Plant Controller jobs in Kansas

Plastikon Healthcare is looking for a Plant Controller responsible for all accounting and finance activities at the Kansas site. The facility is a leading-edge contract manufacturer in the Medical Device and Pharmaceutical space with 125 employees growing to 175 in the near future. This role will report to the CFO based at the Corporate HQ location in California and will be a key member of the Site Executive Leadership Team. This is a hands-on leadership role involved in all aspects of Plant Accounting. This person will initially 2 people reporting into this role to expand with the business. The company performs contract manufacturing of products for Medical Device and Pharma industry requiring extensive cost accounting experience.

Position Responsibilities:

Financial Accounting:

• Responsible for oversight of the entire accounting function for the plant: including cash management, AR/AP, inventory, capital assets, tooling, intercompany transactions, and other related accruals.
• Lead the month end process and ensure all deadlines are met.
• Approve all standard and nonstandard journal entries.
• Ensure financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP.
• Complete monthly balance sheet reviews and reconciliations.
• Monitor, approve and analyze plant spending, capital and tooling projects and working capital management.

Cost Accounting:

• Ensure accuracy of costs and inventory transactions
• Review inventory transactions, compare actual to standard costs and resolve any discrepancies identified.
• Perform a yearly BOM (bill of material) review and update standard cost according to the budget for overhead, direct labor, material etc.
• Generate new bill of material for program launches in the ERP system (IQMS).
• Process and approve any inventory adjustments need for plant (Cycles & Scrap).

Management Accounting:

• Prepare monthly forecasts and perform local financial analysis for plant management.
• Complete financial package and bridge analysis for monthly corporate management reviews.
• Complete monthly plant performance KPI’s and review with management.
• Lead the annual budgeting process involving various departmental managers in the development of manpower and controllable spend budgets to encourage accountability and ownership.

Continuous Improvements:

• Support CI initiatives, ensuring projects are defined with clear financial objectives and results are tracked and reported accordingly.
• Assist plant management in decision making process that allows for profit maximization.
• Work closely with all departmental heads to identify inefficiencies and potential cost savings initiatives including freight cost savings, improvements in inventory management, labor & scrap reductions, etc.

Internal Controls and Audit requirements:

• Coordinate & support internal and external auditors for annual and quarterly audits. Address any findings promptly and put corrective actions in place.
• Identify deficiencies in controls and assist with strengthening existing controls.
• Ensure compliance with all corporate financial policies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CMA/CGA designation or MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years related experience in high-volume manufacturing.
• Controller experience in manufacturing with solid background in cost accounting.
• Strong leadership skills with experience with direct reports.
• Clear and concise communicator who can articulate to Senior Management as well as manufacturing personnel.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and consistently meet deadlines.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with ability to multi-task.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Oracle, IQMS experience preferred.

Candidate Nice to Have:

• Experience in FDA regulated Industry, specifically Pharma or Medical Device Industry.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Required reading, writing, and speaking fluently in English.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and listen. The employee is required to sit, stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, lift objects, and use their hands and fingers to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, and kneel, crouch or crawl. Visions abilities required by the job include close vision. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.