Controller

Job Location: Connersville, IN

Hydro employees can enjoy several benefits including:

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement Savings Plans with Company Match/Contributions
• Education Assistance
• Bonus Plan Eligibility
• Parental Leave

Job Summary:

The Plant Controller is a key member of the plant leadership team, responsible for overseeing the financial integrity, performance, and compliance. This role acts as a strategic advisor to the plant manager and region controller, providing insights that support operational decision making and drive business results. They ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, leads budgeting and forecasting processes, manages internal controls, supports capital planning, and champions continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives. This position plays a pivotal role in aligning plan level financial outcomes with broader regional and enterprise goals. The Plant Controller will report directly to the Regional Controller.

Required Education/Experience:

• Progressive 8 years of accounting experience, with a focus in cost accounting and managerial experience
• Minimum of 5 years experience with SAP, preferably including standard costing and system implementation experience.
• Minimum of a BS Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum of 3 years progressive experience in a key leadership/management role at a manufacturing facility.
• Fluency in English.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

• Able to communicate verbally and in writing effectively with managers, supervisors, peers, and subordinates.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate with plant managers, operations, supply chain and HR to align financial strategy with operational goals.
• Uses data to influence long term planning, identify cost savings, and assess capital investments.
• Balances short-term financial discipline with long term growth and value creation.
• Leads and develops finance and procurement staff.

Job Responsibilities:

• Successfully completes monthly closing cycles to properly reflect the financial position of the plant - profit & loss, capital base and cash from operations.
• Directs and oversees monthly physical inventories.
• Tells the story behind the numbers connecting operational drivers to financial outcomes in a clear compelling way.
• Provides financial analysis support/guidance to all line managers and Plant Manager.
• Directs and completes the planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes of the operation.
• Monitors the financial policies, practices, and procedures of the operation.
• Ensures the necessary internal controls (and compensating controls) to safeguard the Company's Assets and adheres to the company's financial management policies.
• Directs the activities and provides leadership to the procurement employees of the operation, ensuring all Company Values are inherent in daily performance of responsibilities.
• Manage capital spending requests, including calculating payback and developing sound business cases to present to management requesting capital funds.
• Provides financial and manufacturing analysis of both a recurring and ad-hoc nature to management outside of the operations.
• Partner with plant manager and department leaders to develop and monitor budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics, drive accountability to financial goals.
• Serve as a financial leader for continuous improvement initiatives, lean manufacturing efforts and cross functional cost reduction programs.
• Supervise and develop plant level finance; foster a culture of accuracy, ownership and financial discipline.
• Act as the liaison between plan and region/corporate finance teams to ensure alignment, consistency and transparency in reporting and decision making.