Job Summary
This exciting role comes with direct plant controlling responsibilities for two manufacturing plants at Olyphant, PA. and Anaheim, CA. and working with the General manager to improve the overall business performance. This job can be performed from the Anaheim, CA., Olyphant, PA., or Worcester, MA. site.

This role requires agility and aptitude to successfully manage multiple simultaneous priorities and projects to support a matrix of diverse customers. Focusing on automation, continuous improvement and elimination of non-valued activities is key, along with strong sense of customer service.

Essential Functions:

Partner with the local plant management to perform plant controlling responsibilities – at both the sites (Olyphant, PA and Anaheim, CA) including:
·Manage timely completion of the month-end financial close for two locations
Demonstrate awareness of all elements of a plant’s financial statements
Prepare all post-closing plant financial analysis, performance reports and meaningful commentary
Prepare and coordinate the annual budget at the plant level
Prepare, maintain and analyze product standard costs
Support the analytical needs of the business manager and financial management
Partner with Plant Management to increase plant efficiency and profitability
Prepare analysis to understand the financial ramifications of current and proposed business actions
Identify issues and proactively initiate analyses/solutions
Ensure compliance with SGC and EPG policies and procedures with focus on internal controls
Oversee and reconcile inventory cycle counts and physical inventory
Assist in preparation of capital appropriations requests
Track/review cost reduction projects and maintain required reporting
Ad hoc analysis
Work closely with the General Manager to provide consolidated financials for the business, identify opportunities and work towards improvement in overall business performance.
Be on site at each plant location one week per month.
Travel up to 25%

Required Qualifications
A minimum of 7-10 years of progressive cost accounting, controls and analysis experience within a manufacturing organization. A strong emphasis should be put on knowledge of management accounting, cost and inventory accounting, and GAAP.
Strong analytical skills are required to quickly grasp issues impacting the plant’s financial results
Strong communication & presentation skills
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across plant and functional organizations
Want to challenge to the status quo – always striving for continuous improvement
Strong IT aptitude to deliver effective desktop reporting (paperless web-enabled environment), utilize business warehouse tools, Power BI, MicroStrategy and Excel. QAD knowledge would be highly preferable
Ability to manage projects, work independently, and communicate effectively to all areas and levels of the location
Demonstrated client service orientation

Company Summary
In Saint-Gobain Surface Conditioning, we accelerate the creation and adoption of emerging technologies through agile collaboration with our customers, to make the world a better home. This mission statement represents our business purpose, goal, and values: our commitment to innovation, sustainability, and customer intimacy.

Surface Conditioning is a business with 2 manufacturing locations in the US, 2 in Europe and 1 in Asia. The number 1 market we support is the electronics market, where we hold leadership positions in hard disk drive and semiconductor manufacturing. We supply alumina particles, diamonds, and chemicals for the preparation of interfaces in hard disk drives, and chips. Building on this core competencies, we are supporting similar surface finishing processes in industrial markets.

Legal Statement
Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.