Plant Controller establishes and maintains the plant's financial principles, practices, procedures, and initiatives. Oversees the maintenance of fiscal records and preparation of financial reports. Being a Plant Controller analyzes and interprets cost, budget, policies and profit opportunity trends and presents findings and recommendations to top management. Establishes procedures and internal controls to ensure compliance with all relevant government and industry legislation and regulations. Additionally, Plant Controller typically reports to a CFO or top management. Requires CPA. Requires bachelor's degree. The Plant Controller manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. To be a Plant Controller typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
This position is fully onsite and Controller experience in a Manufacturing environment is required.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
• Work as an integral member of the senior management team at the factory, providing financial expertise, on a proactive basis.
• Providing a professional financial perspective to the factory and inventory control operations, ensuring that adequate control procedures are in place, especially where there is a risk of material exposure as well as providing factory management with information and guidance, with a view to optimize the use of resources and achieve budget plans.
• Provide leadership to the factory finance team. Establish annual goals and professional development plans, conduct performance reviews. Ensure factory participation on national initiatives.
• Coordinate the preparation of financial plans, including budgets, forecasts and headcount analysis, based on the published timetable.
• Identify potential improvements in cost effectiveness and to make proposals to the appropriate parties.
• Ensure that there is compliance with Nestle accounting policies and procedures, and technical standards.
• Coordinate the preparation of financial and non-financial reports. Train users in the process and educate 'customers' as to the value and purpose of the information produced.
• Implement control procedures and reporting systems in conjunction with others, either as a company project or local initiative.
• Monitor actual financial performance against plan, to prepare variance analyses and coordinate the release of metrics and other information.
• Participate in providing and or verifying information for capital investment applications, capital justifications, and approval sign-off.
• Ensure that all assets are tagged and accounted for in the asset register.
• Ensure that all transfers, disposals and sale of assets are timely and accurately recorded. Do quarterly asset reconciliations and report any variances.
• Participate in productivity improvement proposals and any other factory and warehouse studies.
• Control the accounts payable and payroll processes within the factory.
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Key Qualifications include:
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, MBA or Masters preferred.
• 7 or more years of progressive experience in Finance or Accounting Management experience including Cost Accounting, Finance or General Accounting
• Prior finance experience in a manufacturing or consumer products company at the plant level desired
• Ability to interface effectively with plant and corporate team members and executives
• 3 or more years of experience leading and developing a team of people responsible for accounting and payroll activities.
• Skilled at coaching employees and facilitating process and cultural changes as needed.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, serving with a sense of urgency
• Excellent data analysis and trend identifications skills with a focus on problem solving skills.
• Strong computer skills, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint and business management software, SAP preferred.
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