Client Overview: Our client is a US-based multinational company in the industrial manufacturing industry. In order to support their business, we have been hired to recruit the Plant Controller.

Job title: Plant Controller

Mission: The Plant Controller is responsible for planning and coordinating plant budget and business planning activities in alignment with corporate policies and practices. The incumbent will provide financial direction to the plant and provide recommendations to improve site performance.

The position therefore involves strategic financial planning, budgeting, and analysis to support effective decision-making.

The Plant Controller is a key leader on the Plant/Site Leadership Team. They will contribute to all areas of plant management and provide strong financial leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with Plant Manager or General Manager and senior management to explain results, make improvements, manage projects, identify inefficiencies, understand operations, and lead the development of complex analysis.
• Play a key role in supporting the management team to reach company targets, within the frame of corporate policies and procedures.
• Be proactive in identifying and promote actions to improve the performance of different areas, with an eye to the bottom line.
• Timely identify and evaluate risks and opportunities.
• Develop business acumen and provide the management with new ways of reading numbers.
• Become, stepwise, a reference in the organization for all financial performance      matters.

Activities:

• Implement and maintain the set of KPI necessary to properly monitor the economic and financial performance of the organization.
  
• Calculate the product cost and regularly measure deviations of actuals vs standards both for materials and value added.
  
• Coordinate the yearly costing update process in order to revise standard costs of both manufactured and purchased items.
  
• Coordinate the yearly budget process, as well as the quarterly forecast update.
  
• Define and monitor the manufacturing hourly rates.
  
• Provide management with monthly analysis of sales gross margins.
  
• Provide management with monthly analysis of the cost of good sold, including variances (both for value added and materials purchasing prices)
  
• Evaluate month end stock both at standard cost and actual.
  
• Prepare and join the monthly performance review of the site.
  
• Prepare and discuss cost benefit analysis for CapEx opportunities or Project opportunities.
  
• Support the finance organization with internal and external auditors for your area of responsibility.
  
• Join project teams to provide the finance perspective and promote financial awareness across the organization.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum 6-8 years’ experience in similar role, within industrial multinational companies, in complex context, demonstrating ability to navigate the structure.
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Analytical approach, able to see both the big picture and dig into details.
• Experience in handling multiple concurrent tasks and meeting strict deadlines.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports and legal documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries from the business.
• Ability to effectively communicate with management, public groups, peers, and staff.
• Excellent communication skills, internally and with clients
• Ability to build relationships with colleagues, clients, and staff in charge.
• Must demonstrate the highest standards of personal and professional integrity and character and promote ethical business behavior throughout the organization.
• Demonstrate appreciation of and sensitivity toward a wide range of cultural and personal differences
• Must be a team player and act cooperatively with the business.
• Good influencing skills to deal with a matrix organization.
• Demonstrate strong and pragmatic business acumen.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics or other related degree from an accredited university or college
• Acquainted with SAP CO-FI, SD, PP, MM modules as well as BI.
• Advanced skills on Office suite, especially Excel and Power Point
• Fluent English

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

ABOUT CONSEA:

Consea America is a leading executive search firm providing high-quality solutions in search and selection of Middle to Top Management across many industries including Automotive and Manufacturing, Fashion & Retail, Consumer Goods, and Health Care industries boasting long-term relationships both with clients and candidates. 

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