Assistant Plant Controller

Role Purpose

• Ensures entity compliance with local regulations, GAAP accounting principles and Corning policies and procedures.
• Manage the plant closing process and ensures reporting is timely and accurate.
• Responsible for preparation of reconciliations and the analysis of expenses to ensure financial accuracy.
• Key resource for plant personnel on operating expenses, supply chain transactions and the capitalization of assets.
• Responsible for key financial and internal control processes such as SOX documentation updates and inventory and asset physicals

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the controller by leading the monthly financial closing, reporting and forecasting processes.  Responsible for the coordination of team journal entries, reconciliations and accuracy of the general ledger.
• Supports compliance with internal and external controls, Sarbanes Oxley requirements, GAAP accounting principles, and Corning policies and procedures
• Facilitates Appropriation Requests process, monitors capital spend, processes asset capitalizations, and maintains accuracy of fixed asset ledger
• Maintains and updates plant standard costs, working with Engineering and Operations to ensure accurate usage rates and labor hours
• Assists Plant Controller with preparation of the annual budget
• Prepares monthly account reconciliations.
• Ensures inventory is in compliance with Corning’s policies for valuation, slow and obsolescence (SLOB) reserves, write-offs, etc.
• Monitors spending and works with department managers to control costs. Researches and provides detail on expense variances
• Supports plant leadership and business partners to drive process improvements
• Supports financial analysis related to capital projects, cost reductions, and other initiatives as required
• Provides ad-hoc financial analysis for Plant Controller and Plant Leadership

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Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
• +3-5 years of relevant experience
• Manufacturing and/or Cost Accounting experience preferred
• Proven knowledge of US GAAP

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Experiences/Education - Desired

• Strong financial and accounting background
• Deep understanding of financial controls
• Ability to be comfortable interacting and communicating with all aspects of the business, including plant leadership
• Proficiency with Excel & PowerPoint
• Ability to be creative in providing financial solutions to business leaders
• Team player
• Business partner
• Ability to act on initiative
• Customer focused
• Willingness to embrace change and act under pressure in fast-paced environment
• Culturally sensitive and savvy

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