M&A Executive Search provided an interim controller and manufacturing finance consultant to a manufacturing company to address a critical product costing, financial reporting, and budgeting challenge.
The engagement focused on evaluating product cost methodologies, analyzing labor and material cost drivers, improving inventory valuation and overhead allocation processes, supporting monthly financial close activities, and developing the company’s annual operating budget. Working as an embedded member of the management team, the consultant assessed ERP and labor tracking systems, enhanced cost accounting models, and partnered with operational leaders to identify cost containment opportunities. The assignment delivered improved cost visibility, more accurate product costing, and enhanced financial planning capabilities, enabling the organization to improve profitability analysis, strengthen financial controls, and make more informed operational and strategic decisions.
