Plant Controller at Clarios, LLC in Geneva, Illinois

Job Description:

What you will do

The Plant Controller will play an important role in providing analysis, counsel, advice and recommendations to help plant management make operating decisions to reduce costs, improve profits and return on investment and to achieve goals and plans. 

How you will do it

• Perform audits as required to ensure security of all plant assets. 




• Develops and monitors effectiveness of processes and procedures to establish and maintain the integrity of financial and related operating data.




• Annual budgets and cost projections, monthly forecasts and firm-ups. 




• Prepares or supervises preparation of all periodic financial control reports such as payroll analysis, scrap accounting, etc. and coordinates the taking of physical inventories. 




• Analyzes reports (e.g. scrap, productivity and spending) for variance problems.




• Establishes and maintains all plant level inventory accounting controls and develops special programs such as daily reporting on an exception basis to correct problem situations.  Advises and assists responsible line supervision to achieve desired results.




• Performs reconciliation for fixed assets and capital in progress to General Ledger for their location. 




• Assist in preparation/review of CAR financial justifications for plant capital projects. 




• Track capital project spending, timing and cost impact against project plan, forecasts and budget to understand and report variances. 




• Work with project manager to assure timely capitalization of equipment placed in use.  Assist/perform sample CAR post audits to verify savings. 




• Coordinates periodic fixed asset physical inventory per company policies.




• Assists corporate and divisional systems personnel in the implementation and continued reliability of plant IT systems. 




• Analyzes plant operating costs in detail and recommends action to increase profitability and enhance long-term return on investment.




• Performs special studies and analyses at request of plant or division management. Depending on the project, this may require some travel to facilities throughout the US.




• Supervises the preparation and distribution of hourly payrolls, including maintaining the required earnings and deductions records.

What we look for

• Bachelor of Science, major in Accounting or Finance or BBA Finance




• Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting is preferable




• Experience in manufacturing environment is preferable




• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. SAP experience is preferred




• OneStream experience is a plus




• PowerBI experience is a plus

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Who we are:
Clarios is the creator behind the world’s most recognizable car battery brands. We are the car battery found in most new vehicles including leading brands such as Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. Our 16,000 employees develop, manufacture, and distribute batteries for virtually every type of vehicle. We recover, recycle, and reuse up to 99% of our battery materials, leading sustainability practices in our industry. Clarios, formerly Johnson Controls Battery Group, is currently a Brookfield portfolio company. Learn more about us at www.clarios.com.

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process by emailing Special.Accommodations@Clarios.com. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our teams in terms of work experience, area of expertise, gender, ethnicity, and all other characteristics protected by laws in the countries where we operate. For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report. We want you to know your rights because EEO is the law.

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