Plant Controller

• Collaborate with Plant Manager, Plant leaders and Americas Leadership Team to explain results, make improvements, manage projects, identify inefficiencies, understand operations and lead the development of complex analysis.
• Provide proactive / unsolicited consultation, interpretation, and education of complex financial and operational matters to various departmental leaders used to drive business decisions.
• Drive improvements in plant material usage and scrap rates.
• Work with Supply Chain to optimize material costs and inventory levels.
• Manage direct and indirect labor reporting and assist in driving efficiencies.
• Assist with management, reporting, and analysis of overhead accounts.
• Ensure compliance to internal controls and SOX requirements, including training plant personnel and supporting internal audits. Additionally, ensures compliance meeting all ethical standards for vendor and supplier partnerships.
• Develop, monitor, and oversee the implementation and maintenance of financial, administrative, and internal controls necessary to safeguard all assets and assure integrity in the financial reporting of our maquiladora operation.
• Must comply with local tax and accounting laws and serve as the subject matter finance expert in Country.
• Analyze monthly results and work with plant management and personnel to drive improvements..
• Prepare quarterly forecasts and the annual plan for both facilities and support the monthly Sales & Operations Planning process.
• Maintain standard costing system in coordination with Cost Accounting Manager.
• Maintain inventory accuracy including physical inventories and cycle counting program.
• Own capital expense process for the company in Mexico, including tracking/forecasting, project justification and approval process, and resulting benefit tracking.
• Drive key cost-out and productivity projects as needed.
• Manage month-end closing and prepare monthly financial statements and other operational reports for site.
• Analyze variances and communicates explanations to management with recommended actions.
• Shares best practices across regional and global finance team, e.g., process improvements, financial modeling, and procedures changes.
• Provides proactive / unsolicited consultation, interpretation, and education of complex financial and operational matters to various departmental leaders used to drive business decisions.

• Competitive salary with superior benefits.

Michael Page