Elanco
Financial Controller (Elwood Manufacturing)
Elwood, KS
Work authorization requiredDetected 26 days ago
Financial AnalysisAccountingForecastingSAPProcess ImprovementLeadershipPublic SpeakingSarbanes-OxleyFinancial Reporting
About the role
- On a monthly basis the controller will help ensure that expenses, variances and inventories at Elwood are accurate and timely in their reporting and that forecasts are accurate representations of our expectation of monthly results.
- An understanding of core accounting principles is key to success in this role.
- Responsible for the implementation, maintenance and execution of the full suite of Sarbanes-Oxley controls as well as ensuring that appropriate controls are in place for all plant site assets and transactions.
Responsibilities
- Primary areas of responsibility include financial control processes, segments of financial planning, reporting and forecasting, and special projects including support for six sigma and productivity efforts.
- Developing an understanding of operations at Elwood and of the broader Elanco business will prove central to delivering maximum value in this role.
- Opportunity to support special projects that help improve the business and develop sphere of influence
- Providing timely and useful metrics and analyses that promote focus, alignment and accountability for our business partners is also key deliverable.
- Elanco may use automated tools, including AI, to support parts of our recruitment process, such as reviewing applications against job‑related criteria and/or transferrable skills.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Finance/Accounting or MBA with technical or operations undergrad (Engineering, Chemistry, Biology)
- People management and development experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States.
- This responsibility will include reviewing all controls and monthly documentation and leading internal and external auditors through the controls, asset verifications and documentation reviews as required.
- What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
- Required Experience: Must have at least five years of cost controller experience
Nice to have
- Excellent knowledge of relevant system landscape (SAP S4, SAP BW, PowerBI, Onestream )
- Financial Stewardship
- Business Partnering
- Understand the operations of the site and the key drivers of performance to help the business make sound resource allocation decisions and evaluate special projects.
- Influence ways to improve gross margins.
- Knowledge Sharing
- The role is located at the Elwood site.
- What Will Give You the Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):
Compensation
- Supervise the senior financial analyst in all regards to include responsibilities (HR, C&B, performance, etc.) as well as supervising the analysts' preparation for metric reporting and annual business planning activities including: setting capacities, standard costing and business partner interaction.
Benefits
- Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
- 8-week parental leave
- Annual bonus offering
- Flexible work arrangements
- Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Finance/Accounting or MBA with technical or operations undergrad (Engineering, Chemistry, Biology)
Company info
- At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Elanco does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position
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