Assistant Operations Controller

RELIANCE WORLDWIDE•Cullman, AL

37d•Remote

About The Position

Reliance Worldwide Corporation (RWC) is a global provider of water control systems and plumbing solutions. The Assistant Operations Controller will support the Operations Controller in maintaining standard costs within ERP, serve as a financial compliance leader to our largest operating site in the Americas, and work to improve the organization’s overall financial best practices and analytical capabilities. This role will report to the Operations Controller and interface with company leadership and functional areas, primarily supporting Operations throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, and China. The position requires significant manufacturing and inventory costing experience, as well as business partnering skills related to remote Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics & Distribution, and Human Resources functions. Responsibilities include overseeing the financial impact of the Americas operational footprint, accounting for factory and distribution center operations, and intercompany and externally sourced product. The Assistant Operations Controller will perform and manage accounting for the monthly close process, standard cost maintenance, internal and external financial reporting, analysis of business performance, and internal controls, as well as policy development and implementation for non-general ledger functions.

Requirements

5-10 years of experience in a related manufacturing accounting function, with experience leading all aspects of multi-site financial performance.
Material experience in consumer goods manufacturing or related industry with a strong public accounting skillset in a complex, international corporation.
Strong knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards (AAS) and/or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and financial reporting requirements.
A Bachelor's and/or Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance and/or Business Administration required.
Significant SAP knowledge to serve as Americas Controllership SME for standard costing and cost accounting process flows, usage of the CO module, and ability to research variances from standards and routine GL entries.
Excellent business acumen yielding a natural ability to connect his/her function to the company's operational and financial performance goals.
Outstanding communication skills to articulate end-to-end process knowledge and summarize data into meaningful information for superiors, peers, and subordinates in a variety of settings.
An intellectual curiosity coupled with a comfort level with rolling up his/her sleeves, especially around areas related cost accounting, controls, business partnerships, and financial statement accuracy.

Nice To Haves

MBA or other advanced graduate degree preferred.
Active CPA or CPA candidate preferred, but not required.
Experience with acquisition and integration work preferred, but not required.
Passionate commitment to expanding enterprise software functionality and improve reporting to more routine deliverables.

Responsibilities

Support the Operations Controller in leading the Operations Controllership team and serve as a leader within the Americas Controllership organization through influencing, coaching, mentoring, and developing accounting team members.
Maintain and innovate accounting practices to build and scale the capabilities of the Cost Accounting function for RWC’s largest P&L and respond rapidly to a changing business environment.
Ensure cost standards are accurate and maintained through creation of review processes and analysis of operating details with business partners (Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement) in a multi-location and international manufacturing environment.
Drive and guide accounting policy consistency with US-based, Mexico-based, and China-based manufacturing and shared service teams.
Guide cost accounting, purchasing & payables process, intercompany profit eliminations, physical inventories, and annual standard cost setting.
Lead and review complex accounting estimates over costs of goods sold, inventory, and accrued liabilities.
Lead the month-end closing process for all manufacturing and distribution sites across the Americas region, including review and posting of accounting transactions, and balance sheet and P&L account analysis.
Support the monthly account reconciliations process to ensure general ledger integrity and financial compliance under Australian Accounting Standards.
Lead compliance exercises including inventory verifications, risk mitigation, policy creation, internal and external financial statements, and annual audits.
Develop, maintain, and enforce all inventory-related accounting policies and procedures in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards.
Evaluate, design, and implement financial systems and accounting controls for Cost Accounting and Operational activities.
Support the Operations and Supply Chain teams as the single point of contact on the accounting & finance team.
Serve as subject matter expert for accounting and financial systems, including SAP and OneStream.
Coordinate the annual P&L and Balance Sheet budget preparation for all Operations with the Operations Controller.
Recommend and guide process improvements and centralization within accounting and other business functions.
Review and prepare analytics, models, and KPIs to understand and communicate financial results, partnering with the FP&A team to explain budget and forecast variances.
Provide analysis support for theoretical costs for pricing and business decisions on an ad hoc basis.
Provide support to SVP of Operations, VP of Manufacturing and Fulfillment, Plant Manager, and FP&A Manager through the creation of routine reporting deliverables.
Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures, and instructions.
Support external audit process for the global consolidated audit and international statutory audits.
Lead and/or participate in a wide variety of special projects as requested by management.
Perform acquisition integration work, as assigned.