Plant Controller (Taylorville, Illinois)

You have a choice of where you want to work! We invite you along on our journey to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to attract, retain, and energize passionate people, like you, by investing in your professional development and providing opportunities for personal growth.

Do your values align with ours? Accountability, Growth Mindset, One Team, Care, and a fair and inclusive work environment for everyone, everywhere!

We strive to meet the highest standards of corporate citizenship by protecting the health and safety of our team, safeguarding the environment, and creating a long-lasting, positive impact on the communities where we do business. Are you with us?!?

About the Opportunity.

Reporting to the VP, Controlling Filtration, the Plant Controller will act as a business partner to Plant and Financial Management to effectively manage and control the plant operations. This individual is responsible for planning, accounting, and reporting for the plant.

Essential Functions and Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic management of the cost accounting functions
• Ensure cost center accounting and standard costs are accurate
• Provide product cost calculations for purchased or manufactured products as needed
• Ensure inventories (count and valuations) are accurate
• Provide timely detailed production variance analysis
• Forecast plant result according to group processes and rules (FC, AP)
• Support working capital management
• Assist the Business Unit in profitability analysis
• Act as financial contact for external and internal stakeholders working for local compliancy
• Ensure accuracy of periodic accruals
• Ensure the plant has an efficient internal control framework in place
• Identify and monitor cost savings opportunities
• Support continuous improvement programs
• Analyze and report the total result of the plant
• Monthly, quarterly and year end reporting
• Prepare ad-hoc analysis and reports
• Provide investment analysis, including actual pay-back of closed projects
• Key contact for local auditors

Minimum Occupational Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance, required
• CPA License, preferred
• Minimum of 3 of experience in a Controller position in a manufacturing or industrial working with inventory
• Knowledge of SAP, HFM, Orderplan, preferred
• Operational processes (Lean, Cost trackers, KPI) and standard costing knowledge, required
• High level of initiative and independence in managing responsibilities required

Compensation and Benefits: Our company offers a Competitive Salary with Career Growth Opportunities and a Full Benefits Package including Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Company Provided Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Competitive 401(K) Plan with Company Match and Defined Contributions, and Short-Term Incentive Bonus Program. Other available benefits include Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, and group rates available for MetLife Home & Auto Insurance as well as Nationwide Pet Insurance.

Ahlstrom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which we are firmly bound. Ahlstrom will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with our company on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

Cost Accountant, Cost Controller, Project Accountant, Cost Engineer, Cost Accounting Manager, Cost Controlling Manager, Inventory Controller

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) 4% Match
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 10 years
• 11 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5 years
• 6 years
• 7 years
• 8 years
• 9 years

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• This position is located in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Are you open to relocating? Yes or No. We will provide relocation assistance.
• Do you require visa sponsorship now or in the future? Yes or No
• What are your base annual salary requirements?

Work Location: In person