Plant Controller

Plant Controller - with Financial & Cost Accounting Experience;
Manufacturing Facility, Clearwater, FL

If you want to reshape the world and discover your greatest potential, Saint-Gobain-kind opportunities for innovative problem solvers.

We're one of only two companies in the world that is consistently recognized as both a top Global Employer and Innovator, but Saint-Gobain's remarkable story and culture of innovation begins with a team of nearly 200,000 creative, diverse and passionate team members collaborating across the globe. We are committed to our mission to improve lives because, every day, we witness the enormous impact of our efforts on the world around us.

The Site Controller will ensure adherence to financial policies and ICRF controls, improving internal business processes, such as loss deployment, to support Saint-Gobain Life Sciences' growth & profitability model. Will play key leadership role providing financial analyses and recommendations to the Plant Manager and ensure the sites/teams' efforts are aligned to strategic objectives.

• Will lead the annual forecast, budget, plan process at the site and providing accurate explanations of significant variances, including analysis of actual vs. budget and/or forecast. Focus on timely month-end results/reporting but importantly strategic planning to ensure the business is growing profitability.

• Will manage the processes of the month-end close to ensure alignment of the HPS/LS deadlines, prepare, approve general entries/reconciliations (as needed/required), and ensure accuracy/integrity of the balance sheet (quality of working capital, changes in fixed assets, etc.).

• Lead the annual standard cost development process for the site to ensure transparency of cost/margin.

• Ensure all plant accounting activities comply with the processes outlined in the ICRF, IFRS, HPS/LS policies, and sound business practices. Month-end close in QAD, DSS inputs, reconciliations/upload to Blackline, coordinating & preparing internal financial reporting (Monthly GM report – Operational analysis of scrap, labor & overhead cost/variances, Monthly Presentations – Trends/Risks & Opportunities, weekly flash, mid‑month pulse checks, etc.).

• Support LS & Operations Controller with the AD HOC requests, annual plan, budget & standard cost development process. Proactively interact with supervisors, plant leadership team as well as senior management to ensure all parties have a clear and accurate picture of the plant’s overall financial performance.

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Support CI/WCM initiatives (participation in Kaizen’s, problem‑solving events) ensuring countermeasures, projects are defined with clear financial objectives & results are tracked and reported accordingly.

• Lead loss deployment and Co‑manage capital process & provide guidance/assistance preparing Madison’s, CARs… Create forward‑looking financial reviews/assessments, including models, cost/benefit, margin impact, etc.

• Lead the annual completion of the ICRF gap analysis & ensure adherence – Segregation of Duties, system/access controls are in place. Evaluate site internal controls.

• Coordinate physical inventory and cycle count program to achieve site and SBU goals.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree - Accounting, Finance or Related Field;
Required.

Master's Degree - Business, Accounting, Finance or Related Field;
Preferred.

Experience:

3+ years of experience working in a Manufacturing/Plant environment within cost accounting/controllership capacity;
Required.

3+ years of experience working within/supporting Corporate/Finance Environment;
Required.

3+ years within/with Operational Leadership/Management function/capabilities;
Required.

Experience with ERP Systems (i.e. SAP, QAD, Oracle);
Required.

Saint‑Gobain’s innovations touch almost every major industry around the world. Within its Life Sciences division, teams are solving critical problems for customers who are getting life‑saving medical devices to the front lines of healthcare, discovering essential medications, and nourishing and connecting the world through consumer, industrial and electronics applications. As one of the world’s leading producers of high‑performance polymer…