Controller, Surface Conditioning

Controller, Surface Conditioning

Position Description

Job Summary

This exciting role comes with direct plant controlling responsibilities for two manufacturing plants in Olyphant, PA. and Anaheim, CA. and working with the General manager to improve the overall business performance.

This role requires agility and aptitude to successfully manage multiple simultaneous priorities and projects to support a matrix of diverse customers. Focusing on automation, continuous improvement and elimination of non-valued activities is key, along with strong sense of customer service.

The successful candidate can work from the Worcester, MA., Anaheim, CA., or Olyphant, PA. location.

Essential Functions:

Partner with the local plant management to perform plant controlling responsibilities - at both the sites (Olyphant, PA and Anaheim, CA) including:

• Manage timely completion of the month-end financial close for two locations

• Demonstrate awareness of all elements of a plant's financial statements

• Prepare all post-closing plant financial analysis, performance reports and meaningful commentary

• Prepare and coordinate the annual budget at the plant level

• Prepare, maintain and analyze product standard costs

• Support the analytical needs of the business manager and financial management

• Partner with Plant Management to increase plant efficiency and profitability

• Prepare analysis to understand the financial ramifications of current and proposed business actions

• Identify issues and proactively initiate analyses/solutions

• Ensure compliance with SGC and EPG policies and procedures with focus on internal controls

• Oversee and reconcile inventory cycle counts and physical inventory

• Assist in preparation of capital appropriations requests

• Track/review cost reduction projects and maintain required reporting

• Ad hoc analysis

Work closely with the General Manager to provide consolidated financials for the business, identify opportunities and work towards improvement in overall business performance.

Travel up to 25%

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance is required

Master's Degree (CPA, CMA, or MBA ) is preferred

A minimum 7-10 years of cost accounting, controls and analysis experience within a manufacturing organization. A strong emphasis should be put on knowledge of management accounting, cost and inventory accounting, and GAAP is required

Additional Description

Strong analytical skills are required to quickly grasp issues impacting the plant's financial results

Strong communication & presentation skills

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across plant and functional organizations

Want to challenge to the status quo - always striving for continuous improvement

Strong IT aptitude to deliver effective desktop reporting (paperless web-enabled environment), utilize business warehouse tools, Power BI, MicroStrategy and Excel. QAD knowledge would be highly preferable

Ability to manage projects, work independently, and communicate effectively to all areas and levels of the location

Demonstrated client service orientation

Company Summary

In Saint-Gobain Surface Conditioning, we accelerate the creation and adoption of emerging technologies through agile collaboration with our customers, to make the world a better home. This mission statement represents our business purpose, goal, and values: our commitment to innovation, sustainability, and customer intimacy.

Surface Conditioning is a business with 2 manufacturing locations in the US, 2 in Europe and 1 in Asia. The number 1 market we support is the electronics market, where we hold leadership positions in hard disk drive and semiconductor manufacturing. We supply alumina particles, diamonds, and chemicals for the preparation of interfaces in hard disk drives, and chips. Building on this core competencies, we are supporting similar surface finishing processes in industrial markets.

Legal Statement

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

Controller, Surface Conditioning

Location: Worcester, Massachusetts

Posting Date: 04/30/2024

Job Code: USA08933

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