Job Description for PLANT CONTROLLER NL3

Role and Responsibilities:

• Control and compliance e.g. financial books, standard costs, inventory, payroll.
• Analyze, understand manufacturing costs in plant.
• Support Plant Manager with analysis, manufacturing production plans, forecast accuracy, etc.
• Lead Operational teams, providing cost analysis, to develop, then implement cost reduction and correctives action plans
• Cost control from standards to actuals, ability to understand and explain key variance drivers
• Work with SCM, engineering as a partner on material cost usage, understand/explain variances
• Work with PC&L on receiving/shipping controls
• Support plants with daily/weekly control, full engagement of activities, providing financial data and analysis for the short-term as well as strategic decisions
• Support Program Management, Commercial with business cases
• Work with/support Finance Corporate Shared Service (Accounting, Tax, Customs, Treasury, Audit)
• Help foster innovation, while focusing on data driven decision making

Organization responsibilities:

- Reports to Regional Finance Manager

- Location: Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mx

Basic Skills/Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in Finance and/or Accounting

- 3+ years’ experience on similar position

- 3+ years’ experience with SAP module or ERP Modules
- Solid manufacturing process understanding

- Change process initiative: innovative/continuous improvement

- English (Proficient)
- Analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

- Microsoft Excel (Advanced)

- Manufacturing/Automotive sector experience

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

- Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment: problem solving/decision making

- Sound communication skills written and verbal along with individual, team and group environments

- Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma Certified

- Cost Accounting experience

Traits to seek in candidate:

- Strong data and financial analytics skills. Ability to manage high volumes of data and convert into summarized conclusions and recommend actions.

- Lead with confidence – thought leaders who empower those around them

- Influence – ability to convince others on course of action

- Embrace resilience – seeing every challenge as a learning opportunity and invitation to grow

- Curiously investigate everything – ability to solve problems analytically, creatively and collaboratively

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