Controller - Regional Operations Wisconsin, USA
#3420
Industry: Cement and Lime
The Regional Operations Controllers perform an important function within the company, providing vital hands-on support to the plants, the sales organization and other operations functions.
Description:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Proactive review of results of plant operations; regular meetings with Plant Managers and their teams to discuss results. Explain and interpret results, investigate and explain variances, work with Accounting, IT and other departments to help resolve any issues.
• Work closely with manufacturing operations and other departments to ensure consistent and efficient training, application of new policies and consistency of reporting across all business units.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly analysis and report on financial and operating performance.
• Prepare operating budgets, multi-year operating plans and other forecasts as required.
• Support analysis of proposed capital and strategic projects including review of capital expenditure proposals and NPV analysis.
• Control and monitor capital budgets and approved capital projects including preparing a summary of the status of capital projects and reporting on variances to approved amounts. Provide training and support to ensure that all capital projects are listed in our project management tracking system. Assist in the preparation of “post-audit” reviews of capital projects to determine if assumptions made in original analysis were appropriate.
• Provide analytical and other support to Sales and other departments including pricing adjustments.
• Support the operations data entry system (“ODE”) including:
o Assisting plants with timely and accurate data entry
o Assisting with the resolution of errors and problems
o Establishing additional setups/enhancements when required
o Training
• Provide oversight on accounting controls and procedures within the plants including:
o Review accuracy and consistency of data entry at plant;
o Ensure consistent application of corporate accounting policies and procedures;
o Advise on coding and accounting treatment (e.g. direct cost vs. overhead, capital vs. maintenance expense);
o Ensure that internal controls are adequate and consistently applied;
o Assist plant and department personnel with purchasing including accurate coding of POs, reviewing outstanding POs and receipts.
• Prepare and file statistical and other reports for various governmental agencies as required
• Assist with external financial audits including attending inventory counts and/or site visits by auditors.
• Provide key support for sales tax and other audits that may occur.
• Assist with property management including land and premise leases, permits, royalty payments and land/mining claims, including compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Support property tax filings.
• Involvement with special projects.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Professional accounting designation and/or accounting degree required
• Hands-on cost and management accounting experience
• Ability to prepare, read and interpret financial and non-financial operating results
• Experience with financial analysis such as NPV and IRR
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Expertise with MS Excel
• Familiarity with manufacturing industry, concept terms and processes desirable
• Familiarity with ERP systems desirable (ideally JD Edwards EnterpriseOne)
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly and frequently, including ability to travel to Canada