Description As a pivotal member of the leadership team, the Plant Controller assumes a multifaceted role, wielding influence over financial accounting, reporting, and controls. Beyond the numbers, this expert oversees budgeting, forecasting, and analysis functions, ensuring a strategic approach to financial management.
At the core of their responsibilities lies a dynamic partnership with the Plant Manager, where the Plant Controller contributes more than financial acumen-they provide leadership and direction. In this role you'll craft a story of fiscal resilience, leveraging expertise to navigate the complexities of financial landscapes. Your insights will shape strategic decisions.
Job Responsibilities:
Serve as business partner to the Plant Manager and in providing strategic and tactical direction for the long-term financial success of the plant.
Provide early warning on all business trends that affect the performance of the plant including P& L, balance sheet, and operational issues, while identifying probable causes and solutions.
Prepare and present financial results in an effective and transparent way to the plant and organization leadership team
Support with strategies to secure continuous business growth
Oversee and manage all financial reporting and accounting functions at the plant. Accountable for timely and accurate month-end closing, forecasting, quoting, working capital, and fixed asset management.
Effectively manage, evaluate, monitor and develop employees under your influence to drive maximum operational performance and further employee career advancement. Seek to be a net exporter of finance talent
Apply the mindset of Operational Excellence in Finance
Coordinate the annual budget and long-range planning (LRP) process in a participative and strategic fashion that stretches the plant to optimal achievement
Interpret and communicate complex financial information to both financial and non-financial management. Establish and track plant performance against metrics that effectively capture plant improvement, but which are easily understood.
Serve as a steward of operational investments including evaluation of new business opportunities, capex and management of working capital. View make vs. buy, expansion and other investment business cases through a broad strategic lens
Ensure an effective internal control environment with polices/procedures that comply with US GAAP, ICFR (Internal Control over Financial Reporting) and Company Policy requirements.
Develop strong collaborative relationships within the plant and across business unit and corporate global strength functions to drive operational financial performance. Requirements
Financial Reporting
IFRS - Intl Financial Reporting Stds
Cost analysis/cost accounting
Experience working on financial reporting within a manufacturing industry
SOX - Sarbanes-Oxley
Capital Assets,
Budgeting - Forecasting
6+ years as a Plant Controller/Management
10+ years of overall Accounting/Finance Experience
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