Operational Controlling Manager

Operational Controlling Manager

Primary Responsibilities:

• To ensure all financial controls are in place for 3 manufacturing facilities: Atlanta, GA, Manchester, TN, and Dallas, TX as I pertains to general, property and cost accounting, internal auditing and budget to enable company to meet current goals and objectives as well as make sound business decisions regarding future growth.
• Work with Plant Management team on ongoing and new business issues to ensure accuracy of financial statement information
• Work with Accounting group to communicate plant related issues and provide direction on plant financial performance
• Manage Plant Controlling organization to ensure compliance with controlling guidelines
• Participate in all plant level management meetings and provide guidance to Plant Management team on all financial related matters
• Provide plant management team with periodic analysis of plant financial results
• Manage budget process at plant level including analysis of year over year changes
• Oversee forecast process at plant level
• Manages month end process and target actual analysis
• Ensures all reporting requirements are met timely and accurately
• Work with Plant Management team on strengthening internal controls at the plant level
• Work with Plant Management team on improving core manufacturing systems including inventory, labor reporting and tracking, overtime tracking, scrap reporting, and shipping
• Work with Plant Management team and Corporate Engineering group on launch of new programs
• Work with Fixed Asset accountant to ensure accuracy of capital for plants
• Key contact for all financial related matters by Plant Management team at the plant level
• Participate in working with IT in developing or identifying procedures/software systems and makes recommendations that will continually enhance company financial operations or respond to changing conditions
• Maintains positive employee relations and addresses issues in timely manner. Seeks advice/counsel from appropriate sources as required. Conducts timely annual performance reviews

Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of experience as a Manager with hire/fire authority.
• Employs strong leadership skills to guide, coach and direct employees
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Effective use of problem solving and decision making skills
• Ability to manage conflict and confrontation in a positive, constructive manner
• Effectively manages multi-tasks and changing priorities
• Ability to assess strengths, weaknesses and degrees of risk in plans and actions
• Works extremely well in a team-based environment
• Thorough understanding of accounting/auditing principles, tax legislation, etc.
• Knowledge of SAP preferred
• Advanced Excel skills required, i.e. Pivot tables, VLOOKUP

Education:

• Degree in Accounting