Operations Controller

At the heart of QIAGEN's business is a vision to make improvements in life possible.

We are on an exciting mission to make a real difference in science and healthcare. We are still the entrepreneurial company we started out as and have today achieved a size where we can bring our full power to many initiatives and to our presence across the globe.
Our most valuable asset are our employees - more than 6000 in over 35 locations around the world. Our ambition is to ensure we have outstanding and passionate people working in the best teams and we are constantly looking for new talent to join us.
There are few players who have shaped the world of modern science and healthcare as much as QIAGEN, and we have only just started.
If you are looking to advance your career, are seeking new challenges and opportunities, enjoy working in dynamic and international, diverse teams and want to make a real impact on people's lives, then QIAGEN is where you need to be.

Join us. At QIAGEN, you make a difference every day.

The Operations Controller acts as a business partner to the North America Manufacturing Site management teams to help drive efficiency and effectiveness.

The Controller helps to further improve the system landscape in order to increase financial transparency as basis for decision making.

You will be responsible for the following areas:

Monthly and Quarterly Financial Closing
This duty involves financial closing activities: ensuring accurate work order settlement, accruals, and inventory reserves. Pre-close, validate financial data integrity to support accurate reporting and compliance with accounting standards.
Support the accounting team by providing insights and resolving inquiries, while assisting internal and external audits with financial data and compliance requirements.

Financial and Operational Reporting

Prepare and analyze monthly management reports including performance data regarding manufacturing output, cost waterfalls, cost center performance, inventory levels, and headcount metrics.

Cost monitoring and forecasting for manufacturing site in North America

Analyze key spending trends and forecast financial impacts with a focus on cost of sales, operating expenses, and headcount. Partner with site management to optimize resource allocation to drive site profitability improvements.

Product costing

Manage standard costing processes including product costing simulations for new materials. Oversee the annual standard cost update including recalculating activity hourly rates to ensure accurate cost structures and inventory valuation.

Annual resource planning for North America manufacturing sites.

Actively support and steer resource planning for the NA manufacturing sites. Support decision making on budget numbers and foster alignment between site and global goals. Planning scope includes the next fiscal year and the midterm 3-year horizon.

- University degree in economics, accounting or business administration

- Proven knowledge of accounting and spreadsheet software - SAP (preferred) + MS Office

- Strong analytical abilities and critical thinking is required as well as pro-active thinking

- Ability to effectively communicate in English both written and verbally is required.

- 5-10% travel requirement mostly on the US East Coast.

- Team player

- Strong communication skills

At the heart of QIAGEN are our people who drive our success. We act with passion, always challenging the status quo to drive innovation and continuous improvement. We inspire with our leadership and make an impact with our actions. We create a collaborative, safe and engaging workplace which forms the basis for high performing individuals and teams. We drive accountability and entrepreneurial decision-making and want you to excel your growth and shape the future of QIAGEN.

QIAGEN is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including but not limited to assumptions about a person's appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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