Plant Controller

Company: Orion Talent
Location: Norcross
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

Orion Talent, the nation's largest military recruiting firm, is currently recruiting transitioning or former military professionals for a Plant Controller position with a company that supplies the industry's widest range of clean water solutions for drinking water, hygiene and sustainable water management.

Position Details
Location: Norcross, GA - 6280 Best Friend Road 400 Norcross, GA 30071
Compensation: $92,000-$138,000 base + 10-15% annual bonus based on company and individual performance.
Shift: Monday - Friday - 8am - 5pm
Travel: 20%. This role will support both the Norcross, GA facility as well as one of the sites in Erie, PA. The 20% travel will solely be comprised of travel to Erie, PA and will look like a couple of trips per quarter for a few days/up to one week at a time.
Benefits: Company offers a fantastic benefits package to include medical/dental/vision insurance, and generous PTO.

Position Description
As a Plant Controller, you will be responsible for providing timely financial and operational analysis in a dynamic, lean manufacturing environment and will report to Flow Systems Finance Director (located in Milwaukee, WI). In this role, you will analyze results, identify trends, develop reports, and communicate your findings to members of senior management and business partners in an organized and effective manner.

You will also be responsible for monthly forecast updates; product cost updates; management of journal entries and account reconciliations; and driving process improvements leveraging various BI reporting tools including Tableau.?The role will also involve various ad-hoc projects based on the current business needs. Key accountabilities will include:
--- Partner directly with ATL and Erie, PA Ops Management to develop annual budget, monthly forecast updates for each facility including labor planning, outside processing, packaging/supplies spend. Track operational performance weekly to ensure financial commitments are met.
--- Be responsible for various month-end closing responsibilities such as journal entries and general ledger reconciliations in an accurate and timely manner.?Review financial results and variances to forecast for completeness.?Own P&L for various functions and sites including ATL, and Erie, PA.
--- Help identify and track cost-out and other continuous improvement opportunities.?Partner cross-functionally to drive actions to completion.
--- Provide financial support (as required) to Management during Gemba and other VDM ("Visual Daily Management") meetings.
--- Coordinate accounting matters with other departments, locations, and divisions including aggregation and consolidation of information from various systems and teams for concise presentation to management.
--- Help manage critical elements of financial internal control environment, support external and internal audit requests.?Support execution of annual physical inventory process. Help with development of robust cycle counting processes to supplant annual PI process.
--- Assist with product costing requests and system updates, including new item/BOM set-up requests/changes.
--- Manage capital expenditures, including preparation and review of ROI / payback analysis.

Position Requirements
--- Ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance and 5+ years of manufacturing cost accounting experience.
--- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365, OneStream, and Tableau, as well as proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite to efficiently and effectively organize and present data to managers.
--- Business Insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.
--- Manages Complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
--- Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
--- Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
--- Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.

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