Abbott

Site Controller

Abbott$129K — $258K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting/Finance
  • Minimum ten years of FP&A experience, particularly in a manufacturing context
  • Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and SAP
  • Comprehensive knowledge of integrated accounting cycles and information systems
  • Ability to implement internal control systems that adhere to local and US regulations

Responsibilities

  • Provide financial support and counsel to site leadership across all functional areas
  • Set expectations for the finance organization's role in supporting business strategies
  • Oversee development, consolidation, and analysis of financial forecasts
  • Direct the Operations Finance department and supervise staff
  • Manage managerial cost accounting functions including budgeting and variance analysis
  • Ensure timely and accurate preparation of financial statements and reports
  • Maintain a robust internal control system to protect company assets

Benefits

  • Health and wellness benefits to support you and your family
  • Robust organizational structure and career development opportunities
  • Potential for significant career growth within a major global company
  • Support for professional development, including possible CPA or CMA or MBA encouragement
  • Participation in a mission-driven organization focusing on health improvement solutions
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

Site Controller

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Westfield, IN location in the Structural Heart division. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.

The Site Controller will be responsible for the full range of controllership responsibilities including financial planning, reporting, strategic analysis, and consolidation of site financials. They will stablish and comply with Financial controls in support of various functional areas covering the following functional areas: Operations, Quality and Engineering, Supply Chain, and Plant Controllership.

This is a site leadership role providing support, advice, strategic and tactical direction to local and divisional management in achieving the annual and long-term objectives and assists in the decision-making process by providing reliable, timely and accurate financial information.

What You'll Work On
  • Business Support: Provide business support, financial counsel, and direction to site leadership for all functional areas (e.g. Ops/Manuf./Eng./QA/Supply Chain/R&D) and their respective staff. This includes support in the establishment of goals, strategies, priorities and tactics.


  • Financial Leadership: Set expectations of the financial organization's role in support of the business strategies including alignment with other functional organizations. Manage the development; consolidations; analysis; and explanation/publication of LBE (Latest Best Estimates ~ Forecast). Manage the actual financial accounting and reporting for Functional Area Support including ensuring the accuracy of financial information and related operational metrics including comparisons to appropriate benchmarks. Create ad hoc analysis for use in addressing business issues and strategic opportunities. Owns both short- and long-term forecast including standard cost projection, full P&L and Balance Sheet across site. Drives continuous improvement mindset which results in Gross Margin Improvement year over year both short and long term.


  • Management: Direct the Ops Finance SH department; Supervise the department employees and ascertain adherence to Human Resources policies and regulations, including development of department and individual goals and activities, performance evaluations, training and coaching; Advise the Indiana SH Plant Director and other staff managers on financial and non-financial activities that impact, complement or improve the facility operations performance. Nurture and develop talent.


  • Cost Accounting: Direct and manage all the functions and activities associated with the managerial cost accounting section, such as budgets and strategic plans preparation, manufacturing product costing, manufacturing variance (direct labor, material and overhead) analysis, inventory reconciliations, forecasting and projections, etc. Leads standard cost building every year ensuring cost targets are met.


  • Closing and Reporting: Coordinate the timely and accurate preparation of the monthly financial statement, quarterly schedules and year-end financial information packages; Ascertain and assure adherence to the corporate and division due dates for end of the month closing and other financial information requirements; Lead the timely preparation of the monthly performance reports (overhead, absorption and manufacturing variances).


  • Internal Controls & Compliance: Ensure SH operations maintains a strong system of internal accounting controls to ascertain proper segregation of duties, appropriate disbursements of company funds, and safeguarding of all company assets; Develop, implement, review and monitor compliance with company policies, guidelines and procedures, relevant to the finance; Maintain accurate accounting records of payroll, accounts payable, general ledgers, financial statements, cost accounting and other finance records in accordance with record retention policies and schedules. Responsible for adhering to corporate financial policies and managing SOX and other internal/external audit requirements for the site.


  • This job description is not to be considered an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements and does not limit the assignment of additional duties for this role.


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree Business Administration with Accounting/Finance major
  • Minimum ten years overall experience in FP&A with demonstrated finance leadership experience managing a large manufacturing site or group of sites
  • Proficiency in computer applications proficiency (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint) and SAP.
  • Full knowledge of integrated accounting cycle and information systems; past experience in both manufacturing and financial accounting required.
  • Ability to establish systems of internal controls that comply with local and US (Sarbanes-Oxley) regulations.


Preferred Qualifications
  • CPA certification or CMA or MBA with Accounting/Finance major preferred


Apply Now

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

The base pay for this position is
$129,300.00 - $258,700.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Financial Planning and Analysis

DIVISION:
SH Structural Heart

LOCATION:
United States > Westfield: 1820 Bastian Court

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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