Plant Controller

PPG Industries, Inc

Huntsville (AL)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

11 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision benefits
401(k) + retirement savings
Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

PPG Industries, Inc. is seeking a Plant Controller for the Huntsville, AL facility to support Aerospace Transparencies. You will lead performance improvements, drive cost reductions, and deliver analytics to plant leadership.

This onsite role with hybrid scheduling includes annual travel to Pittsburgh HQ and supervision of one analyst. Travel to the Pittsburgh headquarters is required at least once a year.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting required.
  • 6+ years of experience in finance, preferably in manufacturing.
  • Prior manufacturing financial support experience required.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills.
  • Willingness to travel to Pittsburgh, PA at least annually.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in plant meetings to provide insight on results and challenge performance.
  • Lead plant projects to control costs of production.
  • Improve productivity through analytics and cross-functional projects (scrap, capacity, bottlenecks).
  • Provide variance analysis and explain results to Operations leadership and Finance.
  • Partner with plant teams on budgeting, forecasting, and cost-saving plans.
  • Develop and execute capital spending roadmaps and post-completion analyses.

Skills

Financial analysis
Leadership
Communication
Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting

Job description

As our Plant Controller, you will be part of the Operations Finance Team, supporting Aerospace Transparencies operations as a member of the Huntsville plant leadership team. You will contribute to and lead performance improvement plans within the facility. Using detailed and insightful analytics, you will identify opportunities to enhance productivity and reduce costs. You will collaborate cross-functionally to ensure alignment, engagement, and progress toward clearly defined project goals and deliverables.

You will report to the Aerospace Operations Finance Manager based at the company headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We ask that you work onsite at our plant in Huntsville, AL, according to our hybrid schedule with annual travel to our Pittsburgh headquarters. Additionally, you will have direct supervisory responsibility for one team member, Operations Finance Analyst, Huntsville, who is based at the Pittsburgh headquarters.

PPG offers excellent Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits; matching 401k + retirement savings; and Paid Vacation, Holiday pay.

Main Responsibilities:
BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND DECISION SUPPORT (Local Partner)
  • Participate in plant meetings to provide insight on results, collect information and challenge performance
  • Lead plant projects to control costs of production
  • Focus on and improving productivity through analytics and cross functional projects including scrap, productivity, capacity use and addressing bottle necks
  • Push relevant information and analytics to guide local decision-making
  • Provide variance analysis and full understanding of plant level results and explaining results and variances to Operations leadership and Business Unit Finance
PLANNING AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT
  • Partner with the Operations plant team and the Operations Finance Analyst in the plant wide budget process coordinating all departments and promoting productivity and cost savings plans and targets
  • Partner with the Operations Finance Analyst and Operations plant team in developing short and long-term reliable estimates of the level of expenses to be incurred by the plant related to expected volumes
  • Complete month end closing activities such as preparation or approval of journal entries, review of account balances and explanation and presentation of results
PLANT INVESTMENT
  • Partner with plant leadership to develop and execute a strategic roadmap for capital spending, ensuring critical projects are completed on time, on budget and are embedded in plans
  • Conduct post-completion analysis of critical investments (capital or otherwise) to ensure main deliverables, both financial and operational, are met
INVENTORY CONTROL AND PRODUCT COSTING
  • Work with demand and supply teams to ensure visibility and optimize inventory health in raw materials, WIP, and finished goods
  • Support Plant Operations team as the on-site liaison to optimize inventory
  • Ensure inventory accuracy and improve areas around excess and obsolete inventory and scrap
  • Work with the Operations Finance Analyst to ensure that product cost reflects plant operations at a product level
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting
  • 6+ years of experience
  • Prior manufacturing financial support experience required
  • Strong communication and leadership skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Travel at least annually to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PPG headquarter location
Tyoskentelytapamme:

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Tarjoamme mahdollisuuden kasvaa ja kehitta uraasi ymparistossa, joka tarjoaa tyontekijoille merkityksellisen tyopaikan, luo jatkuvan oppimisen ilmapiirin ja arvostaa muiden ideoita ja monimuotoisuutta.

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