Controller

The Work In Me • Whitehall, MI

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Candidates must be fully open and willing to relocate for this opportunity. The company provides full relocation assistance for qualified hires. Our client, a leading manufacturer of aero engines and industrial gas turbine components, is a globally recognized public company with a remarkable 75-year history of growth and innovation. Renowned in the aerospace industry, it offers an exceptional company culture that fosters development and provides diverse opportunities. Forbes has honored it as one of the World's Best Employers, highlighting its commitment to excellence and inclusivity. Why consider joining our client? Publicly traded company on a path of continuous growth and recognized by Forbes as a top global employer Exceptional insurance coverage and 401 (k) matching program, effective upon hire. Employer contribution to your Retirement Savings Plan account each pay period Vibrant company culture and collaborative team environment Access to excellent training programs for professional development Free fitness center membership Our client is seeking a strategic finance leader to partner with the Plant Manager and drive financial excellence at a key manufacturing facility. This role offers the opportunity to be at the center of operational decision-making, providing insights, analysis, and leadership that directly impact performance and profitability. As a Finance Business Partner, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Information Systems, Procurement, and Accounting, to ensure robust manufacturing systems are in place. You'll play a hands-on role in shaping business improvement initiatives, setting performance goals with plant leadership, and analyzing results across quality, productivity, delivery, cycle time, inventory optimization, and profitability. This position also involves building economic models to evaluate investments, cost savings opportunities, and product line decisions; supporting business unit initiatives; and leading the forecasting, planning, and reporting processes. You'll manage the capital appropriation process and post-project reviews, ensure compliance with financial reporting requirements and Sarbanes-Oxley controls, and provide leadership to a talented finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who thrives in a dynamic manufacturing environment and enjoys being a true business partnerdriving strategy, ensuring financial rigor, and helping the plant reach its full potential.

Requirements

• BS in Business Administration and/or Finance Accounting from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 7 years related financial/controllership work experience.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Enterprise-minded --understands the needs of the business and how decisions affect P&L, balance sheet, and future capabilities, influences cap-ex based on a broad business case
• Responsive expertise --prepared with information to help guide decision making, both upon request and future planning based
• Compliance --organized and aware of legal and local ramifications to decisions and practices; proactively prepared for audits
• Data-oriented --anticipates and solves problems from a data-informed perspective; forecasts accurately and tracks closely; intervenes in ways that influence numbers
• Involved and curious --spends time on the shop floor to understand business in greater detail; seeks to make improvements and strengthen partnerships through relationships and comprehension; understands operational consequences of decisions
• Analysis --reviews decisions and data ex post facto to glean increased understanding; incorporates learning into future decision-making
• Accountability --compares the business case to actual performance and collaborates with other leaders to ensure the success of investments
• Interpretation and translation --able to tell a story with the data; brings life to the numbers through observation and familiarity with the business
• Prioritization --understands market and organizational conditions and prioritizes efforts accordingly; manages tension between revenue and costs, etc.
• Communication --proactively provides information about data, forecasting, and financials to enable the best possible decision-making for individual leaders and the organization; seeks information from others and disseminates accordingly as a conduit or hub
• Coach/Mentor/Manager -- formally and informally develops others and contributes to talent factory strategy; provides direction, review, reassurance, encouragement, challenge, recognition on an individual basis; promotes growth and development in associates; inspires risk; continually assesses and reassesses talent and fit to role based on individual and collective performance

Nice To Haves

• At least 5 years of supervisory experience with the ability to manage and develop Staff (Financial and Operational)
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment in the finance field
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• MBA, CMA, and/or CPA
• Plant Controller experience for a manufacturing facility with at least $150 million in annual revenues.
• High proficiency in using MS Office software, experience with Oracle, Hyperion, or similar systems, project management, multi-tasking, and developing/executing data queries.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Strong organizational skills with managing multiple projects with tight deadlines in a high-pressure/high-intensity environment.
• Strong cost accounting skills
• Multi-level Routing, and Bill of material Cost Accounting Experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Plant Manager and drive financial excellence at a key manufacturing facility.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Information Systems, Procurement, and Accounting, to ensure robust manufacturing systems are in place.
• Shape business improvement initiatives, setting performance goals with plant leadership, and analyzing results across quality, productivity, delivery, cycle time, inventory optimization, and profitability.
• Build economic models to evaluate investments, cost savings opportunities, and product line decisions.
• Support business unit initiatives.
• Lead the forecasting, planning, and reporting processes.
• Manage the capital appropriation process and post-project reviews.
• Ensure compliance with financial reporting requirements and Sarbanes-Oxley controls.
• Provide leadership to a talented finance team.

Benefits

• Publicly traded company on a path of continuous growth and recognized by Forbes as a top global employer
• Exceptional insurance coverage and 401 (k) matching program, effective upon hire.
• Employer contribution to your Retirement Savings Plan account each pay period
• Vibrant company culture and collaborative team environment
• Access to excellent training programs for professional development
• Free fitness center membership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level