Plant Controller

at Archer Daniels Midland in Deerfield, Missouri, United States

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Own full site financial performance; serve as key finance voice in daily/weekly/monthly plant performance reviews
• Own Controls framework and drive compliance
• Lead monthly close, forecasting and variance analysis with strong operational storytelling around key drivers including identification of risks/opportunities and actions to mitigate/ harvest
• Explain Slow Time/Down Time and impact to OEE
• Provide actionable insights to plant management through analysis of manufacturing costs and variances, implement and track strategies to optimize financial performance and to improve cost efficiency; model financial impacts to support decision making
• Analyze and explain drivers of:  Yield, energy and chemical consumption, upset loss and downtime cost
• Review plant costs and allocations across finished products to ensure costs are accurately reflected
• Lead inventory governance across raw materials, work in process, finished goods, and coproducts.
• Drive improvements in processes addressing “pain points” including usage/intensity tracking, cycle counts and physical inventory, and book to physical reconciliation
• Partner with key stakeholders to optimize railcar utilization/availability, spare parts management, and storage constraints
• Lead financial evaluation of capital projects including ROI, payback, and risk
• Support Plant Engineering and Department Supervisors on the purchasing process, making sure the PO and Receiving Processes are executed properly.  Monitor goods received not invoiced (“GRNI”)
• Ensure timely capitalization of projects and write offs of abandonments in accordance with ADM policy
• Develop performance metrics and strategies for continuous improvement of Supply Chain activities.
• Lead/Foster a culture of continuous improvement and problem solving
• Develop operations strategic objectives aligned with the corporate strategic objectives
• Monitor the plants monthly closing process in conjunction with accounting
• Establish and share best practices for operations and finance
• Educate the plant leadership and employees on the financial plan and actual results.
• Serve as finance champion on site leadership team driving execution of strategic plan
• Support the financial reporting process via Hyperion Financial Management (“HFM”)
• Support relevant Internal/External audit processes

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