Assistant Plant Controller Jobs

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PRIMARY JOB SCOPE:

This position will work on-site at our Fairfield, California manufacturing plant and is responsible for establishing, developing, and implementing appropriate processes and procedures to ensure the integrity of financial reporting and plan/LBE information, while also providing efficient and effective decision support to management.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Main responsibilities include:

• Analyze variances from Plan/ forecasts for material usage, spending and cost improvement projects.
• Implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the financial system & internal controls.
• Develop comprehensive understanding of the various business drivers, processes and reporting requirements and lead improvement projects to support effective decision making and increase efficiency.
• Assist management with special projects and ad-hoc analysis.
• Lead annual standard setting process for Fairfield plant, deliver SKU level standards with Y-O-Y comparison & detailed commentary for explaining drivers for standard cost movement on timely basis.
• Working with department managers & supervisors to develop annual budget/ quarterly forecasts with zero-base approach.
• Assist with valuation and implementation of Cost Improvement Projects.
• Manage monthly close through journal entry, reconciliation and report generation. Monitor spending and ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, in accordance with divisional reporting requirements.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships at all levels of the organization to provide meaningful and timely insights and guidance.
• Assist Plant Manager & Controller in preparing the budget/forecasts package for review with leadership team.
• Consolidate and report financial performance (Actuals and LBE) utilizing various systems (SAP, HOST, AMAPS, Cognos).
• Document fixed asset procedures; coordinate the plant fixed assets inventories and conduct internal/external audits.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• 3-5 years of finance experience to include roles of increasing responsibility in accounting and/or finance.
• Demonstrated ability to provide data and analysis to support decision making, methodical approach to problem solving and rational ideas supporting them.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/ SKILLS:

• Minimum 5 years of accounting or financial planning and analysis experience. Experience in manufacturing industry preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in accounting or finance.
• The individual should be self-directed as well as pro-active in order to meet due dates, deadlines, etc.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data. Ability to plan, implement, and administer financial information and control systems.
• Proficient in SAP ERP, AMAPS, Microsoft Office & other computer applications (ie: databases, budgeting systems, cost systems, general ledger, etc.)
• Intellectual curiosity, desire learn and to drive to root cause of various issues
• Knowledge of the principles, processes and standards for integrated financial analysis and reporting.
• Understanding of S&OP process and analyzing fixed cost absorption impact driven by change in volumes (SVP)
• The individual should be able to work on multiple projects/tasks concurrently and be able to prioritize these projects/tasks