Assistant Plant Controller

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling; Kentucky; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. seeks an experienced Assistant Plant Controller for its Berea, KY facility. You will lead financial reporting, enforce GAAP and SOX controls, and partner with plant leadership to optimize financial performance.

The role requires strong accounting expertise, SAP proficiency, and proven leadership in a manufacturing environment. This position offers on-site work with competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of relevant accounting and finance experience.
• Knowledge of GAAP, SOX, and internal controls.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Experience with SAP including uploads and builds.
• Cost accounting and product costing experience.
• Financial modeling and reporting experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee financial reporting activities across the plant, ensuring GAAP compliance.
• Support the Plant Controller and plant management to maximize financial results.
• Manage month-end close, balance sheet reconciliation, and budgeting processes.
• Oversee payroll, AP, capital expenditures, and foreign currency transactions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

GAAP knowledge

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Team development

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

CPA or MBA preferred

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Title

Assistant Plant Controller

Job Category

Finance

Job Description

What starts with YOU , moves the world!

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc, a world-class manufacturer of industrial lift trucks, has an outstanding opportunity for an exceptional and talented Assistant Plant Controller based at our Berea, KY facility.

What You Will Do;

• Lead and oversee financial reporting activities, ensuring compliance throughout the department.
• Support the Plant Controller and other plant management in maximizing plant and business results while providing oversight for all manufacturing accounting functions and activities.
• Ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) requirements, and state and federal laws by creating, reviewing, editing, and auditing financial transactions.
• Prepare timely and accurate financial reporting, lead month-end closing activities, compute monthly financial results, and reconcile accounts.
• Prepare and oversee the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Short-Term Forecast (STF), and Long-Range Financial Forecast (LRFF), while analyzing and explaining financial variances.
• Participate in the development, reporting, and analysis of product costs, and provide financial analysis to support plant financial targets and key business decisions.
• Manage payroll, accounts payable, financial review of capital expenditures, foreign currency transactions and revaluations, property tax returns, and make-versus-buy analyses.
• Serve as the primary contact for internal and external auditors by providing audit documentation, supporting Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance activities, and addressing audit inquiries and findings.
• Provide leadership by coaching, training, mentoring, and developing the plant finance team while assisting with special projects.

Who You Are:

• A detail-oriented accounting professional with a passion for accuracy and continuous improvement.
• A collaborative financial leader who partners effectively with plant leadership to support operational and financial success.
• A strong communicator with the ability to present financial information clearly to senior management and cross-functional teams.
• A detail-oriented professional who ensures accuracy, compliance, and strong internal controls.
• A proactive problem solver with sound decision-making and analytical skills.
• An effective leader who motivates, coaches, and develops team members while promoting accountability.
• A strategic thinker who provides financial insight to support informed business and operational decisions.
• A professional who maintains the integrity of inventories, fixed assets, and financial processes through effective internal controls.
• A highly organized individual who manages multiple priorities while consistently meeting deadlines.

What You Will Need - Education;

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting.
• Certified Public Accountant and/or Master of Business Administration preferred.

Skills Experience & Abilities:

• Seven or more years of relevant accounting and finance experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Leadership, communication, and motivational skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), company policies, and applicable governmental laws.
• Experience with SAP, including uploads and builds.
• Cost accounting and product costing experience.
• Financial modeling and reporting experience.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to effectively interface and communicate with senior management and employees throughout the organization.

Additional Information:

• Support the Plant Controller's office in providing financial insight that enables plant management to make informed operating decisions.
• Create, administer, and maintain company policies and procedures that ensure adequate internal controls and safeguard plant assets, including inventory integrity and fixed asset controls.
• Lead the month-end financial close process by reviewing and approving the work of team members to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare and support monthly operating reviews, Annual Operating Plans, and Long-Range Financial Forecast presentations for senior leadership.
• Serve as the first point of contact for internal and external auditors by providing requested information and resolving audit findings in a timely manner.
• Monitor financial performance by providing analysis of month-end results, prior-year forecasts, and key financial trends.
• Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned in support of the accounting and finance function.

Who we are:

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., designs, engineers, manufactures, sells and services a comprehensive line of lift trucks,