Plant Controller

As a Plant Controller your goal is to be a business partner to the plant manager helping to identify opportunities for productivity improvement, waste elimination, efficiency of inventory while also maintaining a strong control environment. The role contributes to all areas of plant management and provides strong financial leadership.

The plant controller advises on major decisions, is responsible for creating financial analysis for decision support, aids in creating capital requests, supports cycle counting and inventory management, is responsible for journal entries and reconciliations in the plant and works with the plant management team to explain results on a daily/weekly/annual basis. #LI-MD1 #Onsite

You will do this by:

• Participating in a strategic business partnership with the plant manager, focusing on financial levers, productivity and cost savings opportunities to move the business forward. Presents and advocates for continuous improvement opportunities to the leadership team.
• Leading month end close, generates journal entries and reconciliations, and facilitates the plant management team in explaining month end results.
• Proactively engaging with teams at the plant to ensure proper controls are in place and that the financial results are GAAP compliant. Continuously working to improve reporting, data analysis tools, procedures and controls.
• Proactively leading the plant in identifying and driving opportunities for inventory efficiencies. Reviewing bills of materials, tracking substitutions, aiding in establishing cycle count procedures, auditing cycle counts and physical inventories. Providing reporting on inventory adjustments, scrap, days on hand and other measurement tools as needed. Continuously leads efforts to have the right levels of inventory at the right time.
• Creating financial tools at the plant level to help support decisions made by plant leadership.
• Leading the capital request process by ensuring that the request considers all expenses, potential alternatives, ROI and has a specific scope, timeline and purpose.
• Leading budgeting process and the setting of standard costs. Leading and educating on the budget process, providing analysis, loading the budget, calculating and loading standards, explains YOY differences.
• Managing internal and external audit requests.
• Engaging with team members to both learn and teach. Coaching and/or mentoring plant finance analysts and continually looks for education opportunities.
• Engaging with the other plant controllers, corporate finance/accounting and other corporate functions to standardize processes and procedures, suggests improvements and share insights.
• Performing some managerial responsibilities which may include: planning, assigning and directing work; interviewing, hiring and coaching employees; assists with performance management process.

The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.

You are the kind of person who is/has:

• the ability to adapt in a fast paced environment
• the desire to build systems from the ground up
• always driving forward

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field OR equivalent education and experience
• Minimum five years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working in a fast paced environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in SAP
• Previous experience managing a team
• Previous plant controller experience

Additional Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong analytical skills and knowledge of analysis techniques that assist in report preparation for decision-making purposes
• Advanced Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables, conditional formatting)
• ERP Software experience
• Thorough understanding of general accounting functions as well as cost accounting and standard cost setting
• Familiarity with profit and loss analysis, standard operating and capital budgeting
• Advanced organization skills necessary to manage multiple assignments and priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills for interface and communicate with diverse groups
• Leadership skills and the ability to be influential
• Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and/or location

Travel Required:

• % of Travel: 0

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Location:

• Auburn, AL