Plant Controller Jobs

Career Description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Plant Controller provides financial leadership for the Washington, MO facility and acts as the accounting/finance partner with operations management. The Plant Controller will be responsible for maintaining a control environment that complies with the Companys internal control policies. The Plant Controller is expected to be a dynamic leader on the plant leadership team by contributing to all areas of plant management.

Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, managing the month-end close process, providing operational and Corporate locations with financial reporting in all related areas such as inventories, fixed assets and production costing.

Responsibilities

Safety

• The Plant Controller strongly supports Safety, Health, and Environmental Standards for an injury free work environment
• Fosters and ensures a culture which enables a safe and secure work environment for all employees, contractors and visitors, showing a passion and caring for people

Financial Operations & Controls

• Leads and coaches the plant management team to ensure that accountability for internal controls is clear and processes are documented
• Provides guidance to ensure that internal accounting controls are in place to protect company assets
• Provides support to corporate accounting ensuring that general ledger accounts are reconciled and correctly stated.
• Audits controls, publish results and works with local Operations leadership to create root cause analysis with remediation plan and improvements.
• Establishes, modifies, documents, and coordinates implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures with corporate following corporate standards & policies.
• Ensures there is an effective and efficient system of internal controls including data integrity, asset protection, segregation of duties, budgeting, financial reporting, information systems and adherence to corporate policies and governmental regulations (GAAP, SOX compliance, etc.)

Reporting and Analysis

• Responsible for month end duties including inventory roll forward, Flux Analysis and all month end closing check list items as assigned.
• Reports variances to set standards in a manner that supervisors and managers can understand and take corrective action.
• Ensures that plant goals and initiatives are developed in line with company values, strategic goals, and business plans
• Leads financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes including the accuracy of standard costs and the plant financial forecasts and projections.
• Accountable for the explanation of the plant performance, explaining all production variances on a monthly basis as well as participating in the proactive measures to reduce variances from standard cost.
• Directs and manages all financial and accounting functions for the plant
• Prepares and tracks CAPEX budget in comparison to actuals, along with disposal & cycle counts of assets.
• Develops financial goals in partnership with plant and corporate leadership

Leadership and Business Partnership

• Proactively participates in plant operations via internal meetings, interaction with staff and hourly employees, walk the floor, advocate safety.
• Collaborates with & supports plant support staff in various areas to include but not limited to purchasing and inventory.
• Work across organization boundaries and all levels of the company to achieve plant, division and/or corporate objectives
• Furnishes management (General Manager, Corp Controller, CFO) with guidance pertaining to the organization's financial procedures and day to day operations.
• Participate as a key business partner to Plant Management teams, contributing to plant strategy development and execution of annual plans that drive improvements.
• Provides support to the financial information technology team to implement all new systems.
• May perform other duties as required.

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Requirements

Career Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelors degree in Accounting

Experience (3-7 years) in an accounting role with a manufacturing or industrial company, plant controller experience a plus.

Strong working knowledge of project and product costing preferred.

Good working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Good understanding of inventory accounting.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to seek resources as needed.

Collaborative interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships at all levels of the organization.

Results-oriented focus and approach.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Strong proficiency in ERP environment and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and Access).

Ability to drive process improvement.

Ability to prioritize and work independently on a variety of assignments with minimal supervision.

Must understand process flows and have an exceptional understanding of process capabilities within their facilities.

CPA or CMA or on track for designation a plus