Plant Cost Controller - Clayton, NC
Listed on 2026-02-16
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Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager, Financial Manager
Overview
Job Overview
This role will be part of Hubbell’s PCX business which serves the fast-growing data center market with product offerings including Modular Data Centers, Power Equipment Centers, Custom Integrated Switchboards, and pre-manufactured indoor/outdoor electrical distribution centers.
Date: Feb 2, 2026
Location: Clayton, NC, US, 27520
Company: Hubbell Incorporated
Job Overview
This role will be part of Hubbell’s PCX business which serves the fast-growing data center market with product offerings including Modular Data Centers, Power Equipment Centers, Custom Integrated Switchboards, and pre-manufactured indoor/outdoor electrical distribution centers.
Responsibilities- Lead a timely, accurate month-end close process in alignment with segment and corporate controllership.
- Act as the primary contact for PCX businesses’ financial reporting.
- Manage billing activities for external customers.
- Provide finance support for local sales and operations teams.
- Establish and maintain strong internal controls, ensuring compliance with Hubbell policies, U.S. GAAP, and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
- Serve as the main point of contact for internal and external audits, including preparation of required documentation.
- Prepare monthly journal entries, complete account reconciliations, and perform variance analysis.
- Develop annual standard costing including manufacturing labor and burden rates.
- Coordinate and process annual standard cost rolls.
- Assist in execution of annual physical inventories.
- Assist in the verification of fixed assets.
- Maintain responsibility for routine calculation of accruals.
- Effectively communicate financial information to non-financial professionals.
- Work with project managers to accurately record capital purchases and associated depreciation.
- Provide support for preparing and loading annual operating budget and monthly forecasts.
- Identify opportunities to increase the efficiency of the close process through enhancement of existing procedures and utilization of financial systems and tools.
- Complete ad hoc financial information requests and various special projects as needed in our SAP, One Stream and Blackline systems.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or related field, from a four-year college or university required. CPA, CMA, MSA/MBA are a plus.
- Strong knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles, including GAAP.
- 5+ years’ accounting experience, preferably within a global, multi-site manufacturing organization.
- Operational (Cost) accounting experience.
- Excellent working knowledge of transactional accounting and internal controls, SOX.
- SAP, One Stream, and Blackline experience desired.
- Expert knowledge of Microsoft Tools (Excel V-lookup, pivot tables, Power BI, PowerPoint).
- Experience in continuous improvement initiatives and implementing finance and accounting best practices.
- Highly organized with an ability to work well under tight time constraints.
- Self-starter who can work independently and employ time management skills to meet stated deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively and enlist cooperation in all areas impacting performance goals.
Hubbell Incorporated
Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.
The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting…
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