MGR I CONTROLLER

About the role

TE Connectivity’s Financial Controlling Teams coordinate, administer, and control financial operations. They review, analyze, and interpret financial and budgetary reports, direct all aspects of accounting operations and the preparation of annual financial forecasts, and oversee the development of financial accounting systems required to maintain reporting requirements.

TE Connectivity is seeking a Plant Controller for its Katy, TX Marine Oil & Gas facility (MOG), a $170M business within the Aerospace, Defense and Marine Business Unit. This leadership role will serve as a business partner to the Plant Manager, responsible for achieving and reporting results and executing finance initiatives while implementing corporate financial strategy and ensuring appropriate service and follow-through. The position requires access to information subject to ITAR or EAR controls; applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, person granted asylee status, or person admitted as a refugee.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic finance partner to plant leadership and cross-functional teams
• Support development and execution of plant operational and financial strategies aligned with business objectives
• Provide financial leadership with evaluation of operational risks, opportunities, productivity initiatives, and investment decisions
• Deliver actionable financial insights to improve profitability, cash flow, working capital, and operational efficiency
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning processes
• Analyze plant financial performance, identify trends and risks, and recommend corrective actions
• Drive financial visibility across key operational metrics including labor efficiency, material usage, overhead absorption, and manufacturing variances
• Coordinate monthly operating reviews and communicate performance results to leadership teams
• Oversee standard costing processes and ensure integrity of product costing methodologies
• Analyze manufacturing variances, purchase price variance, inventory valuation, subcontract costs, and operational KPIs
• Partner with operations, engineering, supply chain, and procurement teams to drive continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives
• Support new product introductions, automation projects, capital investments, and product transfers between manufacturing sites
• Ensure strong internal controls and compliance with SOX, GAAP, FAR, and CAS requirements
• Lead inventory accuracy initiatives, cycle count governance, fixed asset management, and capital expenditure controls
• Prepare and validate Capital Equipment Requests (CERs) and monitor post-implementation financial performance
• Maintain a robust control environment supporting operational and financial compliance objectives
• Lead, mentor, and develop finance team members while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Drive cross-functional alignment and influence decision-making across matrixed organizational structures
• Champion operational finance best practices and process improvements across the plant

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required
• 7+ years of progressive finance/accounting experience within a manufacturing environment preferred
• Prior plant controller, operations finance, or cost accounting experience strongly preferred
• Experience supporting government contracting environments and knowledge of FAR/CAS preferred

Skills

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing finance and operations accounting
• Standard costing and variance analysis
• Inventory accounting and fixed asset controls
• Financial planning and forecasting
• GAAP and SOX compliance
• Experience with Defense contracting and compliance
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Hyperion, or similar enterprise platforms
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and financial data analysis tools

Leadership Competencies

• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence operational decision-making
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated success building collaborative relationships across operations, engineering, supply chain, and executive leadership teams

Export Compliance

This position may involve working with technical data, technology, software/source code, hardware or other items subject to U.S. and non-U.S. export control laws and regulations. TE may verify a candidate’s national origin and/or citizenship status to determine whether a U.S. or other government export license is required prior to releasing technologies. If a license is required or TE is prohibited by applicable laws from providing necessary items, TE may make an offer contingent upon receiving required licenses, consider the candidate for a different position, or decline to move forward with the application.