Financial Controller; Elwood Manufacturing

Your Role

As the site’s functional expert, the Financial Controller will be responsible for financial reporting and financial management of the entire site, including balance sheet and income statement preparation, executing and documenting Sarbanes‑Oxley control processes, and managing business relationships and contracting. As one of the senior leaders for the site, the controller will participate in strategy, health and safety, contribute to Plant Lead Team dialogue, and engage in broader leadership activities such as quality updates, plant presentations and other plant‑wide initiatives.

This position has primary general manager support responsibility and will lead the business performance portion of monthly reporting to senior Elanco management.

• Supervise the senior financial analyst in all regards, including HR, C&B, performance, and supervising the analyst’s preparation for metric reporting and annual business planning activities such as setting capacities, standard costing and business partner interaction.
• On a monthly basis, help ensure that expenses, variances and inventories at Elwood are accurate and timely in their reporting and that forecasts accurately reflect expected monthly results.
• Primary areas of responsibility include financial control processes, segments of financial planning, reporting and forecasting, and special projects including support for Six Sigma and productivity efforts. An understanding of core accounting principles is key to success in this role.
• Responsible for the implementation, maintenance and execution of the full suite of Sarbanes‑Oxley controls, ensuring that appropriate controls are in place for all plant site assets and transactions. This includes reviewing all controls and monthly documentation and leading internal and external auditors through controls, asset verifications and documentation reviews as required.
• Develop an understanding of operations at Elwood and of the broader Elanco business to deliver maximum value. Bring financial and business perspective to day‑to‑day operations by interpreting financial data and presenting pertinent information.
• Support special projects that improve the business and develop a sphere of influence.
• Provide timely and useful metrics and analyses that promote focus, alignment and accountability for our business partners.
• Lead employees, projects, leaders and business functions.
• Responsible for $90 million budget, varying capital budget cost of goods and inventory stocks.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor of Science degree in Finance/Accounting or MBA with technical or operations undergrad (Engineering, Chemistry, Biology).
• At least five years of cost controller experience.
• People management and development experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship will not be provided.

• Excellent knowledge of relevant system landscape (SAP S4, SAP BW, PowerBI, Onestream).
• Financial stewardship – key involvement in control processes and in forecast and closing activities, providing analysis and explanation of business partner performance. Lead Elwood financial team in monthly closing activities and maintain a strong internal control environment.
• Deliver the site’s plan commitments through facilitation of the business plan, accountability focus and influencing decisions and performance.
• Develop and implement strategic initiatives.
• Lead the business annual and long‑range planning activities.
• Proactive participation in PLT to maintain and enhance business decision making, governance, early identification of business risks and contingency development.
• Business partnering – understand the operations of the site and the key drivers of performance to help the business make sound resource allocation decisions and evaluate special projects.
• Business planning activities – lead the finance team and our business partners in cost center expense planning, developing standard costs, planning absorption and variances, and analysis of results, influencing…