Plant Controller

OB SUMMARY

This position is responsible for providing accounting support and financial analysis for the Georgia manufacturing facilities.

Responsibilities include:

• The monthly financial close for the Georgia manufacturing facility including all journal entries, Account Reconciliations, and analysis.
• Prepare all financial consolidations and reporting for all sites and divisions of Armor Consolidated and its subsidiaries. This will include a monthly executive summary of the prior months financial results and activities for the Georgia site.
• Prepare the Annual Budget and required forecasts for the Georgia manufacturing facility. Prepare the monthly analysis of variances to the budget and forecast.
• Oversee the preparation and accurate completion of monthly POC schedules for the Georgia facilities.
• Revenue Recognition with percentage completion accounting per policy for the Georgia facilities.
• Successfully supervise, manage, mentor, coach, and develop cost accounting and assistant Controller team members.
• Take ownership of all Profit and Loss Accounts and reconciliations for OH locations only.
• Work with Corporate Controller’s office to ensure full Account Reconciliation of Balance sheet accounts.
• Calculate the overhead rates (Labor and Burden) for each resource within a resource group, utilizing ABC costing for the Georgia manufacturing facility.
• Annual update of Standard costs
• Project Leader for the annual physical inventory for all Georgia sites.
• Responsible for all Georgia Inventory
  • Lead periodic cycle count process and accuracy reporting for the Georgia facilities.
  • Track inventory aging
  • Track Min/Max
  • Identify all inventory issues with solutions via Redline processes for approval
• Prepare, analyze, and distribute a timely and accurate monthly job profitability report for the Georgia facilities.
• Provide analysis and otherwise support the Georgia operations leadership team by identifying areas of opportunity for improvement, i.e. reduction of warranty expense, improving margins and improving processes.
• Monitoring and reporting of Aged Inventory.
• Support the VP of Accounting’s Office performing duties as assigned including consolidations, financial analysis, annual financial audit, and reporting for monthly and quarterly reviews.
• Understanding all related Policies and Procedures for this position and initiating Redline improvements for approval.
• Documenting all accounting processes and procedures as assigned
• Additional items as assigned by manager.

PRINCIPAL CONTACTS INSIDE/OUTSIDE THE COMPANY

This position interacts with the CFO, COO, CIO, VP of Accounting, the Georgia manufacturing facility general manager, and the Corporate Controller’s Office

COMPETENCY OR POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.

• Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.

• Ability to communicate effectively with others.

• Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.

• Proactively confronting difficult issues; making valiant choices and taking bold action in the face of opposition

• Maintaining and promoting social, ethical, and organizational norms in conducting internal and external business activities

• Demonstrates a leadership disposition.

• All Armor employees are also expected to demonstrate Armor’s core values of being:

  • Customer-Focused
  • Passionate about Work
  • Solution-Oriented
  • Driven by Integrity

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 4-7 years previous demonstrated experience as Plant Controller and/or Senior Accountant in a manufacturing environment
• Progressively increasing responsibility in accounting, POC accounting, standard costing, job order reporting, variance analysis, ABC (activity-based costing), inventories, account reconciliations and audit preparation/ assistance / leadership
• CPA certification and/or master’s degree a plus.