Plant Financial Controller

This role provides financial leadership to the Irish manufacturing site, with overall financial responsibility for the Irish manufacturing legal entity. The Plant Controller will have a strong understanding of the operational and financial performance of the plant and will partner with leadership to identify and drive improvements. Responsibilities include managing and driving improvements in the financial systems, including planning, product costing, and operational controlling. Taking global functional direction, the Plant Controller is a member of the CIRL senior management team.     

• Plays a key role in establishing the financial direction for the site, coordinates, consolidates, and analyses financial results, plans, and forecasts.
• Prepares financial analysis for various business opportunities and continuous improvement initiatives, accesses associated risks, and makes recommendations.
• Leads the month end close and forecast process, analyses and interprets results/cost trends, explains key variances, makes recommendations for action and ensures compliance with balance sheet reconciliation process.
• Supports the preparation of the annual R&D Tax credit submission process for the Irish Entity.
• Co-ordinates preparation and submission of specific IDA grants.
• Responsibility for liaison with external bodies including Statutory Auditors, Tax Authorities and other service providers as necessary.
• Works together with business partners in order to determine reporting needs and delivers clear and effective reports, KPIs, and presentations, utilizing a variety of software packages.
• Provides and analyses financial information in support of annual external audits.
• Partners with Procurement and Operations to maintain accurate and efficient inventory and coordinates periodic inventory counts and variance reconciliations.
• Contributes as a member of the global cost team that works to drive consistency and continuous improvement across the organisation.
• Manages cost team, including training, development, & performance management.
• Performs backup duties for cost team members as required.
• Seeks out continuous improvement best practice with an emphasis on what can be learned and implemented at Cook Ireland to drive a best in class operation and efficient processes.
• Ensures that Cook’s Code of Conduct is considered in all business matters carried out on Cook’s behalf.

• Professional Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) desired.                                        
• 10 years operations finance experience with strong working knowledge of financial and non-financial metrics, lean manufacturing practices, and product costing.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to clearly communicate a vision, educate individuals and teams, and influence decisions.
• Previous experience managing a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven problem solving skills.
• Strong organisation skills.
• High level of self-motivation.
• Experience with Microsoft office products.
• Experience in SAP’s Business Objects preferred.
• Availability and willingness to travel on company business.