Lubrizol's Operations Finance team has an immediate need for a Plant Controller, based in Painesville, Ohio.

What you will do:

• Responsible for monthly financial closing and reporting for Painesville in compliance with GAAP and company policies
• Review and analyze production variances, purchase price variances and inventory adjustments on a monthly basis
• Reporting and communicating key plant financials and performance metrics through public reports and personal communication
• Lead the annual operating expense budget process and complete forecasting requirements, establish annual labor and overhead rates, and assist with the annual capital budgeting process
• Ensure that internal controls and measures on spending, production, working capital, and fixed assets are in place, and functioning appropriately while safeguarding company assets
• Ensure compliance with internal control checklists and Sarbanes Oxley requirements
• Inventory reporting and control, cycle counting and annual physical inventory
• Accurately calculate inventory costs by conducting routine review and analysis of standard costs, including the costing of new products throughout the month
• Create and maintain production recipes for the Painesville plant
• Evaluate inventory for Non-Working Slow Moving (NWSM) or otherwise impaired material for adequacy of reserve balances
• Function as capital project administrator, ensuring that proposed capital projects include all appropriate documentation as to justification, classification of capital vs. expense, asset write-offs, and MIRR calculations where required
• Collaborating with plant manager and plant/project engineers
• Support sales and marketing by completing ad-hoc product cost estimates for new products and various plant loading scenarios
• Providing additional ad-hoc projects and analysis as required
• Assist in the improvement of SAP reporting and new measurement criteria leading to improved decision processes and overall improvement of plant performance
• Ability to frequently travel (a few times a month as needed) to the Painesville plant in order to provide support and meet with management
• Participate in 3rd party audits as required by the Global Supply Chain team

What you need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, or other business related field(Accounting degree preferred)
• 7 years’ experience in manufacturing accounting and/or varied financial/analytical accounting positions
• Demonstrated strong leadership and change management skills
• Proven self-starter with a desire to achieve; strong team focus
• Strong computer skills, especially Microsoft Office
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Ability to work with a broad range of internal customers ranging from plant management, plant engineering and production operators

What will put you ahead:

• CPA and/or MBA or equivalent
• Familiarity with absorption accounting
• Experience using SAP in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in a variety of financial software packages, especially Excel, SAP, Analysis for Microsoft Excel (SAP add-in)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Painesville, OH 44077 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Painesville, OH 44077