Plant Controller

Job TitlePlant Controller

Location Salt Lake City

About Us:

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees customers shareholders and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies from compressors to precision handling of liquids gasses and powers to increase industrial productivity efficiency and sustainability. Supported by over 80 brands our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences food and beverage clean energy industrial manufacturing infrastructure and more. Across the globe were driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at and join us to own your future.

Job Overview:

Flexan an Ingersoll Rand business is seeking a Plant Controller to oversee all financial activities of our Salt Lake City UT site. Reporting to the Finance Director Flexan with a dotted line relationship to the Site Operations Manager this role will be a trusted finance business partner to help drive manufacturing cost efficiencies revenue growth margin expansion and net working capital optimization.

This is a high impact role to help set the financial tone of the sites. This is ideal for someone with a balance of accounting and finance capabilities and an appetite to elevate analytics streamline processes and execute strategies. This role is highly collaborative in nature requires excellent communication skills in both sharing of financial concepts and the grasping of both manufacturing or commercial imperatives. The successful candidate can roll up their sleeves but also think big-picture to drive transformative improvements.

If you thrive in a manufacturing environment are inquisitive by nature and capable of managing complex problems this role could offer a great opportunity to grow influence and make an impact beyond a traditional Plant Controller role.

Key Competencies and Responsibilities:

• Operations Reporting:Provide insightful analytical reporting that delivers context and implications of the financial results trends risks and opportunities. This includes understanding manufacturing results (productivity scrap PPV spending trends) NWC (inventory AP AR) and capital investment analysis
• Business Partnership: Develop and evaluate both tactical and strategic objectives including customer/product sales mix and profitability analytics new business quoting and potential M&A integration
• Control Environment:Ensure strong financial controls and is pro-active in resolving current or future gaps. Establish and maintain a culture of compliance (revenue cut-off reserves safeguarding assets).
• Budgeting and Forecasting:Develop timely and accurate forecasts for the P&L and Balance Sheet. Assess risk and opportunities. Support standard cost process.
• Liaison to Key Stakeholders:Facilitate timely response to various stakeholders both internal (FP&A controllership AP AR) and external (vendors customers)
• System and Process Improvements:Drive improvements to ERP configurations and automation through changes to internal processes and creation of dashboards.

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Finance Accounting or related Business Concentration
• 7 years experience preferably in a manufacturing environment performing cost accounting and manufacturing variance analysis

• 5 yrs of ERP finance module experience such as JDE Oracle SAP (IQMS preferred)

Core Competencies:

• MBA CMA CFA CPA certification.
• Compliance: Experience with SOX compliance audit engagements and effective project management.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to interpret complex financial data derive actionable insights and summarize key messages simply to team members at all levels
• Problem-Solving: Proactively identifies issues and implements effective solutions with a passion for continuous improvement
• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills to support cross-departmental initiatives with ability to influence others
• Time Management: Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects efficiently.
• Systems: High competency with Excel HFM data warehouses (Qlik) and other business applications

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

• This position will be based onsite 3 days per week with <10% travel

Pay Range:The total pay range for this role including incentive opportunities is $130000 - $155000. The pay range takes into account a wide range of factors that include a candidates skills; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and geographic applicant will be eligible to receive incentive compensation.

What We Offer

At Ingersoll Rand we embrace a culture of personal ownership taking responsibility for our company our communities and our environment as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health ensuring that together we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans dental and vision coverage as well as wellness programs. Additionally we provide life insurance a robust 401(k) plan paid time off and even an employee stock grant among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you so you can be your best at work and beyond.