Plant Controller

Clarios • Fort Wayne, IN

4d

About The Position

The Plant Controller provides strategic financial guidance and oversight to ensure the efficient and economical utilization of plant assets. This role develops and implements processes and controls to safeguard company resources while delivering financial analysis, insights, and recommendations to support plant management in operational decision-making. By identifying opportunities to reduce costs, improve profitability, and enhance return on investment, the Plant Controller plays a key role in driving performance and achieving organizational goals and plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science, major in Accounting or Finance or BBA Accounting/Finance
• Minimum 4 years of experience with recent responsibilities in a manufacturing environment
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree is a plus
• SAP experience is preferred and OneStream experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Oversees the preparation and distribution of hourly payrolls, including maintaining the required earnings and deductions records.

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
• Clarios has been recognized as one of 2025's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. This prestigious recognition marks the third consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction.

What This Job Offers

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