Sr. Plant Finance Manager

TTM Technologies•Syracuse, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of technology products, including mission systems, radio frequency (“RF”) components, RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and technologically advanced printed circuit boards (“PCB”s). TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how TTM's time-critical, one-stop design, engineering and manufacturing services enable customers to reduce the time required to develop new products and bring them to market. The scope of this role is to manage all accounting, financial analysis, planning, control, monthly financial close and reporting activities for the site. The Sr. Plant Finance Manager will serve as the plant business partner for the General Manager, focusing on driving growth and improving margins.

Requirements

Requires a four-year degree in accounting or finance.
10-15 years of experience in an accounting/financial analyst role, preferably some in a manufacturing environment with time in a leadership capacity.
Supervisory experience over a team of at least several finance professionals.
Forecasting and Budgeting experience needed.
Advanced Excel skills with VLOOKUP's & Pivot Tables are a must.

Nice To Haves

Experience in public accounting and good understanding of Sarbanes Oxley is a plus.
Accounting experience in a management role is a plus.
Experience in manufacturing environment with standard cost is a plus.

Responsibilities

Serve as plant business partner for General Manager with focus on driving growth and improving margins
Direct preparation and analysis of monthly financial statements and reports for the plants and ensure timely submission to corporate financial organizations.
Prepare and explain variances between actual performance and forecast in a written narrative for management, assure that variances are analyzed and that appropriate the response is taken.
Recommend revisions to budgets and business plans on interim basis in response to changing business conditions.
Prepare monthly forecasts for the assigned plants.
Provide financial information and partner with local plant management to attain financial and operational objectives.
Oversee execution of myriad weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial and operating reports for the plants (factory load, cost savings, weekly ops metrics, PR overview).
Facilitate and strengthen communications and business relationship between finance and the other functional areas of the business.
Lead efforts to create and facilitate more effective financial/cost consciousness in everyday business activities.
Coordinate and liaise with Shared Services Center regarding period end close (JE and account reconciliations) and ongoing finance operations (Accounts Payable, Billing, Collections).
Oversee execution of periodic reporting and analysis of “plant prepared” financial records (Inventory Valuation, Construction in Progress, Revenue Recognition [cut-off] Analysis, Pre-paid Expenses, Accrued Liabilities, among others.
Oversee administrative, financial and operational systems and procedures for the plants.
Ensure that appropriate administrative and financial controls are well documented and maintained
Assure that accounting and financial control procedures meet TTM’s standards.
Direct financial analysis to support business decisions in areas of capital investment, staffing levels, review of cost-drivers, process improvements, product costing and pricing.
Review and approve all purchase commitments for the assigned plants.
Oversee preparation and submittal of Capital Expenditure Requests.
Oversee and review standard cost rate updates and monitor program performance to drive profitability
Support audit of financial records by external and internal auditors
Oversee plant finance team
Work closely with COO, Vice President of Operations, VP of Finance and Regional Controllers to suggest improvements to the business model (both strategic and tactical), plant areas of focus, cost and margin decision to optimize plant results.
Plan staffing succession, recruit, hire/fire, and counsel on staff performance for the entire team.
Monitor team progress in meeting deliverables, remove roadblocks, help resolve issues and address management questions.
Assists in the analysis of costs and schedules pertaining to contracts requiring validated cost schedule control procedures.
Participates in the development of integrated program schedules and budget according to company and program requirements, analyzes variances and helps develop corrective action plans.
Performs analysis and prepares reports for senior administrator’s review in order to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed upon parameters and government cost control guidelines.
Participates in the preparation of budgets and schedules for all contract work and assists in financial analysis such as funding profiles, sales outlook, and variance analysis.
Maintains accurate records of expenditures and prepares expenditure projections.
Performs other duties as required.