Manufacturing Controller

Job Summary

The Senior Manufacturing Controller is responsible for performing various accounting activities in accordance with accounting principles and standards to control the organization's financial resources.

This role plays a crucial part in supporting compliance with reporting obligations across the global enterprise, requiring strong organizational skills, critical thinking skills with an attention to detail, solution-based and action-biased mindset, and the ability to learn and develop expertise in the subject matter.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete quarterly and year-end compliance obligations including SOX controls related to entity-level and manufacturing controlling areas timely and effectively.
• Participate in resolving auditor questions, and assist in executing remediation activities should there be any process or design breakdown.
• Support company involvement in matter resolution and audit inquiries with internal and external auditors.
• Deliver high-quality, accurate, and timely financial information in accordance with internal policy and external regulatory requirements.
• Participate in compliance projects relevant to policy responsibilities.

Regional Controlling:

• Complete analyses related to manufacturing controlling and cost accounting, including standard costing approaches, inventory counts, and policy-related matters.
• Serve as liaison with enabling functions and business operations to design and implement internal controls and process improvements.
• Oversee the monthly closing process for cost accounting, including average, actual, and standard costing, along with inventory reconciliation and reporting.
• Review inventory statistics to support monthly closing process.
• Analyze stock movements, costs, and pricing requests to ensure accurate and current inventory valuation.
• Calculate manufacturing costs through monthly closings, ensuring accounting accuracy and tax compliance.
• Review production reports using system-generated data to determine actual manufacturing costs and raw material consumption.
• Provide support for results analysis to verify alignment between accounting records and system data, communicating findings to key stakeholders.
• Analyze cost trends to identify unusual variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Calculate inventory reserves by comparing recent sales prices with production costs to recognize potential losses (Lower of Cost or Market Analyses).
• Calculate slow-moving and obsolete inventory (SLOB) reserves in compliance with Company inventory policy to minimize excess material risks.
• Analyze monthly evolution of indirect manufacturing costs (CIF), validating variations with supporting data.
• Coordinate inventory stock counts and specific adjustments to ensure physical inventory accuracy.

Regional Business Partnering, Team Leadership and Development:

• Work with multiple parties in driving compliance reporting obligations and education of underlying processes or principles.
• Collaborates with an action-biased, solution-oriented mindset when faced with challenges by business partners.
• Participate in a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and collaboration within Controllership.
• Ensure analyses conducted by junior cost accountant colleagues adhere to defined standards and are delivered within established timelines.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or CPA (or local equivalent) preferred.
• Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in financial and/or reporting roles.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Fluency in English is required; knowledge of any additional language is an advantage.
• Strong capability and proven ability in driving process enhancements, optimizations, and continuous improvements.
• Extensive experience in cost accounting and cost analysis for operations in one or more LATAM manufacturing units.
• Ability to be accountable for delivering results on strict timelines.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate to a variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt to changing business needs.
• Experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment a plus.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunity for growth. We are an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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