Controller

Industry: Manufacturing & Production

Job Category: Finance / Accounting - Controller

Role Definition

As a Controller, you will report directly to the Location Manager, with a dotted line to the BCS Segment Controller, and lead a team of six finance and accounting professionals.  As a strategic business partner, you will lead and oversee all functional accounting and control activities include forecasting, planning, reporting, consolidation, and analysis, while also developing strong processes and ensuring full compliance with internal audit and regulatory standards.

To be successful in this role, you’ll quickly get up to speed on our processes, methodologies, and plant operations including the key drivers of financial performance. A strong Controller is someone who can influence at all levels of the organization and communicate financial information clearly, whether speaking with senior leadership or team members outside of finance.

Essential Functions

People Management

Lead, mentor, coach, and develop finance team members to build capability, bwnch strength, and ensure high performance in a collaborative, positive work environment.

Hire, train, and coach team members to build both capability and bench strength.

Drive succession planning to ensure continuity and long-term organizational effectiveness.

Compliance

Develop, maintain, and continuously improve accounting principles, policies, and procedures to ensure accurate, timely financial statements and strong internal controls.

Review and approve journal entries in alignment with Arconic/BCS policies.

Conduct monthly balance sheet reconciliation reviews.

Oversee internal control testing to ensure adherence to Arconic and BCS audit standards.

Partner with corporate teams on tax, treasury, and technical accounting matters.

Coordinate with internal and external auditors on tax, financial, operational, and internal control audits.

Closing

Own the accuracy and integrity of the month-end close (1-day close) across Oracle and JDE systems.

Collaborate with Arconic Financial Shared Services to ensure timely and efficient close activities.

Lead ongoing improvements to streamline, standardize, and optimize the closing process.

Business Partnering

Serve as a strategic finance partner to the Plant Lead Team.

Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets and forecasts, including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow projections.

Analyze variances between actual and plan/forecast results, presenting clear financial bridges and insights.

Lead daily P&L analysis to drive operational and financial performance.

Deploy and maintain unit cost analysis to identify cost variances and improvement opportunities.

Collaborate with procurement to track vendor spend, analyze variances, and uncover cost‐reduction opportunities.

Provide financial analysis to support data‐driven decision‐making, including product margin assessments, working capital reviews, and risk & opportunity identification.

Lead development of business cases for capital expenditure projects.

Qualifications - You have: (required)

Bachelors Degree in finance or accounting from an accredited institution.

Minimum of seven (7) years of finance and accounting experience within a manufacturing environment, including at least three (3) years in a financial leadership role.

Preferred Qualifications (in addition to Required)

Oracle/JDE experience

Skills/Competencies

Demonstrated ability to develop accurate forecasts, perform detailed variance analysis, and deliver clear, actionable financial reporting.

Strong understanding of standard costing within manufacturing, with experience applying cost standards to support budgeting, evaluate production efficiency, and improve operational performance.

Strong oral, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and across all levels of the organization.

Strong attention to detail, organizational, and time management skills.

Proven ability to problem solve to “Root Cause” with understanding of lean management principles.

Self-Starter with a proactive mindset with the eagerness to seek opportunities and expand capabilities.

Advanced Microsoft skills (Excel, Access, PowerPoint) with enhanced expertise of Excel, Hyperion or other data reporting tools.

Understanding of self-assessments or internal audit processes.