Plant Controller

The Plant Controller serves as the finance business partner to the Plant Manager and Divisional leadership team by providing financial leadership to the operations in the planning and execution of business goals and objectives, and in the management of SG&A. The Controller manages the financial performance of the business including: administering internal controls, payroll, planning, forecasting, reporting, and analyzing business drivers, risks, and operational metrics. 

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develop & manage weekly/monthly financial reports to assist operations team optimize plant performance
• Responsible for all recurring financial rhythms such as monthly financial close (journal entries & accruals), budget setting both annual and monthly, forecasting & variance analysis
• Prepare and present plant performance and financial results to Senior Management
• Lead and Co-ordinate activities such as physical inventory, setting cost standards for labor and overhead routings and rates in SAP, cycle counts, communication with production and engineering team to follow up on labor routings and variances.
• Manage all Variable and Fixed Cost associated with the Plant
• Provide a business partnering service to the Plant Manager by improving financial processes and support plant leadership to help drive operational performance.
• Create & maintain reporting tools & templates to facilitate production of financial reports and analysis of production and inventory management (Raw in Process and FGs)
• Analyze, interpret, and provide meaningful insights from multiple data sets (SAP, BI, OneStream) 
• Continually drive process improvement & automate financial reporting of plant spend, standard cost & variances.
• Partner with broader Supply Chain Finance team to drive simplification initiatives across multiple functions.
• Ensure that operation activities comply with Mexican tax regulations.
• Monitor internal controls at the site and make assessments to identify areas of potential risk, fraud, or non-compliance. 

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of Finance experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
• Minimum 5 years of accounting/finance experience in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to use BI and reporting tools for quantitative analysis
• Demonstrate good business and commercial judgement
• Advanced problem resolution and written and verbal communication skills
• Strong leadership abilities, experienced in working in a matrix managed environment Strong decision-making, multi-tasking and execution abilities under tight deadlines
• Experience with SAP, OneStream and MS Office (or equivalents) required
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work in a team environment

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required:

• Proficiency in Excel, experience in manipulating large databases.
• Experience in a manufacturing setting and in working with Operations and Inventory.
• Understanding of U.S. GAAP as it applies to a manufacturing environment is required.
• Experience in tracking CIP and capitalization of new assets.
• Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Extraordinary interpersonal skills to work in conjunction with other departments.
• Must be a team player who also works well independently.
• Must be able to analyze data, draw conclusions, interpret results, and make recommendations.
• SAP experience preferred, but not required 

The Highlights:

All around competitive culture where together we strive to:

• Approach each day with a tenacious curiosity
• Communicate openly and honestly- internally and externally
• Work hard, take risks, fail fast…learn and move on
• Embrace diversity and welcome opposing thoughts
• Empower and develop each other
• We have an open and inclusive culture where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like:
  • Quarterly company all employee meetings
  • Management and Leadership development
  • Initiatives and special projects with executive leadership exposure
  • Access to top-notch learning courses through LinkedIn Learning
  • Regular manager check-ins to drive performance and career growth