Plant Controller

Job summary

The Plant Controller leads financial control and accounting activities to ensure accurate reporting and operational analysis. They partner with plant management to drive profitability, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements.

Job details

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What we offer: Competitive salary Paid vacation/holidays/sick time Comprehensive benefits package On the job/cross training opportunities Encouraging and collaborative team environment Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy Founded in 1994, Silent-Aire is a technology-driven company that designs, engineers, and manufactures hyperscale cooling and modular data center solutions. Silent-Aire employs over 3000 people, with a total of 13 manufacturing facilities and over 1 million sq/ft of capacity in Edmonton, Alberta; Gilbert, Arizona; and Dublin, Ireland. There are sales/service centers in Seattle, Washington; Boardman, Oregon; Ashburn, Virginia; and Dublin, Ireland. Since May 2021, Silent-Aire has been a part of Johnson Controls' Data Center Solutions group. To learn more, please visit https://www.silent-aire.com/. What you will do Under general direction and in conformance with Corporate and Division Policies and procedures, helps lead financial control and accounting activities to assure accurate and timely preparation, recording, transmissions, analysis, and communication of data necessary to control operations and achieve objectives. Provides analysis, counsel, advice, and recommendations to help plant management make business decisions to reduce costs, improve profits and return on investment and to achieve goals and plans. Ensure the integrity of the financial information generated at the plant. Implement consistency and process improvements and spread financial knowledge to other members of the sales and operations teams How will you do it Analyzing monthly financial results for the full P&L at the plant, including validating the accuracy of key finance metrics. Prepare annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and weekly outlooks for the facility Partner with sales organization and communicate/align updates on S&OP vs financial outlooks Work closely with engineering and procurement on the annual standards roll as well as monthly PPV reporting. Review and monitor cycle count process and physical inventories. Help analyze reports for variance problems, physical to book inventory variations, and takes corrective action. Partner with the shared service center teams to ensure balance sheet reconciliations are performed and reviewed on a timely basis. Responsible for reviewing all key and subjective reserve accounts on at least a quarterly basis. Assist in preparation/review of CAR financial justifications for plant capital projects. Track capital project spending, timing and cost impact against project plan, forecasts and budget to understand and report variances. Work with project managers to assure timely capitalization of equipment placed in use. Assist/perform sample CAR post audits to verify savings. Coordinates periodic fixed asset physical inventory per company policies. Reviews payroll and labor analysis and ensure applicable payroll controls are in place. Ensure adherence to Corporate and Divisional accounting/internal control procedures, SOX compliance and reporting requirements for all plants. Analyzes plant operating costs in detail and partners with plant operation leaders to develop actions to increase profitability and enhance long-term return on investment. Assists corporate and divisional systems personnel in the implementation and continued reliability of plant IT systems. Directs the scheduling and operation of remote data processing equipment. Prepares requests and recommendations for systems/programming changes to meet needs and conditions. Work with operations on driving plant continuous improvement and validate all CI initiatives for accuracy. Performs special studies and analyses at request of plant or division management. Responsible for fostering effective employee relations. Performs any other duties as assigned. What we look for Masters Degree required. Major in Accounting or Finance. 8-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent trough different experience. Strong knowledge of internal controls and US GAAP accounting required. Outstanding ability to communicate, motivate and partner with business operation leaders #LI-Onsite Johnson Controls’ Canadian subsidiaries are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants, candidates and employees with disabilities, in accordance with applicable human rights legislation, and in Ontario, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”). When requested, accommodation will be provided throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. To request accommodation, please contact us. Any information you provide related to accommodation measures will be treated as confidential. A copy of Johnson Controls’ applicable AODA policies are available on our website at www.johnsoncontrols.com for your reference, and can be made available in accessible formats upon request.

What you’ll do

The Plant Controller leads financial control and accounting activities to ensure accurate reporting and operational analysis. They partner with plant management to drive profitability, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Accounting or Finance. A minimum of 8-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment and strong knowledge of US GAAP are required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary • Paid vacation • Paid holidays • Paid sick time • Comprehensive benefits package • On the job training • Cross training opportunities

Listed skills

• Budgeting · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Accounting · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• Process Improvement · Preferred
• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Financial control
• Accounting
• P&L analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• US GAAP
• Internal controls
• SOX compliance
• Capital project management
• Inventory management
• Payroll controls
• Financial reporting
• Process improvement
• Cost analysis
• Strategic planning
• Communication
• Sales and Operations Planning
• Financial Controls
• Employee Relations
• Profit And Loss (P&L) Management
• Business Decisions
• Auditing
• Reconciliation
• Internal Controls
• Management
• Procurement
• Data Processing
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Cycle Counting
• Project Planning
• Finance
• Sales
• Fixed Asset
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Project Management
• Operating Cost
• Operations
• Physical Inventory
• Return On Investment
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance
• System Programming
• Scheduling
• Process Improvement
• Reliability

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Manufacturing
• Management & Leadership
• Engineering
• Plant Controller
• Controller (General)
• Accountants
• Treasurers and Controllers
• Financial Managers