Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers, and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with full year 2021 revenues of $18 billion and approximately 71,000 team members working at more than 260 sites worldwide.  Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Performance Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

Tenneco is one of the world’s largest pure-play powertrain companies serving OE markets worldwide with engineered solutions addressing fuel economy, power output, and criteria pollution requirements for gasoline, diesel and electrified powertrains.

We are looking for a Plant Controller. The Plant Controller is in charge of all accounting functions at plant level.  List of functions would include financial reporting, forecasts, budgets, variance analysis, capital reports, expense controls, payroll, accounts receivables / payables, inventory costing, audit of physical inventory, internal control documentation, and compliance to Tenneco accounting policies and procedures.  Responsible for the entire Accounting / Finance staff.  Responsible for administration of plant budget, approval of invoices and analyzation of operating budget for the facility.  Controller oversees the accounting and system staff to ensure financial accuracy and control of company’s assets. Controller is responsible for analyzing and making recommendations regarding profitability of the business, while interfacing with business unit management and corporate accounting. Acts as a financial advisor to plant management team.

Our recruiting team is ready to act immediately. You’ll first hear from someone in Talent Acquisition to schedule a phone screen, and then the next step will be a personal interview with our Hiring Manager. We pride ourselves on moving through the process quickly, and you can be sure of transparency and prompt communication.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Financial reporting will include supervising and administering weekly flash process, monthly accounting statements, approving journal vouchers, reconciliations, cost analysis, scrap reporting and variance analysis.
• Budgets will encompass monthly operating forecasts and yearly budget cycle for the plant submitted to division headquarters.
• Capital reporting would include preparing Capital Status Report, Capital Investment Progress Report / Tracker and Capital Budget Reports.  Capital additions, retirements and transfers are administered through the accounting office.
• The Controller is responsible for the plant payroll and accounts receivables / payables functions however, shared services handles the processing of the functions.
• Inventory costing area responsibilities include system flow of quantities and costs moving from raw materials to work in process to finished good insulators.  Accounting area reviews bills of materials, routes and coordinates standard costing by part number.  Controller supervises the standard costing of material, labor and overhead standards along with cycle count adjustments to inventory levels.
• Audit of physical inventory dealing with raw materials and work in process and finished goods are the responsibility of the controller.  This audit includes quantifying any adjustments to the ledger.
• Controller documents compliance to company accounting policies and procedures through quarterly internal control certifications and SOX self-testing toward company standards.
• Perform other related duties of a similar nature and scope as assigned by Supervisor.
• Each employee has the authority to initiate action to prevent a violation of the Tenneco Integrity Policy.  All employees will abide by their location’s EH&S policy endorsed by the local management, comply with the legal and other requirements and operational controls established under its EHSMS, work toward achieving established objectives and targets, and conform to procedures consistent with the ISO 14001 standard.  An employee should report, and if necessary stop, any activity that does not conform to the policy or may injure himself/herself.

Required Skills Required Experience

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or similar. Master’s degree preferred.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: 

• 3 years of experience in accounting and / or cost accounting in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in a supervisory role preferred
• Experience within a union environment preferred
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, problem solving, organization, time management, teamwork skills and leadership capability required
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel required
• Technical Experience with PLEX, SAGE and corporate financial systems (i.e Hyperion, OneStream) preferred

What we offer 

We want to make you feel welcomed, challenged and inspired and so we’ve made sure to carefully put together a blend of benefits meant to share our drive for better technologies and cleaner air, to ensure your personal and professional growth and also your integration in a pleasant day to day working environment.

Who we are

Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with 2019 revenues of $17.5 billion and approximately 78,000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Tenneco’s commitment to operating in a socially responsible and sustainable manner is absolute, no matter the challenge.  One of our values is Make Tomorrow Better, and one way that we do that is through our commitment to our customers, employees, and communities to build a more sustainable future.  This focus includes a formal policy that outlines Tenneco’s commitment to enabling a healthier and more productive world. Our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, deliver technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

Tenneco's Clean Air business group is a global leader of complete emission systems. We engineer, design and manufacture Light Vehicle and Commercial Truck / Off-highway (CTOH) full-system solutions and enabling technologies that address customer needs for fuel economy, emission control and acoustic performance.

Over 20 years’ development after entering into China in 1995, Tenneco Clean Air China has become a strong performer of the automotive parts industry in the emerging auto market. With its headquarters in Shanghai, Tenneco Clean Air China has set up manufacturing plants in over 20 large and medium-sized cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changchun, Shenyang, Qingdao, Tianjin, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Nanjing, etc. And it owns one of three Tenneco global tech centers – Tenneco China Tech Center. Employee learning and development is held in high regard in Tenneco Clean Air. In addition to setting up multi-channels on self-development, resources and manpower have been invested in building up and strengthening the culture of learning and development. Diversified learning and development opportunities are offered to employees with different experience, ability backgrounds and development needs, such as Trainee Program, New Hire GPS and 6-month Development Plan, Individual contributor capability enhancement, overseas working study program, Individual Development Plan, DDI, etc.

What you can expect next

Our team is ready to act immediately on those candidates who are the best fit for the role. You’ll first hear from someone in Talent Acquisition to schedule a phone screen, and then the next step will be a personal interview with our Hiring Manager and local HR Manager/HRBP. We pride ourselves on moving through processes quickly, and you can be sure of transparency and prompt communication throughout.