Assistant Plant Controller

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What starts with YOU, moves the world! 

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc, a world-class manufacturer of industrial lift trucks, has an outstanding opportunity for an exceptional and talented Assistant Plant Controller based at our Berea, KY facility. 

What You Will Do;

• Lead and oversee financial reporting activities, ensuring compliance throughout the department.
• Support the Plant Controller and other plant management in maximizing plant and business results while providing oversight for all manufacturing accounting functions and activities.
• Ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) requirements, and state and federal laws by creating, reviewing, editing, and auditing financial transactions.
• Prepare timely and accurate financial reporting, lead month-end closing activities, compute monthly financial results, and reconcile accounts.
• Prepare and oversee the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Short-Term Forecast (STF), and Long-Range Financial Forecast (LRFF), while analyzing and explaining financial variances.
• Participate in the development, reporting, and analysis of product costs, and provide financial analysis to support plant financial targets and key business decisions.
• Manage payroll, accounts payable, financial review of capital expenditures, foreign currency transactions and revaluations, property tax returns, and make-versus-buy analyses.
• Serve as the primary contact for internal and external auditors by providing audit documentation, supporting Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance activities, and addressing audit inquiries and findings.
• Provide leadership by coaching, training, mentoring, and developing the plant finance team while assisting with special projects.

Who You Are:

• A detail-oriented accounting professional with a passion for accuracy and continuous improvement.
• A collaborative financial leader who partners effectively with plant leadership to support operational and financial success.
• A strong communicator with the ability to present financial information clearly to senior management and cross-functional teams.
• A detail-oriented professional who ensures accuracy, compliance, and strong internal controls.
• A proactive problem solver with sound decision-making and analytical skills.
• An effective leader who motivates, coaches, and develops team members while promoting accountability.
• A strategic thinker who provides financial insight to support informed business and operational decisions.
• A professional who maintains the integrity of inventories, fixed assets, and financial processes through effective internal controls.
• A highly organized individual who manages multiple priorities while consistently meeting deadlines.

What You Will Need – Education;

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting.
• Certified Public Accountant and/or Master of Business Administration preferred.

Skills Experience & Abilities:

• Seven or more years of relevant accounting and finance experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Leadership, communication, and motivational skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), company policies, and applicable governmental laws.
• Experience with SAP, including uploads and builds.
• Cost accounting and product costing experience.
• Financial modeling and reporting experience.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to effectively interface and communicate with senior management and employees throughout the organization.

Additional Information:

• Support the Plant Controller’s office in providing financial insight that enables plant management to make informed operating decisions.
• Create, administer, and maintain company policies and procedures that ensure adequate internal controls and safeguard plant assets, including inventory integrity and fixed asset controls.  
• Lead the month-end financial close process by reviewing and approving the work of team members to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare and support monthly operating reviews, Annual Operating Plans, and Long-Range Financial Forecast presentations for senior leadership.
• Serve as the first point of contact for internal and external auditors by providing requested information and resolving audit findings in a timely manner.
• Monitor financial performance by providing analysis of month-end results, prior-year forecasts, and key financial trends.
• Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned in support of the accounting and finance function.

Who we are: 

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., designs, engineers, manufactures, sells and services a comprehensive line of lift trucks, aftermarket parts and technology and energy solutions that are transforming the way the world moves materials from Port to Home. As a global leader in the materials handling industry, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc, has been building relationships with our customers, suppliers, dealers and employees for over 100 years. For more information about a career with Hyster-Yale, please visit hyster-yalecareers.com. 

What we offer: 

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc, offers competitive pay, tuition reimbursement, supportive work environment, hybrid work option, and opportunities for growth and development. A full benefits package: paid time off; medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, employer-sponsored profit sharing and 401(k). 

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Relocation Assistance Available

We are an equal opportunity employer with an excellent benefit package including medical, dental and life insurance, 401(k) and profit sharing.

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