Plant Controller - Charlotte, NC and Buford, GA (Manufacturing)

Do you want to gain incredible experience with a growing company in an amazing industry? Our products are all around you, everywhere you go -- conveyor and power transmission belts!

Apply your skills in a company that helps bring packages to your doorstep, food to your table, keep you healthy on a treadmill, facilitate automation and so much more! Our organization is highly focused on customers, employees, entrepreneurship, agility and responsibility. Our values and continuous improvement culture build the foundation of strong and sustainable businesses appreciated by our employees and customers around the world. Together, we work to support the community in which we live and work.

For our Megadyne and AMMEGA Finance team, we are currently looking for a Plant Controller. Full benefits on day 1 + 401(k) after a month.

Plant Controller

As a Plant Controller, you will be responsible for ensuring that costs for the company's products and services are allocated according to corporate procedures and in compliance with financial accounting standards. The Plant Controller will perform professional work requiring the evaluation of acceptable cost of products and use of concepts, theories, practices, and terminology of accounting as well as familiarity with GAAP and IFRS. The incumbent will manage the cost accounting closing functions on a daily and weekly basis to assist in developing and analyzing general ledger preparation, distribution, and KPI's as part of the reporting process, along with facilitating data transparency and financial gap analysis. Assist in month-end, year-end, and audit activities; handling the overflow of work in any functions as business requires. You will report to the Head of Finance and be part of the Finance team. This position works on a team of about 8 people. Key stakeholders include Plant Manager, CFO, Production Manager, Materials Manager and Finance Team Colleagues. In this role, you will be based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Our colleagues like one another, so this is 100% in-person, in-office role, with travel to Buford, GA approximately 2 weeks per quarter.

A day in the life of a Plant Controller can look like

• Develop cost standards for materials and labor.
• Design and implement cost accounting systems.
• Analyze production costs and recommend changes
• Oversee cycle counts and annual physical inventories
• Hire, train and supervise cost and accounting staff
• Ensure the accurate cost of production to material costs, wages, and overhead costs
• Assist in the estimate of costs for unique products to establish prices of products and to forecast production
• Contribute to discussions and reviews conducted during management meetings
• Formulate goals, KPI's and assessments on a periodic basis, in a timely manner
• Prepare, devise, and regulate procedures for establishing unit cost of services and products
• Perform account reconciliations
• Prepare and/or post month-end AJE's and /or standard accruals to meet anticipated liabilities
• Recommend changes to the company's processes and policies to reduce cost and maximize profits
• Assist with accounting for international and domestic purchases including duties, brokerage and freight
• Assist Controller with the completion of month-end, quarter-end and year-end reports
• Assist with PBC's for Year end and Interim Audits

We are looking for you to offer the following

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• 5 to 7+ years cost accounting experience required, CPA or CMA preferred
• In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Highly proficient with MS Office, especially Excel
• Accounting software experience a plus, i.e. Microsoft Dynamics and Business Intelligence (BI)
• Learning agility
• Entrepreneurial and customer focus
• Leadership acumen
• Positive team spirit
• Ability to deliver what is promised

What we offer you

• The benefits of working at AMMEGA go beyond the daily work. You will join a world class team and have the opportunity to grow through internal advancement, on-the job training, educational support, and access to a global network.
• Safety-first work environment where we care for one another and value respect
• We work with our teams on ensuring we are investing in creating a positive working environment for our employees, leaders, and colleagues. We take pride in asking and receiving feedback to continue to enhance how we show up for our internal and external customers.

Other benefits include things like:

• Medical, dental, vision
• 401(k) program with company match and competitive vesting schedule
• Medical concierge service intended to reduce medical costs, time, stress
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (to support mental health, elderly care, and more)
• Discount program for enjoying life outside of work
• Paid time off and paid holidays

AMMEGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

ABOUT US

Megadyne America and Jason Industrial are the members of AMMEGA Group - a global company located in 40 countries.

We value our employees, customers, entrepreneurship and we act in an agile and responsible way. Our mission and continuous improvement culture is the foundation for a strong and sustainable businesses appreciated by our customers. The Ammega Group's businesses provide advanced and high-quality belting solutions for 20 different industries including global logistics, food production, fitness equipment, household appliances and energy production.

ABOUT THE TEAM

We belong to a global network of over 6000 employees of Ammega Group. Our employees, being a part of a high-performance organization, develop their careers in a global environment, participate in diverse teams and take advantage of our worldwide expertise in conveyor belting, power transmission, fluid power and business services. AMMEGA's sustainable business approach ensures our teams operate within a safe and stable work environment, with high respect for their professional development and well-being.