Plant Controller

SUMMARY

Maximizes return on financial assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems. Ensure company accounting procedures conform to generally accepted accounting principles and all financial reporting is completed on an accurate and timely basis. Provide robust business partnering to the plant and business unit leadership teams.

• Responsible for all accounting and financial functions for the plant; including general accounting, cost accounting, account reconciliations, financial and operational reporting, internal controls, financial statement analysis, physical inventories, budgeting and forecasting.
• Provide excellent business partnering with Dir of Operations and other plant leadership through assessment, idea generation, root cause analysis, counter measure development, and driving accountability for results.
• Perform regular and ad-hoc treasury functions to ensure company cash flow maximization. Includes leading AR/collections functions and driving DSO/DPO metric performance improvements.
• Developing and maintaining the plant's internal controls and accounting policies and procedures, including adherence to Sarbanes Oxley.
• Partners with Supply Chain and Manufacturing management to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Recommend benchmarks for measuring financial and operating performance, report accurately, and participate in counter measure activities.
• Assure financial plans are consistent with organizational goals.
• Provide financial analysis to evaluate company ventures or special projects, programs, capital expenditures, products costing, contract negotiations, etc.
• Responsible for managing internal and external audit processes.
• Function as a business partner with plant and financial management; provides analysis, counsel, advice and recommendations to help top-level management make operating decisions.
• Manage the capital planning, budgeting and control system including post-mortem analysis on cost and benefit realization.
• Establish, implement, and document short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
• Ensures the site is in compliance with all corporate and division financial requirements and requests.
• Ensures company standard practices and procedures are followed.
• Interact and participate in strategic IT decisions and ERP implementations.
• Support acquisition due diligence and integration, product divestitures/moves, and other large projects if needed.
• Actively participate in long range planning, play-to-win strategies, and annual planning development and execution.

To succeed in this job, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential job function. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• BA in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration; CPA, CFA or MBA preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in progressive finance and accounting roles.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing industry, preferred.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Conversational in any other language is a plus.

• Advanced in MS Office Suite and SharePoint.
• Knowledge of ERP systems, SAP preferred.
• Knowledge of BPC, preferred.
• Understanding of Value Stream Accounting/lean accounting a plus.
• Capable of analyzing complex and abstract data; and reasoning and reaching conclusions without continued guidance of standards, precedents, or direction from others.
• A team player that can relate to people at all levels of the organization and possesses excellent communication skills.
• An energetic, assertive individual with high ethical standards and a positive professional image.
• Competent in participative management, team approaches and other management techniques for work accomplishment and problem solving.
• Must be a self-starter and be able to meet duties and responsibilities with minimum supervision.
• Confidentiality required:
  Information routinely handled will be proprietary and highly confidential to the corporation and to customers.
• Displays effective leadership as defined by the Amphenol-CMT Model Manager guidelines.

As part of their job duties, the employee must sit for lengthy periods while operating a computer. They frequently use their hands to type, handle objects, and communicate verbally. Additionally, they may need to stand, walk, reach, and occasionally lift objects weighing up to twenty (20) pounds. This role requires lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching overhead, reaching at or below shoulder level, and keyboarding.

According to ADA regulations, reasonable accommodation will be provided to ensure that individuals with disabilities can perform the job's essential functions.

Office environment:
This is an air‑conditioned work environment in a manufacturing facility where employees have…