Business Unit / Plant Controller - Keter North America

POSITION SUMMARY:

The position will be involved with all aspects of financial operations for Keter and the Cabinet, Shelving, and Totes Business Unit (BU). The position will have primary responsibility for monthly closing processes, including financial reporting to Keter, financial analysis of plant operations, as well as significant involvement in budgeting, forecasting, standard costing, and cash planning for the business

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Preparation of annual budget and quarterly forecasts
• Establish and maintain Material, Labor, and Overhead standard rates, updating Standards and Bill-of-Materials as needed
• Establish and maintain customer gross revenue-to-net revenue calculations (G2N) by customer and product
• Ensure accuracy of financial statements by establishing and maintaining accruals for appropriate expenses
• Analysis of variances for Labor, Overhead, Price and Production/Absorption versus budget and forecast
• Income Statement (P&L) and Balance Sheet accounts - monthly reconciliation oversight/preparation
• Internal monthly financial reporting packages and slide decks
• Primary contact for management questions regarding plant performance
• Identification and implementation of internal control enhancements as needed
• Capital project justification and analysis; proper treatment of expense vs. capital; maintenance of capex and fixed asset system
• Customer profitability analysis including review of customer programs and margins to ensure company profitability objectives are met
• Identify, contribute, and implement cost savings projects in business
• Purchase order approver for Keter PO’s, tracking expenses against budget and forecast
• Partner with materials manager for inventory management, cycle counts, reporting, and analysis of obsolete provisions
• Strong collaboration and teamwork with other finance team members to ensure consistency of reporting and controls across North American network
• Collaboration with Purchasing leadership to accurately forecast future raw material costs
• Sales/Use tax oversight
• Credit monitoring of Keter customers when required
• Ad hoc analysis as needed
• Domestic travel up to 10% may be required.

Requirements:

Ideal Experience:

• B.S. or B.A. in Accounting or related field of study and CPA required, MBA a plus.
• 7-10 years progressive experience, preferably in a manufacturing company, using standard costing
• 3-5 years of SAP experience is required, SAP implementation experience highly preferred
• IFRS strong knowledge highly preferred
• Knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• SAP experience required, implementation and integration experience highly preferred
• Experienced in process and system documentation and acquisition integrations
• SOX experience preferred
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel capabilities required, e.g.: building, and applying advanced formulas (e.g.: sumproduct, indirect, index match, offset), using Power Pivot, importing data, creating relationships, creating PivotTables, using add-ins, recording, and editing macros, creating dashboards and templates).
• Self-starter; initiative-taking; energetic and thorough
• Ability to multi-task; manage conflicting priorities and projects; ability to adapt quickly, strong work ethic to do what is required to achieve goals.
• High regard for attention to detail and ability to accurately review/double-check their own work for accuracy

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