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Plant Controller

Adient

West Point, Georgia

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Close, Accounting Policies, Analysis Skills, Automotive Manufacturing, Balance Sheet, Budgeting, Business Unit Profitability, Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), Capital Project, Communication Skills, Cost Accounting, Cross-Functional, Ergonomics, Expense Management, Finance, Financial Audit, Financial Control, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Fixed Asset Management, Fixed Assets, Forecasting, Inventory Costs, Inventory Management, Journal Entries, Leadership, Management Reporting, Manufacturing, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Performance Analysis, Physical Inventory, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Profit & Loss Forecasting, Program Control, Project Tracking, Reconciliation, SAP, Safety Training, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Time Management, Trial Balances, Variance Analysis
LOCATION
West Point, Georgia
POSTED
30+ days ago

JOB DESCRIPTION

Plant Controller Summary: This role is a senior-level accounting/finance position focused on plant financial management, reporting, and analysis within an automotive manufacturing environment.
 

General Accounting & Close

  • Lead monthly, quarterly, yearly closes
  • Prepare and review journal entries & accruals
  • Perform balance sheet reconciliations and prepare additional journal entries. Adjust Balance Sheet Accounts for Accruals
  • Prepare and Validate trial balance & financial statements. Able to explain Financial Statements
  • Define allocation methodology
  • Reconcile HFM vs SAP
  • Support audits and compliance (SOX)
  • Provide information about inter- and intra-company discrepancies

Management Reporting

  • Perform variance analysis (actual vs budget/forecast)
  • Analyze performance by plant/platform
  • Provide insights to local leadership
  • Create and distribute management reports


Cost Accounting/Inventory Accounting

  • Manage inventory valuation and movements
  • Reconcile physical inventory
  • Analyze inventory variances and losses
  • Maintain inventory accounting processes


Finance

  • Support tax, accruals, and financial controls
  • Monitor operational financial performance
  • Ensure accurate inventory accounting across plant


Fixed Assets/Project Accounting

  • Manage capital expenditures (CapEx)
  • Track projects vs capital asset requests
  • Decide on capitalization + CIP settlement
  • Handle asset retirements, write-offs
  • Support capital grants and reporting
  • Summarize capital expenditure plan for plant >  ( Preparation & Authorization)
  • Interact with program controller & CBUs for plant to create correct input
  • Verify fixed assets inventory and request adjustments


Consolidation

  •    Prepare and distribute financial information
     

Budgeting & Forecasting

  • Build and review budgets and forecasts
  • Collaborate with operations & business units to review profit plans, forecast, and receive & verify budgeting assumptions.
  • Develop planning & budgeting assumptions for the plant
  • Support profit planning


General

  • Apply, execute and maintain function related BOS issues
  • safety/ergonomic committees, participating in safety Kaizen events, participating in safety audits and safety observation feedback events.
  • Complete safety inspections, employee observations, and monthly safety training as assigned.

Plant Controller Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
  • 8+ years in Accounting/Finance with a strong Manufacturing background.
  • Strong preference for: Automotive manufacturing & Plant finance environment.
  • Fluent in MS Office applications, Advanced in MS Excel. 
  • Experience with ERP's: SAP and HFM applications preferred.
  • Strong understanding of SOX / internal controls
     

Soft Skills

  • Ability to handle ambiguity and deadlines
  • Strong analytical thinking
  • Effective communication / presentation skills
  • Cross-functional collaboration with operations teams

PRIMARY LOCATION

West Point Facility

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