Plant Controller

Johnson Controls, Inc.; Nisku; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to sustainable building solutions. In this hybrid role, you will lead financial control and accounting activities, ensuring accurate data preparation and analysis. Collaborate with operations to enhance profitability and support decision-making processes. With a focus on employee wellbeing and a commitment to safety, this innovative firm offers a collaborative environment where your insights will drive impactful change. If you're ready to make a difference in a dynamic industry, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid vacation/holidays/sick time

Comprehensive benefits package

On the job/cross training opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Dedication to safety through Zero Harm policy

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP accounting and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial control and accounting activities for accurate data preparation.
• Analyze monthly financial results and prepare annual budgets.
• Ensure adherence to accounting/internal control procedures.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Accounting Principles

Budgeting

Internal Controls

Communication Skills

Education

Masters Degree in Accounting

Masters Degree in Finance

Tools

ERP Systems

Data Analysis Software

Job description

Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team

As a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future! Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard – your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away!

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
• Comprehensive benefits package
• On the job/cross training opportunities
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

Founded in 1994, Silent-Aire is a technology-driven company that designs, engineers, and manufactures hyperscale cooling and modular data center solutions. Silent-Aire employs over 3000 people, with a total of 13 manufacturing facilities and over 1 million sq/ft of capacity in Edmonton, Alberta; Gilbert, Arizona; and Dublin, Ireland. There are sales/service centers in Seattle, Washington; Boardman, Oregon; Ashburn, Virginia; and Dublin, Ireland. Since May 2021, Silent-Aire has been a part of Johnson Controls' Data Center Solutions group. To learn more, please visit https://www.silent-aire.com/.

What you will do:

Under general direction and in conformance with Corporate and Division Policies and procedures, you will help lead financial control and accounting activities to assure accurate and timely preparation, recording, transmissions, analysis, and communication of data necessary to control operations and achieve objectives. Provide analysis, counsel, advise, and make recommendations to help plant management make business decisions to reduce costs, improve profits and return on investment and to achieve goals and plans. Ensure the integrity of the financial information generated at the plant. Implement consistency and process improvements and spread financial knowledge to other members of the sales and operations teams.

How will you do it:

• Analyze monthly financial results for the full P&L at the plant, including validating the accuracy of key finance metrics.
• Prepare annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and weekly outlooks for the facility
• Partner with sales organization and communicate/align updates on S&OP vs financial outlooks
• Work closely with engineering and procurement on the annual standards roll as well as monthly PPV reporting.
• Review and monitor cycle count process and physical inventories. Help analyze reports for variance problems, physical to book inventory variations, and take corrective action.
• Partner with the shared service center teams to ensure balance sheet reconciliations are performed and reviewed on a timely basis. Responsible for reviewing all key and subjective reserve accounts on at least a quarterly basis.
• Assist in preparation/review of CAR financial justifications for plant capital projects. Track capital project spending, timing and cost impact against project plan, forecasts and budget to understand and report variances. Work with project managers to assure timely capitalization of equipment placed in use. Assist/perform sample CAR post audits to verify savings. Coordinates periodic fixed asset physical inventory per company policies.
• Review payroll and labor analysis and ensure applicable payroll controls are in place.
• Ensure adherence to Corporate and Divisional accounting/internal control procedures, SOX compliance and reporting requirements for all plants.
• Analyze plant operating costs in detail and partner with plant operation leaders to develop actions to increase profitability and enhance long-term return on investment.
• Assist corporate and divisional systems personnel in the implementation and continued reliability of plant IT systems. Direct the scheduling and operation of remote data processing equipment. Prepare requests and recommendations for systems/programming changes to meet needs and conditions.
• Work with operations on driving plant continuous improvement and validate all CI initiatives for accuracy.
• Perform special studies and analyses at request of plant or division management.
• Responsible for fostering effective employee relations.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

What we look for:

• Masters Degree with Major in Accounting or Finance.
• 5-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent through different experience.
• Strong knowledge of internal controls and US GAAP accounting.
• Outstanding ability to communicate, motivate and partner with business operation leaders

This will be a hybrid role at our Nisku site. Requires 3 days in office.

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