Plant Controller

SUMMARY

The Plant Controller is responsible for both the day-to-day management of the Accounting function of the site and being an integral member of the site leadership team. The role involves supporting the day-to-day operations of the company through solid value-added analysis and efficient tactical execution of required tasks.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage the financial statement close process to timely and accurate completion while ensuring conformity with company accounting policies, procedures, and control requirements.

Manage the reporting requirements on key KPI to both division and Corporate on a timely and accurate basis. Supports Corporate Tax team on annual tax requirements.

Prepare, execute, and report the financial plans (e.g., Budgets, Forecasts, Cash Flow) for the business.

Working with site leadership to provide support through business analysis, strategic oversight, identification of areas for improvement and management of key projects, including product margin and customer margin analysis.

Work with Site Leadership to provide support through business analysis including product margin and customer margin analysis.

Analyze, review and Report metrics to determine the operational effectiveness of our manufacturing operations, business processes and profitability.

Key reporting includes:

Direct labor efficiency and utilization – understand trends and profit impacts, work with operations to drive improvements.

Purchase price savings – understand market dynamics, work with supply chain to help drive sound purchasing decisions.

Support Make vs. Buy analysis.

Estimated cost builds for sales quotations – provide financial support to sales team to quote profitable projects accurately and quickly for the business.

Work with operations to support capital planning and capital expense requests - analysis of needs, timing of spending and post-implementation reviews of the projects.

Identify and lead process improvement projects to automate and streamline current accounting and reporting procedures.

Drive further ERP utilization and optimization to streamline key business processes. Recommend and implement necessary changes.

Develop and mentor finance staff. Build bench strength to support organizational succession planning. Effective organization planning and talent management/development.

Must have solid financial statement and cost accounting background and be extremely comfortable working with ERP systems to improve overall operating efficiency.

The pay scale for this position ranges from $150,000- $180,000 annually.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA and/or MBA, a plus

Over 5 years experience in manufacturing & cost accounting

Experience with a small accounting team (between 2-4 direct reports);

Excellent Excel skills including pivot tables, graphs, and data analysis.

Excellent communication, influence, and collaborative leadership skills

Solid knowledge of ERP systems to drive system and process improvements.

Experience in organization planning and talent management.

Employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time, occasionally required to walk, climb stairs, stoop, use hands to finger (keyboard), talk and hear. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.