Plant Controller

We are hiring Rockstars to join our Sauer Brands team! Overall Goal of Position: Provide leadership for all financial and process support in our Plant while embracing, promoting, and building OurRecipe@SauerBrands.
Job Summary: The Plant Controller is a key leader on the plant leadership team.
This position contributes to all areas of plant management and provide strong financial leadership.
The Plant Controller is responsible for planning and coordinating plant budget and business planning activities in alignment with corporate policies and practices.
The person in this role will provide financial direction to the plant and provide recommendations to improve site performance.
The Plant Controller will work with corporate finance and accounting teams to ensure timely and accurate financial conditions of the plant and must be able to communicate clear and concise facts comfortably.
The successful candidate will be process oriented and data driven, working to provide accurate and timely financial conditions of the plant.
In this role, the candidate will utilize root cause analysis to identify opportunities to improve inventory accuracy as well as improving the financial condition of the plant.
As a Sauer Brands team member, the candidate will execute special projects, initiatives as assigned, accept safety as a condition, and support factory operations.
Furthermore, the candidate must embrace and support the building of Our Recipe at Sauer Brands.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: • Financial Reporting • Implement internal and external financial reporting systems, controls, and procedures according to contractual requirements and GAAP.
• Manage weekly expense reporting including A/P and expense analysis • Generate daily, weekly and monthly financial metrics on plant performance • Ensure that financial information is communicated timely and accurately • Collaborates with Plant Manager, corporate accountants, and senior management to explain results, make improvements, manage projects, identify inefficiencies, understand operations and lead the development of complex analysis • Direct all Plant-wide financial activities, including budgeting, expense analysis, and inventory management • Analyze and report daily, weekly and monthly KPI's and set monthly spending goals.
· • Inventory Accuracy • Manage Sauer Brands’ Cycle Count Program • Ensure compliance in all facilities • Daily, Weekly, and Monthly reporting and analysis • Assist with corrective actions and root cause analysis related to inventory variances.
• Track the implementation of corrective actions and their effectiveness.
• Monitor and report on obsolescence • Audit physical inventory policies and procedures under the direction of the Chief Financial Officer and in compliance with best practices • Manage and oversee physical inventory counts and reconciliation at multiple locations on multiple dates per year as directed by the Chief Financial Officer.
• Inventory/Cost Accounting and Revenue Recognition • Share best practices across global finance team, e.
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, process improvements, financial modeling, and procedures changes • Monitor and implement plant internal controls (in conjunction with corporate policies) as necessary to ensure reporting integrity, safeguard company assets, and identify risks • Estimate product costs to support BU quoting activities • Manage the Plant’s capital budgeting, capital leasing and the CAPEX budgets.
• Participate in the training and implementation of Sauer’s SOPs related to inventory management and accomplish key strategic initiatives including job costing and a perpetual inventory system.
Performance Standards (the criteria used to evaluate performance): • Financial Reporting Accuracy • Inventory Accuracy • Development, Documentation and Execution of a Cycle counting program.
• Daily Inventory variance reconciliations • Management and execution of Monthly Physical inventory counts of Finished Goods • Operational Support • Work collaboratively with operations to achieve production KPIs • Cost Control/Cost Savings • Meet or exceed defined KPIs for cost control savings • COGS reduction • Inventory Optimization • Culture Support/Building • Fully support Safety Initiatives at SBI • Organizational Health KPIs What Are We Looking For: • Personal Characteristics • Professional demeanor • Customer-centric and problem-solving mindset • Outgoing, energetic, and results-oriented personality • Self-confident in abilities and takes responsibility for actions with no excuses mindset • Communicates clear, concise facts comfortably • Integrity-Does the right thing even when no one is looking • Disciplined approach and accountability for KPIs • Dependable team player with a positive attitude • Passion for the organization, and attention to details • Demonstrated Proficiencies in The Following Areas: • Proficient in Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint • Ability to meet timelines and prioritize responsibilities • Strong project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across a variety of stakeholders • Highly organized • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Team-oriented, collaborative, and flexible • Performance History Requirement: • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role • Documented history of making improvements in assigned work area/responsibilities • Education and Experience Requirement: • College Degree Required (Business, Finance, Economics, or Engineering preferred) • Experience with ERP System(s), Oracle (Peoplesoft) preferred • Location • Based in: San Luis Obispo, CA What Is In It For You: • 401K • Medical/Dental/Vision Coverage • Vacation, Sick Days and Holidays • Flexible Spending Accounts • Tuition Reimbursement • Employee and Dependent Life Insurance • Voluntary Disability Insurance • Other Voluntary Insurance Options Sauer Brands, Inc.
is an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.