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Tate & Lyle lists this Plant Controller opportunity in okmulgee, Oklahoma. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview
Plant Controller role at Tate & Lyle. This role provides critical support in budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis by serving in an individual contributor capacity. This role focuses on delivering accurate financial insights and reports to support the FP&A team and Finance business partners. The Finance Manager, Plant Controller ensures maximal data quality and consistency across financial processes within the team, playing a vital role in supporting financial decision-making. This role is not open to outside agencies.
Responsibilities
Business Support
Advisor and business partner to the plant manager(s) for financial and legal tasks
Proactive member of the plant leadership team, providing financial leadership to the business
Provide decision support on short-, medium- and long-term issues by using data, sensitivity analysis, information and business understanding
Partner with the plant operations teams to identify, support and measure productivity & continuous improvement projects within the plant
Collaborate with Specialist teams, including Tax and Treasury to create effective and integrated financial solutions
Support the creation of the financial statements in accordance with local and IFRS regulation
Cost, cash and working capital management
In liaison with GSS and other functions (e.g. purchasing) ensure the reliability of cost information in SAP and other information systems (e.g. bills of materials, standard and actual costs at product level)
Support the business in setting cost management and cost reduction plans. Monitor and comment upon achievement versus these plans
Understand and monitor the drivers of plant working capital, including the coordination of physical inventory counts and cycle counts and overseeing any necessary stock adjustments (finished & semi-finished goods, spare parts, ingredients, raw materials and auxiliaries)
Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting
AOP process owner for the plant(s). Coordinate process of fixed cost budgeting, bill of materials and master recipe development including energy setup, maintenance planning and depreciation (indirect and SGA cost where applicable)
Support long term plan development (like AOP process with lower level of detail)
Develop & monitor coherent and integrated KPIs and performance measures relevant to the plant
Prepare sensitivities and understand the relevant risks and opportunities in the plan/ forecast to build confidence that it is robust and achievable
Performance Analysis and Reporting
Analyse and prepare commentary on management reports prepared by GSS
Prepare appropriate variance and other analysis and commentaries where not provided by GSS
Comment on costs by product, cost centre and plant; discuss periodic variances and their causes
Follow up causes of variances, agree actions with non-finance teams to fix them and monitor completion
Translate business data and information into accurate financial models showing possible impact to support decision-making
Primary accountability for dealing with requests from global management, global operations FPA and group finance related to the plant
Capital Investment
Support engineering and other non-finance colleagues to develop and analyse prospective capital investment projects, prepare CAPEX documentation and provide financial impact calculations
Support the Supply Chain FD in the fulfilment of their responsibilities in this area
Monitor and control capital investment projects during and after implementation against the budget
Prepare post-investment review of the project, in collaboration with central operations/ commercial/ strategy teams
Controlling
Ensure and coordinate timely and proper execution of the monthly, quarterly and year-end closing processes (SAP)
Ensure adequate and robust internal controls are in place and operating effectively
Ensure the Group’s policies and minimum control standards are understood and applied within the plant
Collaborate and support internal and external audits
Continuously evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of finance processes relating to the plant, and their consistency with finance processes across the rest of the global plant network
Proactively implement improvements, including transition of finance processes to GSS if appropriate
Provide review, validation and approval of all corporate recharges into and from the EMEA Statutory entities and provide guidance on how the commercial teams should resolve disputed items
Oversight of EMEA transfer pricing environment and related adherence
Assistance with due diligence & integration accounting for EMEA acquisitions or divestitures, including acting as the country finance integration leader
Identify and drive global and local strategic initiatives to improve processes and control, create innovation, and resolve cross functional issues.
Specialized/Technical Knowledge or Required Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA or CMA preferred.
3-5 years of accounting experience in either Big 4 or manufacturing
Possesses specialist knowledge of financial modelling, commercial planning and risk management. Strong understanding of the policies, objectives, operations and related activities within a Financial Planning & Analysis Sub Function or part of a Sub Region.
Strong communication skills to persuade and influence a wide range of stakeholders across the organization. The role needs to adapt styles, interpret and explain information to different audiences inside and outside the organization who are not familiar with the subject matter.
Management accounting and cost controlling background
Solid business and financial experience in a global organization
Previous experience in manufacturing plant finance role is advantage
Excellent ability to build rapport and develop collaborative working relationships within and outside finance
Proactive in identifying opportunities and solving challenges
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Capable of leading and managing multiple and challenging assignments
Very good skills in Microsoft Office Applications, especially Excel
SAP knowledge is a strong advantage
Strong Verbal and Written skills
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Finance and Accounting/Auditing
Industries
Food and Beverage Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Chemical Manufacturing
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Worksite address
okmulgee, OK, 74447, US
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