Plant controller

Plant Controller Job Description Basic Function:

This role will be the lead financial advisor to the plant management and report operationally to the Onsite Manager and functionally to the Management team. Key areas of responsibility will include spend analysis, material & labor variance analysis, forecasting, KPI (key performance indicators) management and reporting, asset safeguarding, and evaluating/tracking cost out opportunities.

Main responsibilities:

 · Help investigation in weekly/monthly dashboard of spending, highlighting opportunities for improvement.

o Support analysis and commentary of drivers behind variances, month to month vs. prior year, and forecast and budget.

 · Review production variances (materials & labor) with management and help drive to root cause – in particular help collection of scrap data by area.

· Collate labor straight time and overtime daily and review with plant management.

· Ensure correct codifications of expenses are in line with company standards.

 · Monitors spending on key categories to include maintenance, supplies, and consumables, and support company initiatives to reduce spending.

 · As needed, capture relevant material content, scrap, crew size, throughout rates of work centers for use in updating standard costs.

· Review weekly KPI data with management; understand trends and help analyze root causes.

· Ensure new KPIs are correctly implemented in line with company standards.

· Work with management on the key 3 to 5 identified initiatives.

· Help prepare forecasts and the annual budget for the Company.

 · Support preparation of budget, forecasts, and monthly bridges.

 · Review with management and ensure comprehension of forecast.

· Perform inventory cycle counts inter-month and period-end physicals in-line with Company instructions, document results, and suggest improvements.

· Support working capital improvement plans.

Cost Out: · Work with management team to develop a database of cost out opportunities.

· Key member of team driving implementation of cost out opportunities.

 Position Qualifications:

· Bachelors’ degree in Account, finance or related or Engeenering

· Prior manufacturing company experience

· Manufacturing ETP (enterprise resource planning) experience preferred

· Advanced knowledge of Excel required

· Very good written and oral communication in English

· High energy and strong curiosity

· Comfortable walking the manufacturing floor daily

· Ability to look for new ways for the company to improve Basic Functions/Dimensions of Subordinates:

o Prepares internal and external reports for use by management.

· Cost accounting functions for manufacturing as it pertains to inventory, job costing, and ERP maintenance will be preffered

· SAP knowledge will be preffered.