Controller

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement Savings Plans with Company Match/Contributions
• Education Assistance
• Bonus Plan Eligibility
• Parental Leave

• Progressive 8 years of accounting experience, with a focus in cost accounting and managerial experience
• Minimum of 5 years experience with SAP, preferably including standard costing and system implementation experience.
• Minimum of a BS Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum of 3 years progressive experience in a key leadership/management role at a manufacturing facility.
• Fluency in English.

• Able to communicate verbally and in writing effectively with managers, supervisors, peers, and subordinates.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate with plant managers, operations, supply chain and HR to align financial strategy with operational goals.
• Uses data to influence long term planning, identify cost savings, and assess capital investments.
• Balances short-term financial discipline with long term growth and value creation.
• Leads and develops finance and procurement staff.

• Successfully completes monthly closing cycles to properly reflect the financial position of the plant - profit & loss, capital base and cash from operations.
• Directs and oversees monthly physical inventories.
• Tells the story behind the numbers connecting operational drivers to financial outcomes in a clear compelling way.
• Provides financial analysis support/guidance to all line managers and Plant Manager.
• Directs and completes the planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes of the operation.
• Monitors the financial policies, practices, and procedures of the operation.
• Ensures the necessary internal controls (and compensating controls) to safeguard the Company's Assets and adheres to the company's financial management policies.
• Directs the activities and provides leadership to the procurement employees of the operation, ensuring all Company Values are inherent in daily performance of responsibilities.
• Manage capital spending requests, including calculating payback and developing sound business cases to present to management requesting capital funds.
• Provides financial and manufacturing analysis of both a recurring and ad-hoc nature to management outside of the operations.
• Partner with plant manager and department leaders to develop and monitor budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics, drive accountability to financial goals.
• Serve as a financial leader for continuous improvement initiatives, lean manufacturing efforts and cross functional cost reduction programs.
• Supervise and develop plant level finance; foster a culture of accuracy, ownership and financial discipline.
• Act as the liaison between plan and region/corporate finance teams to ensure alignment, consistency and transparency in reporting and decision making.

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