Site Finance Manager & Controller

Regal Rexnord; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in industrial manufacturing seeks a Site Finance Manager & Controller to oversee financial management at its Erie, PA plant. The role involves partnering with local operations teams to provide critical financial insights, manage costs, and drive improvements in operational metrics. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in finance and accounting, particularly within manufacturing, along with excellent communication and analytical skills. This position is vital for ensuring that the plant meets its performance objectives.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage

Paid Time Off and Holidays

401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions

Life and AD&D Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Qualifications

• 7+ years in financial/accounting roles with manufacturing experience.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to communicate complex financial information.
• Flexibility in team environments and proven integrity.

Responsibilities

• Summarizes and presents financial results and key sales and cost drivers.
• Leads variance analysis and provides insights for cost management.
• Partners with operations for financial decisions including capital investments.

Skills

Financial Communication

Financial Analysis

Continuous Improvement Mindset

Cross-functional Influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Oracle

Hyperion

OneStream

Job description

Summary

This Site Finance Manager & Controller is part of the Couplings Division of the Industrial Powertrain Solutions segment. This role is responsible for financial management and controlling at the Erie, PA manufacturing plant. This position is a key business partner to the local operations teams that it supports.

Responsibilities

• Summarizes and presents financial results and key sales and cost drivers.
• Builds and leads variance analysis to key benchmarks (budget, forecast, prior year, etc.) and clearly communicate key assumptions/inputs to plant leadership to ensure achievement of performance objectives.
• A key business partner to plant management, providing insight into the financials of the facility.
• Develops and deploys key operational metrics and analysis to support daily management of the business while proactively managing costs and working capital to drive sustainable improvement.
• Makes assessments and recommendations based on regular review/analysis to site leadership.
• Partners with plant operations to support make/buy decisions, capital investments, inventory management, ad hoc analysis, and other needs.
• Leads inventory standard costing and margin analysis activities, including managing the annual standards roll and physical inventory.
• Conducts ad-hoc financial analysis/special projects to assist team in understanding business performance & offer solutions to improve performance
• Partners with centralized accounting teams to manage and maintain an effective controls environment.
• Manages and develops site Cost Accountant including goalsetting, achieving key initiatives, growth and development.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Minimum of 7 years’ progressive experience in financial/accounting functions, including cost, with previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications with expert level Excel skills.
• Ability to clearly and concisely communicate complex financial information.
• Ability to maintain professional skepticism with the capability to validate accuracy of reporting and draw general conclusions on the data.
• Flexibility to work in a dynamic team environment – with requests from inside and outside of immediate work team – and some requests directly from senior leadership.
• Ability to influence cross functionally and across multiple locations.
• Proven continuous improvement mindset.
• Results oriented with a bias for action, including the ability to meet business critical deadlines on time.
• Proven high personal integrity.
• Up to 10% of travel and ad hoc business needs within the region.
• Previous experience with Oracle, Hyperion (HFM), or OneStream strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email [e-mail] you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail [e-mail].

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