Site Controller - Plant

Operations Finance Role

Support the day-to-day financial activities of the Operations Finance department as related to financial reporting, budgeting, inventory and month-end close duties, monthly plant expense analysis, and forecasting activities for the plant. Partner with plant operations to understand financial impacts of KPI's and to ensure accurate, timely, and meaningful plant operations' reporting and analysis.

Prepare and analyze reports for the business units and ensure that all business unit financial reporting is accurate according to currently accepted financial practices

Accountable for plant financial forecasting for Area management prior to monthly member pay price setting meeting

Obtain, review, and assemble data for financial reports as requested by leadership, including Market Administrator Report

Participate in cross-functional plant teams and collaborate with other departments to complete financial activities, as needed, and improve processes and efficiencies

Participate in monthly plant business review meetings

Provide support for new product rollouts and capital project payback analysis

Perform transactions in SAP, including allocation review and posting, reconciliations, inventory revaluation, and adjustments

Partner with Dairy Powders finance to ensure standardized reporting across manufacturing

Partner with Dairy Powders leadership to centralize KPI reporting across all the manufacturing network providing insights on key drivers

Analyze and report on plant financial performance, KPI reports, and productivity initiatives

Assist with plant capacity analysis

Distribute monthly operations reports

Participate in monthly operations call and lead review of plant financial report

Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities

Perform plant month-end close duties as required

Analyze plant balance sheet accounts

Lead plant budget and forecast activities, in collaboration with Dairy Powders finance

Perform plant cost accounting analysis

Participate in and assist with special projects as directed

Identify, recommend improvements, and automate accounting functions in SAP and offline processes. Document findings, areas for improvement, and procedures. Provide support to plant personnel on all SAP financial accounting issues

The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned.