Assistant Controller

Church & Dwight Co.; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Church & Dwight Co. in York, PA is seeking an Assistant Controller to strengthen financial and cost accounting across a large manufacturing and distribution facility.

You will lead month-end close, maintain cost data in SAP, support budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans, and partner with operations to identify risks and opportunities. This role requires strong Excel and Power BI skills, hands-on cost accounting, and the ability to translate data into actionable insights for operational and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting or finance experience including at least three years with cost accounting experience.
• 5+ years of experience with Microsoft Excel
• Prior month-end close experience
• 1+ years experience working in finance in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safety culture within area of responsibility.
• Support plant month-end close activities including SAP close processes and journal entries.
• Participate in budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans with operations.
• Maintain product costing, cost accounting processes, and SAP master data to ensure accurate costs.
• Lead cost reporting and variance analyses between planned and actual spend.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field

Tools

Excel (Microsoft)

Power BI

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

A collective energy and ambition. A place where you can make a real difference. We’re a company that genuinely cares about our people, our products, our consumers and the environment. Our unique, informal culture champions courage, determination and collaboration. Knowing we have an open and supportive team means each of us has the freedom to take responsibility and ownership. We have a shared passion to work hard, innovate and push boundaries. United by the belief that when we strive for growth, anything is possible. While we might not be the largest company in our industry, we believe we can have the biggest impact because: Together We Have the Power to Win.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY: Assistant Controller – A shift (Daylight) Monday – Friday Hours may vary Come join our York, PA facility where we manufacture and distribute products such as A&H Cat Litter, and A&H Laundry Detergent!

ROLE SUMMARY: This position will support the financial and cost accounting activities of a large, multi-business unit manufacturing and distribution facility. Key responsibilities include executing plant month-end close, maintaining accurate product costs and SAP master data, supporting budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans, performing financial reviews and reconciliations, and partnering with operations to understand business drivers and identify risks, opportunities, and performance improvement actions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible at all times for promoting a safety culture and awareness within their area of responsibility.
• Supports all plant safety policies and procedures at all times.
• Support and execute plant month-end close activities timely, including SAP close processes, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, master data error resolution, financial review, and communication of key business drivers.
• Participate in annual budgets, quarterly forecasts (PPRs), and long-range plans by partnering with operations to identify assumptions, risks, opportunities, and performance improvement actions.
• Maintain product costing, cost accounting processes, and SAP master data, including labor and utility rates, bills of materials, and other inputs, to ensure accurate and reliable inventory and manufacturing costs.
• Analyze labor hours, labor dollars, temporary labor, and hourly benefit liabilities by functional area, and support accurate allocation and reporting of related costs.
• Assists with preparation of monthly cost reports to include both overhead and DMC (direct manufacturing cost) spending and analysis.
• Prepares variance analysis between planned vs. actual spend and efficiencies.
• Lead and support cross-functional yield improvement, scrap reduction, and cost savings initiatives through opportunity identification, financial validation, tracking, reporting, and communication of sustainable results.
• Partner with operations and supply chain leadership to improve inventory management, working capital performance, cycle count accuracy, and obsolete inventory reduction.
• Utilize existing Power BI skills, or develop proficiency in Power BI, to create and maintain reporting and analytics tools that provide actionable visibility into manufacturing spending, labor efficiency, material usage, yields, inventory performance, and overhead costs.
• Translate data into meaningful insights that influence operational and financial decision-making.
• Promote and maintain fair and consistent compliance with Corporate Accounting requirements and all applicable local and corporate policies and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting or finance experience including at least three years with cost accounting experience.
• 5+ years of experience with Microsoft Excel
• Prior month-end close experience
• 1+ years experience working in finance in a manufacturing environment.

PREFERED EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Seven or more years of in a fast-paced, multi-business unit manufacturing environment preferred, including at least five years in a cost accounting role
• Prior responsibility for leading month-end close, forecasting, inventory accounting and manufacturing-cost reporting.
• Experience with supervising or managing finance or accounting employees.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to build positive relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent communications skills – ability to communicate clearly and concisely in multiple media – verbal, written, etc.
• Excellent organizational/time management skills.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments in a fast-paced work environment, calm under pressure and flexibility to direct work force and adapt to changing schedules as appropriate.
• Strong leadership abilities and skills as a team builder, coach, and mentor.
• SAP experience—preferably SAP S/4HANA—advanced Excel skills—Power BI usage
• Strong knowledge of production operations, including equipment, materials, workflow, etc.
• Ability to always maintain absolute confidentiality in all situations.

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

This position is intended to serve as a key pipeline role for future Plant Controller opportunities. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong analytical capabilities, leadership potential, operational curiosity, and the ability to influence business decisions through financial insights and cross-functional partnership. The expectation is that the individual will develop the skills, experiences, and leadership capabilities necessary to assume a Plant Controller role within approximately five to seven years.

REQUIRED TRAINING:

Candidates are required to complete all necessary training within the defined introductory period.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The operations facility is not in a climate-controlled environment. Candidates will be exposed to seasonal temperature variations. All candidates will be required to abide by all PPE standards and department dress code.

Equal Opportunity

Church & Dwight is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

For more information on our company, our brands and our culture visit us at http://www.churchdwight.com/ Church & Dwight is a world-leader in household and personal care products. Our global brands include ARM & HAMMER®, Batiste, OxiClean, Trojan, XTRA, Nair, First Response, Spinbrush, Orajel, vitafusion, Li’l Critters, Water Pik and FLAWLESS®. Founded in 1846, we have operations globally and are listed in the S&P 500.