Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
This Plant Controller is responsible for the Finance & Accounting function for Zurn’s Finish Plumbing business units with sales exceeding $162 million and 31% EBITDA. Responsibilities include planning, developing, organizing, implementing, directing and evaluating the Unit’s fiscal performance and long-range financial planning as well as ensuring accounting compliance.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leads the Finish Plumbing strategic planning and budgeting process. This includes preparing and managing the data collection process, building the financial statements and presenting information formally.
- Partners with the Finish Plumbing Leadership Team to develop and execute strategic deployment initiatives and provides leadership in the Unit’s overall business management.
- Monthly financial forecasting and actual performance management and reporting. This includes timely and accurate reporting against budget and forecast P&L and working capital variances in addition to driving efforts to understand root causes of variances and establish recovery actions when necessary.
- Financial oversight of the manufacturing business by publishing metrics and participation in daily management processes driving continuous improvement.
- Identifies and drives special studies on new products and product line profit contribution.
- Performs Capital acquisition review and analysis.
- Manages accuracy of cost accounting environment. Leads periodic update of standard costs.
- Leads completeness and accuracy of annual physical inventory count data processing across multiple sites.
- Actively contributes to finance / cost accounting elements of ERP system upgrade.
- Implements, maintains and owns internal operating procedures and controls that contribute to the optimal utilization of company resources while safeguarding its assets.
- Collaborate with the Corporate Controllership function to ensure compliance to US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, Corporate policies and procedures and local statutory requirements.
- Responsible for leading the Controllership function on all monthly, quarterly and year-end closings, and the accurate and timely reporting of financial information to Unit Staff, Corporate Accounting, Corporate Tax and Property Accounting, and internal/external auditors.
- Responsible for the management and development of the Unit’s financial team.
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
- Business Insight – Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
- Manages Complexity – Making sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
- Drives Results – Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- Ensures Accountability – Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
- Instills Trust – Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.