Plant Controller

Client Overview: Our client is a global company focused on highly engineered products serving regulated and industrial end markets. The company has partnered with us on a Plant Controller search supporting a key manufacturing operation in the US.

Job title: Plant Controller

Mission: The Plant Controller will serve as a key member of the plant’s operation team and is responsible for providing operational financial leadership and analysis to support plant management in making sound, data-based business decisions and improving profitability.

Key Responsibilities:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the Major Responsibilities, including the following:

  • Responsible for all financial reporting, accounting, and controls at assigned location(s)

  • Monitors the day-to-day financial activity of assigned site(s) and reports status to meet both short and long-term financial goals

  • Manages and continuously improves finance function at assigned location(s)

  • Responsible for in-depth analysis of manufacturing variances

  • Oversees and maintains various analyses and account reconciliations, both on a consolidated and per entity basis, to support all account balances

  • Works with management on the planning process including the strategic plan, the tactical plan and budget and ensuring the execution of the tactical plan and budget

  • Responsible for and manages individual department budgets, both creation and monitoring

  • Prepares reports to management including profit/losses, costs, and other analytics

  • Creates reports through ERP systems using Excel programs to develop data, charts, and graphs

  • Manages inventory assessments and audits

  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A. or B. S.) from a four-year college or university.

• Experience in the medical device industry is desirable.

• Verifiable track record of achievement in a finance position that strongly contributes to increasing enterprise value.

• Experienced and versatile using Microsoft Office Products including Excel.

• Prefer more than five years’ experience of hands-on positions in finance and manufacturing operations.

• Demonstrated experience with a fact-based approach to decision making and will be a critical thinker whose strong teaming skill are matched by their ability to constructively challenge assumptions and influence others.

• Leader of both people and projects. The ability to conceptualize and implement tactical plans is critical.

• A clear track record of helping line leaders understand and improve their cost structures, increase their profitability, and capitalize on growth opportunities.

• Excellent communication skills, including well developed written, interpersonal, presentation and negotiation abilities.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

• Experience with calculating cost of goods sold.

• Understanding of design, development, and marketing quotes and prices.

• Ability to solve practical mathematical problems using spreadsheets, calculators, and collaborations with engineering and finance.

Location: Memphis, TN

Other information: Candidate must show proof of US citizenship/visa/alien registration. No sponsorship will be offered for this role.

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