Plant Controller

3 months ago

Brampton, Canada Armacell Canada Full time

**Summary of Responsibilities**:
The Plant Controller is responsible for planning and coordinating the plant budget and activities in alignment with group guidelines and processes. The incumbent will provide financial direction to the plant manager and provide recommendations to improve site performance. This position is accountable for the ongoing analysis of process constraints, reporting and analyzing standard cost and manufacturing variances. This position will lead the Cost Deployment (World Class Manufacturing) activities to include monitoring key losses, supporting the planning and tracking of cost reduction projects, while also providing risk related information to the plant management enabling them to run the site more effectively.

**Major Responsibilities**
- Assumes finance business partner role to plant manager & plant team.
- Assists plant management in decision making process that allows for profit maximization.
- Ensures accuracy of plant financial reports (i.e. manufacturing performance, inventories, assets) and adherence to Armacell internal control guidelines.
- Takes ownership of the plant cycle count programme
- Leads the Plant’s Cost Deployment initiative (Worldclass Armacell Mindset (WAM)) with the objective to identify cost reduction opportunities.
- Responsible for the development and on-going maintenance of the standard cost model. Ensures product standards in the cost model are aligned with those in SAP.
- Ensures that actual variance drivers are properly identified and reported.
- Work with the plant team to develop the Productivity action plan (PAP).
- Drives the manufacturing variance forecast process for the site to properly identify risks and opportunities.
- Ensures that the monthly and annual closing processes are completed accurately and timely.
- Audits financial assumptions in capex investment requests and monitors actual spending/cost impact against approved targets.

**Standard routines**
- Prepare weekly/monthly dashboard of manufacturing variances and spending, highlighting opportunities for improvement.
- Understand both operational and spend related trends via root cause analysis.
- Prepare monthly corporate reports including manufacturing variance, manufacturing KPIs and productivity action plan, and provide commentary on performance vs targets.
- Monitor spending on key categories including maintenance, supplies, and consumables, and support company initiatives to reduce spending.
- Prepare cost centre reports, and work with plant management and accounting teams to drive routine and corrective actions to provide accurate data to feed into the next budget cycles.
- Support preparation of budget, forecasts, and monthly bridges.
- Participate in the cycle count program to drive accuracy of inventory.
- Drive the Cost Deployment pillar progress and help the plant achieve cost saving goals by collaborating with other pillars.

**Qualifications**
- 5-10 years of accounting/finance experience as a plant controller or cost manager in a manufacturing environment using SAP.
- BA/BS degree, CPA or MBA preferred.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to collaborate with or lead cross functional teams.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills in the English language; exceptional presentational skills, with the ability to vary delivery and style to fit the intended audience.
- Advanced MS Excel skills required with knowledge and experience with PowerPoint and Word.
- Confident, possessing initiative. Knowledge of and experience with SAP, PowerPoint, and Word

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $105,000.00-$110,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Bonus pay

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

**Experience**:

- accounting/finance: 5 years (required)
- cost managing in a manufacturing environment: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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