Plant Controller

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Where You'll work

This role is open at our facility in Evansville, Indiana. Kerry has 50 sites across North America. Our Evansville plant is part of the Coatings Business, which is a key part of our overall Meat EUM, and has over 140 employees. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and ambitious finance leader to develop broader commercial and strategical skills, plant leadership experience and one who is looking for exposure to the business level leadership team at a key plant in our Coatings footprint. The work environment is fast-paced, challenging, and results-driven.

Responsibilities

• Partner with all members of the site leadership team to ensure ownership and accountability of financial performance, whilst identifying process improvement and cost reduction opportunities across all plant related cost categories (materials; labor; equipment; indirect purchases; and inventory).
• Present plant financial analysis and scorecard to plant and business unit management, with strong emphasis on Operational performance linked to SKU and Asset Productivity and Inventory/Waste Management.
• Prepare all daily, weekly, period end operational performance reports with comments and recommendation for corrective action, including Plant P+L and Commercial Performance (with support from Commercial Finance partners as needed – building a good working relationship between Operations and Commercial Finance will be key to the success of the role).
• Partner with the Plant Manager in the monthly presentation of operating results to business unit management, and future strategic decisions for the plant.
• Responsible for Month End period closing, and associated balance sheet management, accruals and purchase order reconciliation.
• Support the centralized Product Costing Team during the month and over month end close; understand the Product Costing Process and support the central team as needed.
• Ensure strong process adherence across the plant for all relevant metrics including, but not limited to Inventory Control and Risk Management, Cycle Counting Accuracy, Inventory Obsolescence, Vendor Payment Management and Customer Billing (AP and AR are centralized, but the plant processes are key to a smooth operation).
• Support Capital Projects Performance Reporting (linking in with Meat EUM Capital resource).
• Lead Budgeting, Forecasting and Financial Planning.
• Project “Accelerate” Financial Management and Tracking.
• Participate in Kerry’s regional cost management and initiatives program and Best Practice Implementation.
• Participate in Gemba walks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Accounting or Finance required.
• Minimum 4–6 years of experience; experience in a manufacturing facility preferred.
• CPA, CMA or equivalent is desired but not required.
• Proficient knowledge of SAP and Accounting Systems and experience with performance-based measurement highly desired.
• Strong and broad knowledge of Excel and associated systems is essential.
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail, good communication, organization, prioritization and time management skills while handling multiple ongoing projects in a very fast-paced, challenging environment.
• Prior experience with long-term strategic planning, investing analysis, acquisition, capital, cost management, capital reporting, budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, financial reporting, managing fixed assets, book-keeping, processing accounts receivable and accounts payable, budgeting, intercompany allocations, year-end audit and technical accounting are all highly desired.
• Experience in Commercial and Manufacturing work environments (food, chemical or Pharmaceutical industry) are preferred, but not required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision
• Paid time off
• 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities
• Employee Share Plan
• Life, disability, and accident insurance
• Tuition reimbursement

Pay

The hiring pay range for this position is $88,602 – $144,800 in annual salary. Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company, and this range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition, this position is also eligible to earn a performance-based incentive compensation.