Plant Controller

Job Summary

MPOB-IRP, an Ingersoll Rand business, is seeking a Senior Plant Controller (with solid experience in SAP) to oversee all financial activities of our Alsip site. Reporting to the Finance Director –with a dotted line relationship to the Operations Leader, 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. It is ideal for someone with a balance of accounting and finance capabilities, and an appetite to elevate analytics, streamline processes, and execute strategies. The role is highly collaborative, requires excellent communication skills for sharing financial concepts and understanding 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 offers a great opportunity to grow, influence, and make an impact beyond a traditional Plant Controller role.

• Managerial Reporting: Provide insightful month‑end analytical reporting which delivers context as well as implications of the financial results, trends, risks and opportunities. Examples of key managerial reporting include monthly operating review, weekly shipping trends, order rates, backlog, and NWC metrics such as inventory performance.
• Control Environment: Champion strong financial controls through strict adherence to all existing SOX narratives and promote a pro‑active partnership with both internal and external audit teams in the identification and resolution of current or future gaps, as well as establishing and maintaining a strong culture of compliance with all direct reports. Examples of key processes include revenue cut‑off, warranty, obsolescence and other valuation reserves, account reconciliations.
• ERP (SAP) Process Improvements: Drive improvements to ERP configurations and automation through changes to internal processes and creation of standard work.
• Forecasting / Budgeting: Support the administration of timely and accurate forecasts of commercial outlooks. Developing close relationships with multiple financial and business stakeholders by assessing risk and opportunities both on the P&L and balance sheet. Key forecast deliverables include estimation of revenue, shipments, incorporation of conversion and material price variances as well as direct and indirect spending. Key budget deliverables include timely development and top line growth expectations and corresponding production and spend data in accordance with corporate guidance.
• Liaison to PT and Corporate Leadership: Facilitate timely and appropriate response to requests originating from shared financial service, corporate FP&A, and PT leadership to ensure optimal business performance. Examples of functional liaison include support for Intercompany Profit elimination, insurance programs, treasury collaboration, managing PD AR via Shared Services, and other initiatives to support business objectives.
• Business Partnership: Participation and leadership in business processes such as IRX (Ingersoll Rand Execution Excellence) for the realization of both tactical and strategic objectives. An example of business process leadership includes development and leadership of a swim lane in support of one or more Impact Daily Management teams. Liaise with plant and cross‑functional leadership teams to support those functions by providing analytical and business decision support to drive margin expansion, financial forecasts, operating plans, and strategic goals.
• Deploy Talent: Foster a work environment that aligns the team in the achievement of corporate objectives while developing personnel, building redundancy, and ensuring business continuity. Examples of team development include succession planning, personnel development plans, engagement enhancement through identification and resolution of potential impediments to progress. The role is a coach and…