Plant Controller

The Plant Controller will lead the daily administration of the IAC facility’s accounting and finance activities, providing support in financial statement preparation and financial analysis as well as continuous improvement of the accounting function. The Plant Controller provides timely and accurate accounting and finance services while complying with all legislative and corporate requirements. Ensures an adequate system of internal control is maintained, general ledger accounts are correctly stated and classified, and that financial reporting is prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The Controller also partners with multiple cross-functional team members both at corporate and the respective business unit.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Maintains and reconciles general ledger accounts on a recurring basis, including posting monthly journal entries, completing account reconciliations, providing variance analysis and investigating discrepancies.

Has full responsibility for the income statement and balance sheet for the facility.

Prepares annual budget and forecasts during the year for the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow.

Prepares a 13-week cash forecast to determine short term cash needs of the facility

Responsible for new business quoting and tracking profitability during program life cycle, post award and postproduction, alerting the team of any margin deterioration that needs to be addressed

Conducts month and year end closing, reconcile and balance all accounts and review monthly journal entries.

Provides the cost accounting expertise for the manufacturing operations.

Prepares financial statements and analytical reports as part of the monthly reporting package.

Ensures GAAP is incorporated into the management of the business.

Ensures appropriate internal controls are in place and supports effective and efficient annual financial audits.

Works closely with manufacturing operations to ensure accurate and timely capture of all production costs and effective analysis of production variances.

Develops and maintains thorough financial procedures and systems.

Develops the location budget and provides thorough analysis of variances

Manages the inter-company transfer of products.

Provide guidance to staff accountant(s) to ensure effective team support.

Prepare sales and use tax filings.

Develops, monitors and analysis manufacturing overhead allocation and burden rates to ensure appropriateness.

Manages book and tax depreciation for fixed assets.

Drives the collections of customer accounts receivables on an as needed basis.

Works effectively with IT to automate the company’s financial reporting package.

Drives progress in developing more effective workflow processes, including paperless filing.