What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Controller position at Synthomer?
What are we looking for?
The Plant Controller – Adhesive Solutions, is a key position responsible for partnering with site leadership to implement divisional strategies. The successful candidate will be adept at analyzing, interpreting, and concisely communicating diverse streams of data that affect a P&L. Focus will be applied to supporting efforts to improve output and efficiencies at the site in support of a variety of growth initiatives. Ideal candidates will have experience working in an SAP Enterprise reporting environment with commercial and manufacturing teams to drive performance, show professional curiosity, and have a willingness to collaborate to achieve team goals.
Your primary responsibilities…
- Partner with site leadership to drive an environment of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing through the prompt and accurate analysis of information, critical thinking, and constructive challenging of the status quo.
- Collaborate with site personnel to define and implement efforts to improve efficiency and reduce costs in support of the site and divisional goals.
- With site leadership, identify & manage risks and opportunities, working proactively to realize opportunities and mitigate risks to ensure that businesses objectives are achieved.
- Support the business with evaluation of capital spending requests, continuous improvement projects and other modeling exercises and / or reviews aimed at business optimization.
- Develop, maintain, and communicate KPI’s to ensure sustainment of the plants’ financial priorities.
- Together with shared services, this position owns the responsibility for keeping and providing accurate financial information. This includes oversight of key controls, accuracy & completeness of account reconciliations, and classification / categorization of items in the P&L and Balance Sheet
- Responsibility for month end close activities related to the operation.
- Site lead / contact for forecast, budget, and long-term planning processes
- Review / Evaluate / Maintain cost systems that support our information systems including cost center structure, Overhead rates, allocation keys, etc.
- Coordinate annual physical inventories for plant & consignment locations, ensuring that recorded quantities accurately reflect on-hand inventory; ensure inventory is accurate and prepare monthly analysis.
- Support efforts as we move to standardize globally on one ERP platform / instance.
- Other duties as assigned or requested.
What we need from you…
- Ability to interact and communicate with all levels of associates and work in a team environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or relevant field
- 5 years of operations accounting experience in a manufacturing environment required.
- Ability to understand and assimilate new ideas and manage change.
- Ability to grasp complex business concepts.
- Must have advanced knowledge of Excel and ERP systems.
- Willingness to aggressively set and achieve goals with a minimum of direction.
- Demonstrated ability to make decisions and take actions to solve problems.
- Must have a continuous improvement mindset / philosophy.
- Must possess a sense of urgency and adherence to deadlines.
- Strong planning and organizational skills combined with strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to travel up to 10%.
- Must be dependable and trustworthy.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Qualifications that can set you apart …
- SAP Experience
- Chemical Industry Experience
- CPA or CMA
- BPC experience
- Lean / Six Sigma / WCM Certification
Why Synthomer?
We are ambitious!
We have grown significantly – both organically and inorganically. We are a FTSE 250 listed company, 22% of our revenue comes from newly commercialized products, and we’re recognized in the top-quartile for chemicals manufacturing safety.
We believe in high challenge, high support!
We are keen to let you contribute in real roles from day 1. We expect a lot, but offer a lot, too. This includes onboarding, induction and learning events, networking opportunities, mentoring and personal development planning. So, be up for an inspiring long-term career adventure.
We personalize our approach to development!
At Synthomer, you won't find generic career tracks or development programs but rather a one-size-fits-one approach to employee development. We'll partner with you to ensure you have the right experiences that build your capabilities and accelerate your career growth.
We have grown significantly – both organically and inorganically. We are a FTSE 250 listed company, 22% of our revenue comes from newly commercialized products, and we’re recognized in the top-quartile for chemicals manufacturing safety.
We believe in high challenge, high support!
We are keen to let you contribute in real roles from day 1. We expect a lot, but offer a lot, too. This includes onboarding, induction and learning events, networking opportunities, mentoring and personal development planning. So, be up for an inspiring long-term career adventure.
We personalize our approach to development!
At Synthomer, you won't find generic career tracks or development programs but rather a one-size-fits-one approach to employee development. We'll partner with you to ensure you have the right experiences that build your capabilities and accelerate your career growth.
