Plant Controller

WHY DO WE NEED YOU?

This position is primarily responsible for providing financial expertise and analysis support to our Hagerstown, MD facility.

The plant controller is responsible for all aspects of the financial close, standard costing and financial reporting for the location. This position should be the go to individual with plant management to ensure the financial health of the location and assist in managing: inventory levels, cost reduction, capital and spending. This position also works closely with plant management to ensure proper internal controls are in place in alignment with Saint Gobain requirements.

Partner with Plant Management (25%)

• Active participation in Plant Staff meetings
• Involvement in and support of Plant Review meeting
• Identify and manage process improvement initiatives
• Identify issues and proactively initiate analysis (labor, material usage, spending, etc.)
• Ad hoc analysis and reporting for plant and operations management
• Cost reduction monitoring, reporting, and results auditing (where applicable)

Month End Closing (25%)

• Inventory verification and control
• Prepare and post journal entries
• Analysis of financial results
• Account reconciliations
• Prepare month end reports for plant
• Prepare manufacturing variance analysis
• Plant Manager Financial Review

Support needs of the Group Controller, and Manager FP&A (15%)

• Prepare ad hoc analysis and reporting upon request
• Perform cost and operating variance analysis
• Assist in planning and analysis of other forecasts

Coordinate and assist in the preparation of the annual operating budget (15%)

• Analytically review and challenge the budget and all assumptions
• Prepare comparison of budgeted standards to PY and PY approximate actual
• Load budget details into SAP

Ensure proper internal controls and compliance with SGC/SPG policies and procedures (10%)

• Coordinate and support annual Self-Assessment review
• Support ICS a