Senior Plant Controller

AMETEK, Inc.; Waterbury (CT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK, Inc. in Waterbury, CT seeks a Senior Plant Controller to lead financial strategy and operations across a facility. You will partner with BU finance and local leadership, drive performance analytics, and oversee accounting, reporting, and control activities.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong financial acumen, and a focus on continuous improvement in a matrix environment. Domestic/international travel is expected. Compensation ranges from 140,000 to 190,000 USD plus incentives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a finance-related field or equivalent.
• CPA or CMA certification is a plus.
• 7+ years of financial experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, v-lookup, etc.).
• Strong communication and collaboration with global teams.
• Ability to travel 5–10% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Monitor actual expenses against budget and forecasts; analyze variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP and SOX; complete self-testing and documentation.
• Lead and develop the finance team; partner with BU finance and local leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting, controls, and compliance.
• Maintain plant asset records; manage capital appropriation requests and asset tagging.
• Provide timely reporting and analysis; prepare internal and external packages.
• Coordinate internal audits; support ad hoc analyses.
• Oversee working capital, receivables, payables, and inventory management.

Job description

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As a key financial leader within the organization, the Senior Plant Controller will drive the financial strategy that supports operational excellence and long-term business performance across their assigned facility(ies). Reporting to the DVP, Finance for the Business Unit, this role oversees all accounting activities and financial operations while serving as a strategic business partner to local leadership. The Senior Plant Controller leads a team of financial and accounting professionals and collaborates closely with the BU finance team to ensure accurate measuring, reporting, and forecasting of operating performance against key KPIs—while providing insights and recommendations to improve results.

This role requires an analytical, hand-on, and forward-thinking leader who thrives in a matrixed environment and can balance strategic decision-making with daily operational oversight. The ideal candidate brings strong financial acumen, a focus on continuous improvement, and the ability to influence and partner across multiple functions to strengthen controls, enhance reporting capabilities, and support informed business decisions.

What you will do:

• Monitor actual expenses, on a daily, weekly and/or monthly basis, against the budget and against monthly 5th day forecasts. Manage the analysis of all aspects of variances to recommend required corrections to production and general overhead departments
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP and SOX objectives ensuring the timely completion of self-testing and posting of required documentation.
• Instruct all financial and operational personnel in control and process objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement in all areas related to reporting, control, and compliance.
• Verify and maintain all plant asset and equipment records. Prepare and/or review capital appropriation requests for new equipment, tooling or other capital purchases. Monitor spending against appropriations to trigger supplemental requests. Assist in the periodic count of physical assets. Coordinate the tagging of assets and updating of Division general ledgers.
• Provide timely and effective reporting and analysis of financial information to meet the needs of the business and comply with monthly/quarterly/yearly reporting requirements in compliance with SOX guidelines.
• Prepare internal and external reporting packages.
• Manage internal audits and liaise with other leaders as needed.
• Handle ad hoc requests for analyses and information.

Working Capital Management

• Establish targets, challenge, and direct the team in all areas of collections, payables management, and inventory to achieve WC improvements

Reporting Systems

• Recommend and manage the implementation of improvements to ERP and other reporting systems to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Liaise with other leaders to ensure system enhancements meet business needs.

Planning and Budgeting

• Assist with budgeting and planning processes for assigned location(s).
• Develop models and analysis as required.
• Establish and implement short and long-range department goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.

Taxes and Payroll

• Act as primary liaison with Corporate financial teams/auditors for preparation and review.
• Ensure that all intercompany balances and transactions comply with applicable regulations.
• Lead local payroll activities and ensure compliance with Corporate and Government regulations.
• Manage identified issues as required.

Credit and Collections

• Manage the credit process and work with other financial leaders to establish/execute policies.
• Lead financial professionals to review/monitor accounts receivable and contact customers as required

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manage associates in the Finance group that are involved in accounting, payroll, credit & collections, and financial systems (e.g. Ivalua, FAS).
• Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Waterbury finance group.

We are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in a finance-related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• CPA or CMA a plus
• 7+ years demonstrated financial experience working in a manufacturing environment
• 3+ years demonstrated experience in a leadership role required
• Proficiency in Microsoft required including Expert Excel (pivot tables, v-lookup, etc.)
• Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills with global teams required
• Highest degree of professional integrity and confidentiality is required
• Ability to travel 5-10% domestically and internationally

Demonstrated ability and willingness to useAItools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Compensation

Employee Type: Salaried

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 140,000

Salary Maximum: 190,000

Incentive: Yes

Disclaimer:Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000colleagues, in 35countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK isacomponent of the S&P 500. Visithttps://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 [phone].