Massachusetts Green Jobs

Plant Controller

Date: Aug 17, 2024

Location: Chelmsford, MA, US

Company: Teleflex

Expected Travel : Up to 10%

Requisition ID :10688

About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.

Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, QuikClot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.

At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com .

Global Functions – The Corporate division is the central operating unit of the company; setting strategy and policy and providing business development, finance, human resources, information technology, investor relations and legal support to the businesses. The global Company headquarters is located just outside of Philadelphia in Wayne, PA. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.

Position Summary

Finance Leader at the site who is responsible for managing all financial activities of the Chelmsford, MA operation: (1) Plan, organize and direct the overall budgeting and forecasting process for functional areas; (2) complete monthly summaries of financial statements (3) provide analysis of key P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow forecast components and (4) Works with site leadership in developing the longer term strategies for the plant & defining the key enablers for success (5) Drives continuous improvement in all financial processes (6) manage and develop site Operations Finance team members

Principal Responsibilities

• Develop, interpret, and report financial information for the Chelmsford operation in a timely manner to global operations, corporate finance and local management in compliance with specified requirements. Serve as a member of the operations management team and partner with site management in making financially sound business decisions.

• Maintain the integrity of the plant's accounting books and such other records as are necessary to meet external and management reporting requirements.

• Analyzes financials including P&L, balance sheet, and working capital for area of responsibility; monitors and manages results vs. Plan and forecasts.

• Provide timely reviews and analysis of actual financial results of the business, vs. plan, forecast and prior periods to upper management and peers. Completes financial roll forward analyses for quarter and YTD results calls.

• Leveraging the site ERP system, analyze all significant work order variances as incurred. Perform pareto analyses to identify the root causes of variances, and help direct activities to improve plant cost base.

• Understand ERP system set-ups, calculations, and postings of manufacturing performance and identify/correct system issues as necessary to preserve integrity of financial results.

• Responsible for development of appropriate standard product costs to accurately reflect profitability of the product portfolio and set baseline for measuring manufacturing performance.

• Maintain and develop key performance measures and tracking systems for the plant to measure progress and identify focus areas for improvement.

• Coordinates, reviews, analyzes and summarizes components of the budget process including Cost of Goods Sold, factory expense budgets and variances. Prepares financial metrics and financial packages as necessary.

• Partners with site Operations Management to develop cost reduction and supply chain improvement strategies to meet short and long term objectives of the business.

• Provides framework for strong internal control environment to protect human, tangible, and intangible assets of the business. Perform an audit function where needed to assure reporting systems and processes are being followed on a consistent basis and within the company policies.

• Provides costing support for new product development.

• Maintains compliance with principles of accepted employee conduct and ethics per Teleflex Incorporated policy and as specified in departmental policies and procedures.

Education / Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

• Three to four years as a “Cost accounting manager” or “Controller/Assistant Controller” with a manufacturing enterprise including full responsibility of the ‘Cost accounting” function.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Analyze financial data, draw sound conclusions, and recommend effective courses of action

• Proficient in the use of SAP system and their application to finance administration

• Proficient with personal productivity applications including Microsoft package. Advanced Excel is a must.

• High degree of initiative to understand results, forecasts and future planning

• Understands theory, principles and practices of general finance, accounting, budgeting, financial planning and cost accounting as applied to reporting and planning.

• Strong leadership skills. Ability to manage and develop financial team members.

• Establish and maintain cooperative relations with those contacted in the workplace.

• Communicate effectively within the function and internal and external stakeholders & demonstrated ability of managing across a matrix organization.

• Working knowledge of Lean & Lean principals would be ideal.

• Experience in change projects would be ideal.

• Deal tactfully and persuasively with others in controversial situations.

• Able to travel domestically and/or internationally.

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

TRAVEL REQUIRED: 5%

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At Teleflex, we follow a comprehensive hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agency recruiters or 3rd party firms. We do not make unsolicited job offers. We do not ask for money or require equipment purchase up-front.

Teleflex, Inc. is an affirmative action & equal opportunity employer. D/V/M/F. Applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. If you require accommodation to apply for a position, please contact us at: 877-880-8588 or Talent@Teleflex.com.

Teleflex, the Teleflex logo, Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, QuikClot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teleflex Incorporated or its affiliates, in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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