Assistant Operations Controller

Overview

GF Industry and Infrastructure Flow Solutions, a division of GF, is the world's leading supplier of piping systems. We enable the safe and sustainable transport of fluids. Our business is driven by industry-leading sustainability levels, innovation through digital solutions and investment in a culture based on performance, learning and caring. If you're passionate about technology, sustainability, and global collaboration — you’ll feel right at home with us.

• Maintains standard cost system, performs cost rolls, and inventory revaluations as necessary. Ensures product costing accurately reflects all BOM & routing components, including materials, labor, overhead, and other relevant expenses.
• Improves costing transparency throughout the organization.
• Analyzes production variances, identifies root cause, and supports the operations team with mitigating actions.
• Conducts in-depth analysis of costs to identify areas for improvement and cost-saving opportunities and supports the operations team to develop and execute action plans.
• Provides value added, fact based analytics through the interpretation of financial results.
• Drives improved decision making through insightful analysis and strong relationships with key operations personnel.
• Participates in key operational initiatives (operational excellence, supply chain optimization, strategic projects, acquisitions, etc.).
• Develops, captures, and analyzes operational metrics to identify trends, support strategic changes and improves the company's financial performance.
• Develops financial analysis tools to assist in improved operations insights.
• Analyzes inventory levels and slow-moving stock.
• Develops costing plans for annual budgets.
• Supports the preparation of applications for Capital Expenditures and works to develop post-implementation reviews that will improve long term ROI and payback.
• Manages and maintains fixed assets for both the internal accounting.
• Understands internal controls and reviews local policies and procedures to assess best practices and risks.
• Supports the preparation of financial statements and all related activity including monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reporting, including the preparation and posting of journal entries as required.
• Coordinates with and supports external and internal auditors.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Extensive understanding of cost accounting system and operational metrics in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Effective interpersonal and written communication skills with all levels of the organization.
• Presentation and analytical skills.
• Thorough understanding of accounting functional areas.
• Strong in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task effectively.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance. CPA, CMA or MBA preferred.
• Five (5) years' experience in accounting and finance.
• Three (3) years cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably plastics injection molding and/or extrusion.
• Experience with ERP conversions preferred.
• Experience with SAP preferred.
• Experience with Power BI or other automation tools preferred.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing.

• Typical office/factory environment with possibility of exposure to extreme temperatures in production areas.
• Primary work in a climate controlled environment.
• Eye/Hand coordination for more than 50% of the time.
• Visual strain for more than 50% of the time.
• Listening, sitting, standing, stooping, walking, observing, grasping, pushing, pulling and keyboarding.
• May be lifting up to 40 pounds.

Bethany Rea, Human Resources Generalist

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