Finance HR Controller

Join Comer Industries USA, Inc. as a Finance HR Controller in Loves Park, IL, with a hybrid work arrangement. This role blends finance and human resources, focusing on planning, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and controlling all people-related costs. You will help ensure labor cost reporting integrity, manage headcount planning, payroll reconciliation, and HR financial analytics while providing payroll backup. The position offers a competitive salary in the range of USD 65,490 to 78,869 per year and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, finances, and work-life balance.

Why this role matters

This position ensures that HR decisions are backed by precise financial analysis, enabling leadership to understand the true cost of labor and to improve forecasting, budgeting, and workforce planning. By aligning HR and finance processes, the Finance HR Controller helps optimize labor investments, enhances reporting accuracy, strengthens internal controls, and delivers actionable insights that support business performance.

Responsibilities

• Create the annual HR budget and quarterly projections
• Produce monthly labor cost reporting
• Assess variances in labor costs against plan
• Forecast headcount-related expenses
• Track salary increases and bonus accruals
• Monitor benefit expenditures
• Analyze overtime and agency labor costs
• Support the development of the annual operating plan
• Build long-range financial models for the workforce
• Own the monthly HR financial close activities
• Reconcile payroll to the General Ledger
• Monitor headcount movements
• Validate FTE reporting
• Analyze vacancies and hiring plans
• Track organizational changes
• Manage labor cost allocations
• Review cost center accuracy
• Develop dashboards and reporting for Headcount, FTE, and Labor costs
• Develop dashboards for Overtime and Temporary labor
• Develop dashboards for Turnover and Recruiting costs
• Develop dashboards for Absenteeism, Benefits costs, Workers' Compensation
• Develop dashboards for Training expenses and Organizational productivity
• Validate payroll accuracy and analyze compensation trends
• Review merit increases and forecast incentive compensation
• Support salary planning and audit payroll variances
• Reconcile payroll taxes and monitor benefit deductions
• Work with Dayforce, SAP, OneStream, HRIS reporting tools, Microsoft Power BI, and advanced Excel
• Apply workforce planning tools and ensure compliance with SOX controls and internal audit requirements
• Contribute to financial policies and labor reporting requirements
• Support HR business partners and operations leadership in budgeting and planning decisions
• Assist with payroll and HR workflow improvements related to organizational changes
• Monitor labor productivity and lead cost-reduction initiatives
• Support capital projects affecting labor and improve forecast accuracy
• Track budget variance, headcount accuracy, and payroll reconciliation accuracy
• Ensure timely financial close and produce productivity and payroll-related metrics
• Monitor dashboard utilization and capture cost savings identified

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Human Resources, or Economics
• 5 years of SAP Finance & Controlling experience (Required)
• Day Shift (Required)

Technologies

• Dayforce
• SAP
• OneStream
• HRIS reporting tools
• Microsoft Power BI
• Advanced Excel
• Workforce planning tools

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Location and reporting structure

• Location: Hybrid remote in Loves Park, IL 61111
• Department: Human Resources
• Reports to: HR Director, Americas (with dotted-line partnership to Finance / Controlling)
• FLSA: Exempt
• Salary: USD 65,489.67 – 78,869.28 per year

Application question

Application question: Will you now or in the future require Visa Sponsorship?