Plant Controller - Odessa, FL

Hubbell Incorporated•Odessa, FL

14d•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Controller for Polaris serves as a key member of the site leadership team and the Hubbell NSI finance organization. Reporting directly to the NSI SBU Controller, the role is the primary finance partner to the General Manager and site leadership team, providing financial guidance, operational insight and constructive challenge to support profitable growth, margin expansion and disciplined execution. The Plant Controller has overall responsibility for plant financial reporting, planning and forecasting, cost accounting, working capital, financial analysis and the local control environment. The position combines strategic business partnership with hands-on controllership and operations finance leadership. The role is based full time in Odessa, Florida. It may require work outside regular business hours during month-end close, forecasts, the annual plan and other peak business cycles, and travel up to 10% as business needs require. The employee must be able to interact effectively with Hubbell stakeholders in person and through company-provided collaboration technology.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field from an accredited four-year college or university.
At least 5 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, preferably in a publicly traded or global manufacturing environment.
Strong knowledge of accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cost control principles and US GAAP.
Hands-on manufacturing cost accounting experience, including standard costing, inventory accounting and operational variance analysis.
Experience leading month-end close, balance sheet reviews, financial planning and performance reporting.
Background designing, implementing and maintaining internal controls, with practical SOX compliance and audit support experience.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with a mid-to-large-scale ERP system and financial consolidation/reporting tools.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to turn complex information into actionable recommendations.
Ability to collaborate across operations, commercial, supply chain, engineering, human resources and finance teams at all organizational levels.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to balance strategic priorities and hands-on execution.
Ability to work outside regular business hours during month-end close, forecasts, annual planning and other peak business cycles.
Ability to travel up to 10% as business needs require.
Ability to interact effectively with Hubbell stakeholders in person and through company-provided collaboration technology.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CMA, MBA, MSA or equivalent advanced degree or professional certification.
Experience with SAP and OneStream or comparable ERP and financial consolidation platforms.
Experience supporting ERP implementations, finance transformations or significant process-improvement initiatives.
Experience in a multi-site, matrixed industrial organization.

Responsibilities

Lead a timely and accurate month-end close; review income statement, balance sheet and cash flow results; prepare monthly flux analysis, validate operational drivers and communicate results to site and finance leadership.
Lead annual planning, monthly forecasting and longer-range planning, coordinating functional inputs, calendars, scenarios, risks and opportunities.
Partner with plant operations to analyze performance and manufacturing variances, including material, labor, overhead, absorption, productivity and scrap, and recommend corrective actions.
Maintain standard cost and inventory accounting processes; lead annual standard cost revaluation; support physical inventory and cycle counts; review excess and obsolete inventory; and improve inventory accuracy and working capital with operations and supply chain.
Provide fact-based analysis and decision support to the GM and cross-functional leaders, including financial models for investments, new products, make-or-buy decisions, footprint or product-line moves, pricing, sourcing and logistics.
Champion the site's internal control environment and ensure compliance with US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, company policies and corporate reporting standards.
Coordinate internal and external audits, local control testing, fixed asset controls, cutoff procedures and management certifications.
Establish and maintain financial and operational KPIs; lead monthly business performance reviews; identify trends, communicate risks and opportunities, and drive accountability for actions.
Use continuous improvement methods to simplify reporting, strengthen controls, improve data quality and increase the speed and quality of decision support; participate in and lead Harsh & Hazardous, HES and corporate finance initiatives as assigned.
Use Excel, ERP, consolidation and business intelligence tools to obtain, organize and transform data; support finance process and system improvements and consistent adoption of Hubbell reporting practices.