Adient
Plant Controller
United States · Work style not stated · Full time
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- EmployerAdient
- LocationUnited States
- Work styleWork style not stated
- Employment typeFull time
- Employer posted
JOB DESCRIPTION
Plant Controller Summary: This role is a senior-level accounting/finance position focused on plant financial management, reporting, and analysis within an automotive manufacturing environment.
General Accounting & Close
- Lead monthly, quarterly, yearly closes
- Prepare and review journal entries & accruals
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations and prepare additional journal entries. Adjust Balance Sheet Accounts for Accruals
- Prepare and Validate trial balance & financial statements. Able to explain Financial Statements
- Define allocation methodology
- Reconcile HFM vs SAP
- Support audits and compliance (SOX)
- Provide information about inter- and intra-company discrepancies
Management Reporting
- Perform variance analysis (actual vs budget/forecast)
- Analyze performance by plant/platform
- Provide insights to local leadership
- Create and distribute management reports
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Cost Accounting/Inventory Accounting
- Manage inventory valuation and movements
- Reconcile physical inventory
- Analyze inventory variances and losses
- Maintain inventory accounting processes
Finance
- Support tax, accruals, and financial controls
- Monitor operational financial performance
- Ensure accurate inventory accounting across plant
Fixed Assets/Project Accounting
- Manage capital expenditures (CapEx)
- Track projects vs capital asset requests
- Decide on capitalization + CIP settlement
- Handle asset retirements, write-offs
- Support capital grants and reporting
- Summarize capital expenditure plan for plant > ( Preparation & Authorization)
- Interact with program controller & CBUs for plant to create correct input
- Verify fixed assets inventory and request adjustments
Consolidation
- Prepare and distribute financial information
Budgeting & Forecasting
- Build and review budgets and forecasts
- Collaborate with operations & business units to review profit plans, forecast, and receive & verify budgeting assumptions.
- Develop planning & budgeting assumptions for the plant
- Support profit planning
General
- Apply, execute and maintain function related BOS issues
- safety/ergonomic committees, participating in safety Kaizen events, participating in safety audits and safety observation feedback events.
- Complete safety inspections, employee observations, and monthly safety training as assigned.
Plant Controller Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
- 8+ years in Accounting/Finance with a strong Manufacturing background.
- Strong preference for: Automotive manufacturing & Plant finance environment.
- Fluent in MS Office applications, Advanced in MS Excel.
- Experience with ERP's: SAP and HFM applications preferred.
- Strong understanding of SOX / internal controls
Soft Skills
- Ability to handle ambiguity and deadlines
- Strong analytical thinking
- Effective communication / presentation skills
- Cross-functional collaboration with operations teams
PRIMARY LOCATION
West Point Facility
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