Plant Controller

Plant Controller

Deerfield, NJ, USA

With more than 100 years of experience, Sika is a worldwide innovation and sustainability leader in the development and production of systems and products for commercial and residential construction, as well as the transportation, marine, automotive, and renewable energy manufacturing industries.

Sika has subsidiaries in 102 countries around the world and, in over 400 factories, produces innovative technologies for customers worldwide. In doing so, it plays a crucial role in the transformation of the construction and transportation sector toward greater environmental compatibility. With more than 34,000 employees, the company generated sales of CHF 11.76 billion in 2024.

Job Description

Provide financial and accounting management in support of our new Deerfield, NJ location. Duties include: oversight for reporting, costing, analysis, expense review, forecasts, and internal control compliance.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Implement and ensure compliance for all controlling policies.
• Manage the monthly closing process adhering to all timelines and reporting to be accurate.
• Develop, analyze, and interpret statistical information for monthly reporting of key financial data (KPI’s).
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of external reporting requirements (monthly, quarterly, and annually). This includes Sustainability and Operations reporting.
• Ensure proper general ledger coding of all transactions and approve (or reject) transactions as required.
• Responsible for updating all inventory costs, including labor and overhead, and ensuring that standards are accurate. Manage all aspects of product costing standards for each factory.
• Prepare and analyze manufacturing reports for cost center reporting, benchmark metrics, purchase price variance for raw materials, process order settlements, process order variances, work in process, inventory levels & turns (working capital management), DOH, velocity, shipping costs, returns, obsolete inventory, labor costing, capital assets, etc; make recommendations for corrective actions.
• Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual plant expense forecasts and track vs. actual vs. target.
• Track cost center expenses against budget/prior year and capital investments (RPA’s) against plan. Advise management and recommend appropriate corrective actions as needed.
• Work with department managers to develop short and long term financial goals; use SAP and other reporting tools available to measure the performance. Partner with department managers to improve financial performance and gain efficiencies.
• Improve inventory accuracy by managing inventory control systems including cycle counts & physical inventories; maintain records to document and explain variances.
• Conduct periodic reviews of common operations business practices and adopt the best demonstrated practice when possible.
• Assist plant management with the identification of and participate in cost savings improving projects and monitor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance
• 3 - 5 years of accounting experience in a Manufacturing environment is a must
• Cost accounting experience required
• Knowledge of BI (Business Intelligence) desired
• SAP experience required
• Project Management experience desirable and ability to effectively lead inter-departmental teams
• Strong customer focus required
• High level of communication/presentation skills
• Must have excellent organization and interpersonal skills
• Business travel occasionally required

Additional information

• 401k with Generous Company Match
• Bonuses
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid time off, paid holidays
• Floating holidays Paid Volunteer Time
• Wellness/Fitness Reimbursements
• Education Assistance
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program & More!

Sika fosters a culture of entrepreneurship, empowering each individual to make decisions, learn from experiences, and shape their own career path. The safety and well-being of employees are top priorities at Sika, with a strong commitment to open communication and maintaining a safe workplace. In addition, Sika actively contributes to the community and promotes sustainability by giving back, minimizing environmental impact, and embracing social responsibility.

Sika Corporation is committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals that apply. As an equal opportunity employer Sika will consider all qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, or other protected characteristics.

At Sika Corporation, we are committed to providing a safe and secure recruitment experience for all job applicants. Please be aware of recruitment fraud schemes where scammers may impersonate our company to illegally collect money or personal information from job seekers. Please note that legitimate communication will only come from an @us.sika.com email address. We never request payment, fees, or financial information during our hiring process. We do not conduct interviews via text message or instant messaging.