Controller - Pirson

Job Requirements Alkegen brings together two of the world's leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we're delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry's most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways. The Mobility Pirson Plant Controller will be the strategic business partner to the Pirson Plant Leader. They will be the finance leader for this site thus responsible for ensuring strong financial control, cost/working capital management and adherence to GAAP/IFRS and company financial policies. This role will report directly to the Wester NY Finance Leader.

Work Schedule:

Requires in-office attendance four days per week Monday-Thursday, with Friday designated as work-from-home.

Responsibilities:

Ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards as a part of the monthly close processes

• Enforce adherence to GAAP/IFRS and company financial policies through monitoring all internal control systems to ensure integrity in financial reporting Own the integrity and accuracy of all manufacturing-related balance sheet accounts, while ensuring coordination with Corporate Controllership and Tax and compliance with CHQ policies Prepare timely, accurate financial reports, forecasts and variance analysis that support strategic business decisions Translation of operational performance metrics•throughput, yield, scrap, labor efficiency, etc.
• into financial impact to enable plant leadership to react quickly and effectively Leads inventory management ensuring accurate valuation, robust standard costing process, cycle count integrity obsolescence management and working capital optimization Support the development and execution of the annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes ensuring alignment with company goals Lead resolution of discrepancies and drive improvements in data quality and reporting systems Serve as a key member of the plant leadership team

Key Competencies:

Is a consistent role model for the Alkegen Core Values Demonstrates excellent process management and change management skills Exemplifies a systems-thinking mindset being able to navigate complexity and understand secondary and tertiary financial impacts on decisions Combines strong manufacturing finance and technical accounting skillsets Develops relationships that enable effective leading, coaching, and development of team members Is a highly motivated problem solver able to balance priorities well under pressure Communicates clearly with all stakeholder groups; quickly builds trust, credibility and respect with senior leadership. Can translate complex financial analyses into clear decision framework for leadership to quickly assess

Qualifications & Experience:

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting required 5+ years of experience with 1-2 years relevant FP&A experience focused in a manufacturing setting Ability and excitement to navigate a complex, fast growing, global manufacturing and business environment Excellent organizational and analytical skills w/ supervisory experience leading financial teams through both controllership & FP&A duties and tasks Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills` Extremely proficient with

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117,771.00 USD Annual Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation, and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran's status, or any other protected class. Alkegen is a specialty materials leader serving mission-critical systems that the world is focused on for the future, including: battery technologies, electric vehicles, filtration media, and specialty insulation materials that enable customers to reduce fossil fuel consumption, save energy, and live greener. We help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. Our experience speaks for itself. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with the global reach and talent to solve your most demanding applications. With 60 manufacturing facilities and 9,000+ highly skilled employees located around the world, we can solve any challenge. Dedicated to sustainability and human health, we are uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.