Plant Controller

Position Specifications

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field with relevant experience
5+ years accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.

Skills

• Strong mathematical and analytical skills, report writing, and communication skills.
• Skills in financial analysis, business planning and forecasting
• Knowledgeable of processes and procedures utilized in the generation and maintenance of standard costs.
• Ability to prioritize and organize workload and willingness and ability to work overtime as needed to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

Provide financial leadership in plant for Fort Wayne, Guilford, and Ashland Plant Managers and the NA Operations Controller.
Develop reports and analyze financial and operational metrics as required from Plant Management and the NA Operations Controller.
Support and provide analysis of capital expenditures for approval and review.
Coordinate with plant Supply Chain Managers on physical inventory process and reconciliation.
Provide audit oversight to monthly inventory counts.
Understand and communicate cost drivers and profitability ramifications of business actions.
Provide financial analysis and guidance to communicate manufacturing variances as well as deviations from forecasts and business plans.
Conduct special projects or studies at the direction of the NA Operations Controller and Plant Management.
Support internal standard cost initiatives involving the control and data reporting of diversified product plants.
Ensure that system bills of materials and routers are accurate for roll-up of standard costs; ensure all are adhered to and maintained in a timely manner.
Support update of standard costs and perform periodic review of standard cost rates.
Lead efforts at the local level to mitigate risk, including maintaining proper internal controls to ensure proper safeguarding of company assets.
Ensure compliance with company risk management initiatives including internal controls, procedures to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and disclosure, and compliance with internal accounting policies and procedures.
Provide support for all procedures/systems which safeguard and protect company assets.

Benefits

Travel to other plants as required.