Plant Controller
Plant Controller
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Job Description
Purpose of the job:
The Plant Controller is responsible for overseeing and improving the financial and operational performance of the organization. This role combines financial expertise with strong operational knowledge to drive efficiency cost-effectiveness and business performance. The Plant Controller collaborates closely with various departments to analyze key metrics streamline processes and ensure compliance with financial and operational policies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee financial operations and ensure accurate reporting of operational results.
- Manage support and complete performance reviews of the plant accounting and finance team.
- Develop and monitor KPIs to track operational and financial performance.
- Analyze variances between actual results and budgeted forecasts; recommend corrective actions.
- Monitor weekly payment proposals cash needs and initiate intercompany and foreign currency transfers
- Oversee customer credit management AR aging and cash collections
- Collaborate with operations teams to improve workflow productivity and cost-efficiency.
- Lead budgeting and forecasting processes for the plant.
- Implement and maintain compliance with internal controls and maintain compliance with tax regulations and external audit requirements to safeguard assets and ensure financial accuracy.
- Assist in strategic planning and operational decision-making with actionable insights.
- Identify and execute process improvement initiatives across departments.
- Prepare and present detailed financial and operational reports in accordance with GAAP and Group Accounting Policies for site and group leadership.
- Support audit tax and insurance requirements of U.S. and global reporting entities and ensure compliance with regulatory and internal requirements.
Professional Experience:
- 10 years progressive accounting experience with a portion of it being in a managerial role
- Strong leadership skills with a dedication to driving and achieving results
- Knowledge of employee relationship building and performance management techniques
- Advanced financial systems experience required. ERP system experience preferred (e.g. SAP Oracle MS Dynamics)
- Advanced experience in Microsoft Excel and Ad Hoc reporting.
Education and specialized skills profile:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field (Masters degree is a plus).
- CPA / CMA or Chartered Accountant
- Thorough knowledge of U.S. GAAP. IFRS experience a plus
- Thorough knowledge of costing in a manufacturing environment.
- Ability to calculate post and manage accounting figures and financial records.
- Exceptional math skills in relation to business calculations
- Proficiency in MS Office especially Excel and proficiency with accounting systems.
- High degree of accuracy attention to detail and confidentiality
- Excellent data management and data analysis skills
- Excellent analytical problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Wholistic thinking in analyzing and redesigning of business processes and systems
- Effective verbal listening and written communication abilities across all levels of an organization.
- Effective organizational stress and time management skills
- Demonstrates a sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently or as a team member.
- Ability to work with a diverse group of people
Environment and Behavioral profile:
- Candidate must have the ability to multitask in a demanding environment.
- Ability to manage others and resolve conflict.
- Regularly spend long hours in intense concentration reviewing financial information and entering data into spreadsheets and accounting systems.
- Ability to speak clearly and articulate in discussions or presentations with co-workers.
- Frequently work on projects that require deadlines.
- Regularly spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers.
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit and walk and talk or hear; and use hands to finger handle or operate objects tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee must occasionally stand sit stoop bend kneel crouch or crawl.
- Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but occasionally high in specific areas.
Linguistic Profile:
- Swiss Krono USA embraces the diversity of languages but most if not all communication verbally and written is preferred in English to successfully complete the appropriate scope of work.
Mobility and Physical Requirement profile:
- Work location is Klamath Falls Oregon USA. This job operates in a manufacturing environment.
- Ability to travel on short notice
- Travel up to 10%
- The physical criteria for many of the tasks in this job description require the ability to walk a large plant site and climb stairs and ladders to tall towers and buildings.
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk hear stand walk; use hands/fingers.
- This is a full-time position and general hours of work and days are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. This position may require some extended hours and weekend accessibility. Ability to Work from Home periodically subject to arrangements made with management and based on position needs.
Swiss Krono USA is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status.
Employment Type
Full-Time
