Controller (Nylon Plant Controller)

Site Controller

We are currently supporting a chemical manufacturing company to assist them in hiring a Site Controller. This role will act as a business partner with the Site Leadership Team and drive business improvements.

Site Controller Responsibilities:

• Analyze performance and financials for the site on a weekly, monthly and annual or ad hoc basis
• Identify risk & opportunities in achieving annual targets
• Use various information systems such as SAP, BW, BPC and Microsoft Office Suite to extract needed data and turn it into analyzed information, conclusions and recommendations
• Generate scorecards that drive improved performance
• Support and deliver key projects/initiatives with robust analysis, commercial insight and creative problem solving
• Advise business on key financial topics (cash management, tax, accounting, etc.)
• Manage guest contracts, ensuring maximum recovery from our Guest operations

Financial Cost Analysis, Forecasting and Budgeting

• Identify and assess key value drivers, risks, and opportunities in order to maximize production levels
• Advise site leadership team and operations on financial impact of decisions and recommend best course of action based on knowledge and analysis
• Provide analytical expertise to analyze and assist in tracking of cost reduction activities, and capacity expansion/rationalization projects
• Lead a team of analyst to complete monthly closing activities, which include computing monthly standards, making journal entries, performing variance analysis, reconciling accounts
• Coordinate the site's annual budgeting and planning process.
• Coordinate/participate in the operations forecasting process (production changes and material cost assumptions) and projected impact to the assigned manufacturing plants/business group
• Produce cost estimates of Capital projects, identify risks, exposures, and provide guidance on project agreements
• Support and deliver key projects/initiatives with robust analysis, commercial insight and creative problem solving

Site Controller Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in a Technical area, Business, Finance or Accounting
• 10+ years of experience in business, accounting, financial planning with data analysis
• 5+ years of experience leading a finance team at a large and/or complex manufacturing site.
• Advanced analytical skills
• Proven skills with database software and ERP packages such as SAP (experience desirable) or JD Edward, Hyperion, BPC or other.
• History in building performance relationships and partnering with those outside of accounting
• Ability to assimilate disparate information to develop detailed analysis and options