Assistant Operations Controller

At GF, we see our company as a forward-thinking leader in our field. Since 1802, we have been embracing innovations and sustainable solutions of the highest quality that add value to people's lives around the globe.

Join us to be part of a forward-thinking, people-centered company where your ideas and contributions truly matter.

This is your opportunity to make a real impact in a collaborative, international environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintains standard cost system, performs cost rolls, and inventory revaluations as necessary. Ensures product costing accurately reflects all BOM & routing components, including materials, labor, overhead, and other relevant expenses.
  
• Improves costing transparency throughout the organization.
  
• Analyzes production variances, identifies root cause, and supports the operations team with mitigating actions.
  
• Conducts in-depth analysis of costs to identify areas for improvement and cost-saving opportunities and supports the operations team to develop and execute action plans.
  
• Provides value added, fact based analytics through the interpretation of financial results.
  
• Drives improved decision making through insightful analysis and strong relationships with key operations personnel.
  
• Participates in key operational initiatives (operational excellence, supply chain optimization, strategic projects, acquisitions, etc.).
  
• Develops, captures, and analyzes operational metrics to identify trends, support strategic changes and improves the company's financial performance.
  
• Develops financial analysis tools to assist in improved operations insights.
  
• Analyzes inventory levels and slow-moving stock.
  
• Develops costing plans for annual budgets.
  
• Supports the preparation of applications for Capital Expenditures and works to develop post-implementation reviews that will improve long term ROI and payback.
  
• Manages and maintains fixed assets for both the internal accounting.
  
• Understands internal controls and reviews local policies and procedures to assess best practices and risks.
  
• Supports the preparation of financial statements and all related activity including monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reporting, including the preparation and posting of journal entries as required.
  
• Coordinates with and supports external and internal auditors.
  
• Other duties as assigned.
  

• Extensive understanding of cost accounting system and operational metrics in a complex manufacturing environment.
  
• Effective interpersonal and written communication skills with all levels of the organization.
  
• Presentation and analytical skills.
  
• Thorough understanding of accounting functional areas.
  
• Strong in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
  
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task effectively.
  

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance. CPA, CMA or MBA preferred.
• Five (5) years' experience in accounting and finance.
• Three (3) years cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably plastics injection molding and/or extrusion.
• Experience with ERP conversions preferred.
• Experience with SAP preferred.
• Experience with Power BI or other automation tools preferred.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing.

• Typical office/factory environment with possibility of exposure to extreme temperatures in production areas.
  
• Primary work in a climate controlled environment.
  
• Eye/Hand coordination for than 50% of the time.
  
• Visual strain for more than 50% of the time.
  
• Listening, sitting, standing, stooping, walking, observing, grasping, pushing, pulling and keyboarding.
  
• May be lifting up to 40 pounds.