Plant Controller

Clarios • Kernersville, NC

1d

About The Position

What you will do: The successful candidate will provide financial leadership and operational guidance at the plant level. This role is responsible for ensuring the effective and economical utilization of plant assets, developing and maintaining controls to safeguard company resources, and delivering insightful financial analysis to support sound business decisions. Through close partnership with plant management, the role helps drive cost reduction, improve profitability, and maximize return on investment while supporting the achievement of operational goals and strategic plans. How you will do it: Perform audits as required to ensure security of all plant assets. Develops and monitors effectiveness of processes and procedures to establish and maintain the integrity of financial and related operating data. Annual budgets and cost projections, monthly forecasts, and firm-ups. Prepares or supervises preparation of all periodic financial control reports such as payroll analysis, scrap accounting, etc. and coordinates the taking of physical inventories. Analyzes reports (e.g. scrap, productivity, and spending) for variance problems. Establishes and maintains all plant level inventory accounting controls and develops special programs such as daily reporting on an exception basis to correct problem situations. Advises and assists responsible line supervision to achieve desired results. Performs reconciliation for fixed assets and capital in progress to General Ledger for their location. Assist in preparation/review of CAR financial justifications for plant capital projects. Track capital project spending, timing and cost impact against project plan, forecasts, and budget to understand and report variances. Work with project manager to assure timely capitalization of equipment placed in use. Assist/perform sample CAR post audits to verify savings. Coordinates periodic fixed asset physical inventory per company policies. Assists corporate and divisional systems personnel in the implementation and continued reliability of plant IT systems. Analyzes plant operating costs in detail and recommends action to increase profitability and enhance long-term return on investment. Performs special studies and analyses at request of plant or division management. Depending on the project, this may require some travel to facilities throughout the US. Supervises the preparation and distribution of hourly payrolls, including maintaining the required earnings and deductions records. Performs any other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science, major in Accounting or Finance or BBA Finance
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in accounting is preferable
• Experience in manufacturing environment is preferable
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

• SAP experience is preferred
• HFM experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide financial leadership and operational guidance at the plant level
• Ensure the effective and economical utilization of plant assets
• Develop and maintain controls to safeguard company resources
• Deliver insightful financial analysis to support sound business decisions
• Drive cost reduction, improve profitability, and maximize return on investment
• Support the achievement of operational goals and strategic plans
• Perform audits as required to ensure security of all plant assets
• Develop and monitors effectiveness of processes and procedures to establish and maintain the integrity of financial and related operating data
• Prepare annual budgets and cost projections, monthly forecasts, and firm-ups
• Prepare or supervises preparation of all periodic financial control reports such as payroll analysis, scrap accounting, etc. and coordinates the taking of physical inventories
• Analyze reports (e.g. scrap, productivity, and spending) for variance problems
• Establish and maintain all plant level inventory accounting controls and develops special programs such as daily reporting on an exception basis to correct problem situations
• Advise and assist responsible line supervision to achieve desired results
• Perform reconciliation for fixed assets and capital in progress to General Ledger for their location
• Assist in preparation/review of CAR financial justifications for plant capital projects
• Track capital project spending, timing and cost impact against project plan, forecasts, and budget to understand and report variances
• Work with project manager to assure timely capitalization of equipment placed in use
• Assist/perform sample CAR post audits to verify savings
• Coordinate periodic fixed asset physical inventory per company policies
• Assist corporate and divisional systems personnel in the implementation and continued reliability of plant IT systems
• Analyze plant operating costs in detail and recommends action to increase profitability and enhance long-term return on investment
• Perform special studies and analyses at request of plant or division management
• Supervise the preparation and distribution of hourly payrolls, including maintaining the required earnings and deductions records
• Perform any other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching – all starting on date of hire
• Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts
• Parental and caregiver leave programs
• All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and domestic partner benefits
• Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership
• HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees