What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Controller position at Bridgestone Americas?
Company Overview
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.
Position Summary
We’re currently looking for an Assistant Controller to join our Firestone Fibers and Textiles (FSFT) team in Kings Mountain, NC.
This role will be responsible for involvement in all finance activities at FSFT including Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Tax Reporting. The role also provides financial guidance and support to other functions such as Treasury, Inventory Control, Purchasing, Logistics, etc. The role is also responsible for aiding in establishing and maintaining adequate control over all financial transactions and reporting as well as providing accurate and meaningful management reports to local and Corporate Management.
Firestone Fibers and Textiles (FSFT) is owned by Bridgestone Americas and manufactures Tire Cord, Liners, and Fabrics which are used in construction of tires and other commercial applications.
Responsibilities
Independently lead aspects of Financial Close, Reporting and Financial Planning and Analysis while assisting in establishing and maintaining a robust framework for financial risk management
Coordinating and directing the preparation of the annual budget, long-term planning, financial forecasts, and creating and analyzing comparison/variance reporting
Aid management in analysis of inventory levels, fixed assets and capital expenditures, cost management, profit improvement actions, CBA negotiations, product pricing, and contractual agreements
Review and analyze product level profit margins for accurate costing/pricing of products
Serve as primary back-up for Controller when necessary to support business continuity
Implement process improvements such as introducing Bridgestone best practices to reduce workload, reduce risk, standardize, and automate processes, improve data driven insights, and introduce new solutions
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance and CPA or MBA preferred
Minimum 5 years of experience in controlling, financial planning and analysis, budgets, and forecasts
Minimum 2-3 years in manufacturing environment preferred
Experience in financial closing cycles
Experience developing financial models and capital expenditure models
Expertise in Microsoft Office primarily Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint
