductions, and footprint optimization.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration.

CPA, CMA, CIMA, or equivalent qualification preferred.

Experience

8+ years in Controlling, Cost Accounting, or Manufacturing Finance.

Minimum 5 years of SAP CO / Product Costing experience.

Demonstrated experience overseeing controlling or costing across multiple manufacturing sites or regions - single-site experience alone does not meet this requirement.

Experience working in a multinational environment.

Experience with a services or project-based business (software, installation, or professional services) strongly preferred, in addition to manufacturing.

Experience supporting global finance transformation or SAP S/4HANA migration initiatives preferred.

Technical Skills - Mandatory

SAP ECC or S/4HANA CO-PA (Margin Analysis) required

SAP Product Costing (CO-PC) proven experience

Standard Costing and Cost Roll-Up Processes

Manufacturing Finance and Variance Analysis (PPV, labor, overhead, yield)

Cost Center Accounting

Material Ledger / Actual Costing

Inventory Valuation and COGS Analysis

Project/WBS costing (SAP PS)

BOM and Routing validation

Advanced Excel

Technical Skills - Preferred

Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

Lean manufacturing or operational excellence exposure

Power BI or similar reporting tools

Key Competencies

Strong analytical thinking

Global stakeholder management and business partnering

Process governance across multiple sites/regions

Project management and problem-solving

Executive communication

Continuous improvement mindset

Success Measures

Accuracy of standard cost roll-ups

Margin reporting quality and timeliness, across product and services lines

Reduction of manufacturing variances

Improvement in product and services profitability visibility

SAP process standardization across regions

Inventory valuation accuracy

Timely month-end close and reporting

As a part of the Landis+Gyr family, employees are offered a comprehensive and competitive package of benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, and a 401(k)-retirement plan featuring a generous company match incentive.  Additionally, we offer three (3) weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) as well as eleven (11) paid holidays.  We also offer a tuition reimbursement program, optional pet insurance, supplemental medical coverage and a host of other perks to ensure the health, wellness, and enrichment of our team members.

Pay is in the range of $145,200 - $192,975 per year.  The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, and certifications or other professional licenses held.  All candidates are encouraged to apply.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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