Controller Assistant

Main Purpose of Job:

The primary responsibilities of this role will be to work very closely with the Plant Controller and serve as a right hand in many functions with primary focuses in budget, forecast and planning activities.

Focus is on achieving daily operational goals, oversees professional cost/finance accounting, and sharing in departmental responsibilities for weekly reporting and analysis and month end closure.

Main Job Duties/Responsibilities (List most important first)

• Back up departmental functions when necessary, Primarily Controller
• Pinpoint and develop process improvements to streamline reporting and improve team efficiency
• Ad Hoc analysis by both site management and corporate management
• Various scorecard reporting for finance, cost and accounting (Absorption, OT, Scrap, PPV, Payroll)
• Month End Margin Analysis by specified customer
• Build and perform first pass review of Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Analyze and aid in setting of annual Material and DL/IDL/OH hourly rate setting
• Assist with annual events such as, Procomer annual report, Audit and Physical Inventory
• Devise relevant and timely reports on financial data analytics like key financial metrics, the weekly flash report, and actual spend against budgets/forecasts.
• Contribute to the preparation of GAAP financial statements, including budgeting and forecasting
• Support corporate and statutory audits.
• Manage Budget and Forecast.
• Guide the finance team to arrange that deadlines are met

Knowledge / Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Public Accounting, Finance, Economics from an accredited institution is required. MBA is a plus.
• High level of MS Excel capability is a must (V Lookups, Pivots, etc.)

Work Experience
- +3 years of relevant experience in positions that require in-depth analysis and reporting financial results is a must;

• Experience in Manufacturing environment is preferred, Cost accounting, Audits, Budgeting and Forecasting experience is key for this role.
• Previous experience communicating financial results to senior management and making databased recommendations is a plus.

Skills / Competencies

• Detail Oriented
• Understanding of Income statement / Balance Sheet
• High Level of Integrity
• Self-Motivated
• Highly adaptable to quickly changing work environment and job duties

Viant proporciona igualdad de oportunidades de empleo (EEO) a todos los empleados y solicitantes de empleo sin tener en cuenta la raza, color, religión, género, orientación sexual, nacionalidad, edad, discapacidad, estado civil, amnistía, o estatus como veterano cubierto de acuerdo con las leyes federales, estatales y locales aplicables.

Viant cumple con las leyes estatales y locales aplicables que rigen la no discriminación en el empleo en todos los lugares en los que la empresa tiene instalaciones.

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