Assistant Plant Controller

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As the Assistant Plant Controller, you will be providing financial and control expertise to the Motion, NEMA Motors in Fort Smith, Arkansas benchmarking KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) while working with other finance professionals to understand the drivers of financial performance, identifying trends relevant to the business. In this role, you will act as a business partner to the plant manager to develop a business model and optimize financial performance. Supporting business decisions by monitoring, analyzing, and interpreting financial data including forecasts and budgets in order to evaluate various business alternatives and recommend the most appropriate business solutions.

This position reports to

Operations Controller

Your responsibilities

• Develop annual operating plan and associated burden studies.
• Engage with plant management to create robust financial forecasts. Focus on ability to easily create scenarios with high accuracy with emphasis on a 5Q rolling forecast timeline.
• Provide capital investment analysis along with savings and asset management accountability.
• Report results on product cost improvement projects for direct, indirect and OPEX (Operational Excellence) savings.
• Research and set standard costs for parts and products.
• Provide internal audit support for raw and MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operating Supplies) cycle counting procedures along with excess and obsolete inventory management.
• Drive continuous improvement by engaging in variance analysis and provide recommendations to reduce cost and improve operating income
• Perform daily, weekly and monthly financial reporting/period closings along with general business tasks.

Your background

• Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 0-2 years experience.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills to interact with all levels within the organization.
• A self-starter with strong leadership ability.
• Proficient in MS Office programs with strong emphasis in Excel and SAP - preferred.
• Previous accounting experience in a manufacturing environment - preferred.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Healthcare plan
• Wellbeing program

More about us

ABB’s NEMA Motors Division markets, designs and manufactures the market-leading Baldor-Reliance® brand of industrial motors. As the #1 global manufacturer of NEMA motors, our quality products are designed to reliably and efficiently meet the challenges our customers face. Our business is investing in technology, tools, people and processes to ensure our general purpose and application-specific solutions perform as expected, every time. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Onsite